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That ad wasn't overly misleading. Saying "all parts of the internet are on the iphone" and then adding "except java and flash" wouldn't really flow well into t
by brandonkm 18y ago
That ad wasn't overly misleading. Saying "all parts of the internet are on the iphone" and then adding "except java and flash" wouldn't really flow well into the ad, so its no suprise they left that out. I don't think the commercial was intended to be misleading at all, but rather just showcase that the iphone internet experience is much more capable than the competition. Its really up to the consumer to do the research on the particular technologies that the iphone does and dosn't have. Hard to frame everything in a 30 second tv spot.
- halo 18y ago>but rather just showcase that the iphone internet experience is much more capable than the competition. Except the competition does have both Java and Flash, so it depends how you define "capable" doesn't it? It's interesting how they're criticising them over the use of browser plugins and not their dubious use of 'the internet'.
- ionfish 18y agoWhen people at large (i.e., a majority of people likely to buy the phone) think that "the Internet" is the same as "the web" (which is what they meant), it's not really surprising that they phrased it the way they did.
- brandonkm 18y agoI guess i'd define "capable" as having the best browser experience ever experienced on a cell phone. The competition may have java and flash, but the competition also dosn't have the touch based technology combined with the the design aesthetics that the iphone has. So when I mention "capable" and they use "the internet", you can say in a sense that they are talking about the iphone internet experience thats unique to that device even without the java and flash.