Apple Wanted Microsoft Ads Yanked

Re:Apple Wanted Microsoft Ads Yanked by redrobot5050 on Thursday July 16, 2009 @02:28PM (#708471)

I think the issue here is that Apple is pissed that the ads claim the actors are real people. They're paid actors pretending to be consumers -- and that's false advertising. (Or misleading to be lenient)

If the actor is a real person (and not an actor) why is he in Night of The Museum 2 and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Apple Wanted Microsoft Ads Yanked by raganwald on Thursday July 16, 2009 @02:45PM (#708510)

"Apple is pissed that the ads claim the actors are real people."

What I read is that Apple lowered the price of some of its models by $100, thus making the ads obsolete. The lawyer's call (if any) was probably suggesting that the ads were misleading if they referred to non-current pricing without a massive asterix and disclaimer.

[ Parent | on HN ]