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Apple iPhone ad banned by Advertising Standards Authority over misleading internet claims
http://www.guardian.co.uk/ media/ 2008/ aug/ 27/ apple.apple?gusrc=rss&feed=media
A TV ad for Apple's iPhone has been banned for misleading consumers over the smart phone's internet capabilities. By Mark Sweney
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U.K. iPhone Ad Banned Due to 'Misleading Claims'
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/08/27/u-k-iphone-ad-banned-due...U.K. iPhone Ad Banned Due to 'Misleading Claims' Wednesday August 27, 2008 04:45 AM EST; Category: iPhone Written by arn The Guardian reports that a television ad for the Apple iPhone has been banned by the U.K.'s Advertising Standards Authority after
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Misleading TV ad for Apple iPhone banned by ASA
http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2008/08/27/misleading-tv-ad-fo...A report in The Guardian states that a television advertisement for the Apple iPhone has been banned by the UK Advertising Standards Authority due to receiving complaint that the advert was misleading. This TV ad, which can now be viewed here, claims
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U.K. iPhone Ad Banned Due to Misleading Claims
http://macmikenews.com/archives/12112The Guardian reports that a television ad for the Apple iPhone has been banned by the U.K.s Advertising Standards Authority after receiving complains about misleading claims. The television ad which can be viewed online claims that Original post by
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By All Parts of the Internet, We Meant All Steve-Approved Parts
http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080827/by-all-parts-of-...Looks like Apples run afoul of Britains Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) again. The watchdog agency, which took Apple to task in 2004 for its boast that the Power Mac G5 was the worlds fastest, most powerful personal computer has ruled that one of
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Apple iPhone Ad Banned in UK
http://www.mneylon.com/blog/archives/2008/08/27/apple-iphone...Apple iPhone Ad Banned in UK By Michele Neylon on August 27, 2008 11:28 AM | No Comments Apple's marketing team have always like to upsell the virtues of their products, which is only to be expected. What may have come as a surprise to them was when one
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Apple TV Ad Banned in UK
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/08/apple-tv-ad-ban.html"Is that the whole internet in your pocket, or are you just pleased to see me?" The above joke, despite being quite hilarious, will never be seen in an iPhone ad -- at least not in picky Great Britain. Why? The Advertising Standards Agency
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Limewire Doubles Down on DRM-Free Music Store
http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/the-tech-observer/2008/...Limewire, a popular file sharing application that offers users access to music, movie and other downloads via the decentralized gnutella network developed by Justin Frankel, the late Gene Kan and others, has more than doubled the size of its music store
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iPhone Ad Ban Brings Back Memories
http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/007607.htmlApple's latest iPhone ad has been banned from the UK's airwaves -- and it's not the first time the company's faced claims of misleading its customers. The latest ruling comes from Great Britain's Advertising Standards Authority. The watchdog organization.
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Apple and Brits argue semantics as iPhone ad is banned
http://venturebeat.com/2008/08/27/apple-and-brits-argue-sema...When I saw the an iPhone advertisement was getting banned in the UK, I assumed it was the one showing ridiculously fast web browsing speeds that no iPhone user had ever seen. I had to laugh when I saw that the actual ad causing controversy basically
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The UKs Advertising Standards Authority Needs a Chill Pill
http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/the-uks-advertising-...Dont mess with the UKs Advertising Standards Authority! Pedantic is its middle name and its well versed in the ancient art of filament-slicing. According to the Guardian, it took just two complaints about an Apple iPhone TV advertisement (watch it here)
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Apple UK TV ad banned: misleading
http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16840p2pnet news view | Advertising:- All the parts of the internet are on the iPhone, promises Apple in a UK TV advertisement. But theyre not, two people complained to Britains Advertising Standards Authority. The ad misleads consumers by over-hyping the
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