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I understand why Sprint is doing this but I question how legitimate their claim is. The vast majority of folks don't understand (or care) about the underlying t

by mikece 8y ago

I understand why Sprint is doing this but I question how legitimate their claim is. The vast majority of folks don't understand (or care) about the underlying technology beyond "5G is one better, right?" If there are customers who bought the AT&T service because they thought they were getting authentic 5G then there would be better standing for fraud but I'm sure there's plenty of fine print saying that "5G" as advertised -- even "5GE" -- has nothing to do with the technology called 5G by the ITU (or whomever is certifying what authentic 5G is).

FireBeyond 8y ago
This reminds me of the old modem days where you had two competing 56k standards, Kflex, X2, before V90 was ratified: https://www.computerhope.com/modemsta.htm https://www.computerhope.com/modemsta.htm
JustSomeNobody 8y ago
> The vast majority of folks don't understand (or care) about the underlying technology beyond "5G is one better, right?" Does there have to be? I mean, "5GE" is borderline false advertisement. Let a judge decide if this is harming competitors.
- penagwin 8y ago
  Considering the "red bull gives you wings" lawsuit went through, it seems like this would be a rather open/shut case. Except it depends on the judge, $$$ lawyers, etc. so...
  - singingboyo 8y ago
    The red bull one was settled out of court, wasn't it? Also, I almost feel like the red bull lawsuit is the same deal as the McDonald's coffee one - legitimate complaints being marginalized and derided as obvious issues (humans can't have wings, coffee hot). The red bull suit argued that with the 'gives you wings' slogan and other advertising, they suggested it's better than, say, a cup of coffee... but there's less caffeine in red bull than coffee, and not a whole lot else in terms of stimulants. Whether that's enough to be really false advertising, I'm not sure, but characterizing the lawsuit as being about just the slogan and actual wings isn't accurate.

by mikece 8y ago

FireBeyond 8y ago

This reminds me of the old modem days where you had two competing 56k standards, Kflex, X2, before V90 was ratified: https://www.computerhope.com/modemsta.htm https://www.computerhope.com/modemsta.htm

JustSomeNobody 8y ago

> The vast majority of folks don't understand (or care) about the underlying technology beyond "5G is one better, right?" Does there have to be? I mean, "5GE" is borderline false advertisement. Let a judge decide if this is harming competitors.

penagwin 8y ago
Considering the "red bull gives you wings" lawsuit went through, it seems like this would be a rather open/shut case. Except it depends on the judge, $$$ lawyers, etc. so...
- singingboyo 8y ago
  The red bull one was settled out of court, wasn't it? Also, I almost feel like the red bull lawsuit is the same deal as the McDonald's coffee one - legitimate complaints being marginalized and derided as obvious issues (humans can't have wings, coffee hot). The red bull suit argued that with the 'gives you wings' slogan and other advertising, they suggested it's better than, say, a cup of coffee... but there's less caffeine in red bull than coffee, and not a whole lot else in terms of stimulants. Whether that's enough to be really false advertising, I'm not sure, but characterizing the lawsuit as being about just the slogan and actual wings isn't accurate.