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AT&T Sues Verizon Over "Map For That" Ads
MahlonS writes "AP is reporting on a suit filed in Northern Georgia in which AT&T claims that Verizon's 'There's a Map for That' ads are misleading and amount to deceptive trade practices. Verizon had already agreed to modify their original ad to include a tag line that voice and data services are available outside 3G coverage areas." What's interesting is that on some level, this is actually a lawsuit over data visualization.
you should also talk to Apple about the "If I'm going to move things, why not move to a Mac?" ads which neglect to mention that the difference between moving Xp to Win 7 as opposed to XP to Mac is the fact that you also have to buy a completely new computer on top of a new OS (making it just a tad more expensive...)
You may have to buy a new computer anyway. Many computers made prior to the release of Windows Vista don't have the CPU or RAM to run Windows 7 + antivirus + applications.
Since Verizon focused on speed and wide coverage, and AT&T has neither from what I have seen with my friends, how does that statement work?
APK likes to ask for responses to the same things over and over. Maybe he just likes the responses?
but its really hard for me to buy those numbers when I've only ever seen one if the 'most popular selling phones' and I've seen far more of the less popular ones.
Yes, all of the business reports about phone sales for the various quarters are all lying.. It is a massive cover-up. You know, non smart phones in the 1st quarter of 2009 were still 240ish million compared to 34 million smart phones. This is sales of new phones that quarter, not market penetration or market share. Granted the number are changing but regular phones still outsold smart phones 8 to 1. From the trends I've seen, what is really happening is the cheap phones and the expensive phones are getting more sales and the middle of the road phones are taking the biggest hit.
In the US, The new Camaro may be getting all of the hype, talk, and buzz but the Aveo still outsells it 10 to 1.
Cant face the truth that the hype is more than the actual sales for the iPhone huh? Not that it matters though, does the device perform better or worse or meet your needs any differently because it holds a majority market share? No, do you feel your decision to purchase what ever phone is solidified if others buy it too? Who cares. If your are worried about market share and actually here complaining about it and disputing published numbers, you are more worried about your self image as a person that carries that device than what the device is actually capable of doing. Only your perceived social status changes with total sales and positive hype, not the capabilities of the device.
"iPhone gets all the hype, and indeed it's doing quite well for itself, but it's only selling 2/3 as many units as RIM (though catching up)"
How is it selling "2/3 as many units" yet "catching up?"