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iPhone 3G Ad Gets Banned in the UK for Being Too Fast [Apple]
iPhone 3G Ad Gets Banned in the UK for Being Too Fast [Apple]
After banning an Apple iPhone ad earlier this year , the British Advertising Standards Authority has pulled out another one that glossed over how "really really" fast the new iPhone 3G is. As the demo shows, "really fast" is not as fast as Apple shows in their ad. In fact, as any iPhone user ...
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Apple: Our Ads Don't Lie, But You're a Fool if You Believe Them
Apple: Our Ads Don't Lie, But You're a Fool if You Believe Them
blog.wired.com — Apple doesn't want you to believe what it says, even though the company claims it's not lying.... That's the gist of the Cupertino company's legal response to a lawsuit regarding allegedly misleading advertising for the iPhone 3G. The ... (more) Apple: Our Ads Don't Lie, But You're a Fool if You ...
ASA Adjudication on Apple (UK) Ltd
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Apple iPhone 3G Ad Banned in UK
Tech Blog — ... That's right, the British Advertising Standards Authority has banned an Apple iPhone 3G ad for being misleading, "as any iPhone user knows, any similarities between reality and those iPhone ads is a coincidence." Video after the break. After banning an Apple iPhone ad earlier this year, the British Advertising Standards Authority has pulled out another one that glossed over how "really really" fast the new iPhone 3G is. [via Gizmodo]

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Brits Ban Deceptive Apple iPhone Ad (AAPL)Silicon Alley Insider
Remember that deceptive Apple (AAPL) commercial that showed the iPhone 3G loading Web sites and maps much, much faster than it performs in the real world? A similar (but not identical) version of it is now banned in the U.K.: The British Advertising Standards Authority concludes that it's ...