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"I can't make this stuff up, folks. The UK's Independent Television Commission has banned Apple's PowerMac G5 ad, punching a neat little hold in the RDF in the process. The ITC claims that Apple's assertion that the PowerMac G5 is "the world's fastest, most powerful personal computer" is misleading:
Viewers complained that the advertising was misleading because the main claim was based on the results of limited tests in which the specification of the computers used was configured to give Apple the best results.
[...]
Due to the technical nature of the advertiser's response, the ITC asked the BACC to refer the complaints and the response to the BACC's expert. He found that the claim was not supported by independent reviews and that at best "the G5 was generally as fast as the best Intel-based workstations currently available".
Fanboys on both sides of the fence can argue back and forth over Apple's prices, aesthetics, OS, and even hardware, but I can't imagine many will step up to defend Steve Jobs' passion for hyperbole. Apple's marketing department certainly isn't the first to step over the line—Pentium 4 speeds up the Internet, anyone?—but it appears they've stepped farther over the line than the UK is willing to allow. "
How gay.
Viewers complained that the advertising was misleading because the main claim was based on the results of limited tests in which the specification of the computers used was configured to give Apple the best results.
[...]
Due to the technical nature of the advertiser's response, the ITC asked the BACC to refer the complaints and the response to the BACC's expert. He found that the claim was not supported by independent reviews and that at best "the G5 was generally as fast as the best Intel-based workstations currently available".
Fanboys on both sides of the fence can argue back and forth over Apple's prices, aesthetics, OS, and even hardware, but I can't imagine many will step up to defend Steve Jobs' passion for hyperbole. Apple's marketing department certainly isn't the first to step over the line—Pentium 4 speeds up the Internet, anyone?—but it appears they've stepped farther over the line than the UK is willing to allow. "
How gay.
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gamezfreak wrote:
> Maybe you should remember to keep your wheelchairs motor out of the
> 'reverse' gear before using your computer.
>
> :P
Ha!
> Maybe you should remember to keep your wheelchairs motor out of the
> 'reverse' gear before using your computer.
>
> :P
Ha!
Timmargh wrote:
> When I first started up my iMac I was thrown back into the wall, but
> not through it.
Maybe you should remember to keep your wheelchairs motor out of the 'reverse' gear before using your computer.
:P
> When I first started up my iMac I was thrown back into the wall, but
> not through it.
Maybe you should remember to keep your wheelchairs motor out of the 'reverse' gear before using your computer.
:P
gamezfreak wrote:
> How gay.
..of Apple.
And FYI rendering speed is a factor of Internet browsing, so Intel's claims can be substantiated. Especially if you factor in Winmodems.
> How gay.
..of Apple.
And FYI rendering speed is a factor of Internet browsing, so Intel's claims can be substantiated. Especially if you factor in Winmodems.
Quite frankly I don't care, as by the time the advert has finished some boffin will have dunked a Pentium IV in liquid nitrogen and overclocked it even faster. Processing speeds are bunk.
When I first started up my iMac I was thrown back into the wall, but not through it.
True story.
True story.
I agree; it's fast, and fastest as a PC in SOME tests, but I think it was a massive exaggeration with the guy flying through walls" thing.
"I can't make this stuff up, folks. The UK's Independent Television Commission has banned Apple's PowerMac G5 ad, punching a neat little hold in the RDF in the process. The ITC claims that Apple's assertion that the PowerMac G5 is "the world's fastest, most powerful personal computer" is misleading:
Viewers complained that the advertising was misleading because the main claim was based on the results of limited tests in which the specification of the computers used was configured to give Apple the best results.
[...]
Due to the technical nature of the advertiser's response, the ITC asked the BACC to refer the complaints and the response to the BACC's expert. He found that the claim was not supported by independent reviews and that at best "the G5 was generally as fast as the best Intel-based workstations currently available".
Fanboys on both sides of the fence can argue back and forth over Apple's prices, aesthetics, OS, and even hardware, but I can't imagine many will step up to defend Steve Jobs' passion for hyperbole. Apple's marketing department certainly isn't the first to step over the line—Pentium 4 speeds up the Internet, anyone?—but it appears they've stepped farther over the line than the UK is willing to allow. "
How gay.
Viewers complained that the advertising was misleading because the main claim was based on the results of limited tests in which the specification of the computers used was configured to give Apple the best results.
[...]
Due to the technical nature of the advertiser's response, the ITC asked the BACC to refer the complaints and the response to the BACC's expert. He found that the claim was not supported by independent reviews and that at best "the G5 was generally as fast as the best Intel-based workstations currently available".
Fanboys on both sides of the fence can argue back and forth over Apple's prices, aesthetics, OS, and even hardware, but I can't imagine many will step up to defend Steve Jobs' passion for hyperbole. Apple's marketing department certainly isn't the first to step over the line—Pentium 4 speeds up the Internet, anyone?—but it appears they've stepped farther over the line than the UK is willing to allow. "
How gay.
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