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OTOH, the French regulator publishing a product removal from market ON THE DAY of the marketing PR for the new iPhone is a distasteful attempt at raining on the

OTOH, the French regulator publishing a product removal from market ON THE DAY of the marketing PR for the new iPhone is a distasteful attempt at raining on their parade.

BossingAround 3y ago
I honestly doubt literally anyone in the government cares about Apple marketing
- tmpX7dMeXU 3y ago
  “The government” is big. Lots of people, caring about lots of things. Did you want to be less absolute in your claim?
  - mikae1 3y ago
    The iPhone 12 is a three year old device. I'm not sure what parade they'd be raining on.
    - josephg 3y ago
      Also there’s a good chance Apple had some wiggle room in deciding the date that the iPhone 12 was pulled from the shelves. From apple’s perspective today sounds like a great day to pull the 12 because people would just assume it’s not available any more now that the 15 is out.
      - petemir 3y ago
        > From apple’s perspective today sounds like a great day to pull the 12 because people would just assume it’s not available any more now that the 15 is out. It's even better because it's not available anymore exactly because of that reason :). You cannot get it in any (online) Apple Store, be it French or not.
- pjerem 3y ago
  ANFR is not the government. It’s a public agency not directly controlled by the government. Nobody in the government cares about the iPhone 12. And concerning the current government, I’m pretty sure they are all owning iPhones, they all would love a selfie with Tim Cook and don’t even know what DAS is.
durumu 3y ago
Honestly it probably has the opposite effect. I can imagine iPhone 12 owners upgrading because they think their current phone is unsafe.
mytailorisrich 3y ago
No, it's Apple's fault for setting up their PR event just when French civil servants have got back to work after their summer holidays. ;)
cowl 3y ago
OTOH the French regulator should not be even aware of marketing PR days for the hundred pf phones they test so your comment is a distasteful attempt to ascribe a meaning where there is none.

OTOH, the French regulator publishing a product removal from market ON THE DAY of the marketing PR for the new iPhone is a distasteful attempt at raining on their parade.

BossingAround 3y ago

I honestly doubt literally anyone in the government cares about Apple marketing

tmpX7dMeXU 3y ago
“The government” is big. Lots of people, caring about lots of things. Did you want to be less absolute in your claim?
- mikae1 3y ago
  The iPhone 12 is a three year old device. I'm not sure what parade they'd be raining on.
  - josephg 3y ago
    Also there’s a good chance Apple had some wiggle room in deciding the date that the iPhone 12 was pulled from the shelves. From apple’s perspective today sounds like a great day to pull the 12 because people would just assume it’s not available any more now that the 15 is out.
    - petemir 3y ago
      > From apple’s perspective today sounds like a great day to pull the 12 because people would just assume it’s not available any more now that the 15 is out. It's even better because it's not available anymore exactly because of that reason :). You cannot get it in any (online) Apple Store, be it French or not.
pjerem 3y ago
ANFR is not the government. It’s a public agency not directly controlled by the government. Nobody in the government cares about the iPhone 12. And concerning the current government, I’m pretty sure they are all owning iPhones, they all would love a selfie with Tim Cook and don’t even know what DAS is.

durumu 3y ago

Honestly it probably has the opposite effect. I can imagine iPhone 12 owners upgrading because they think their current phone is unsafe.

mytailorisrich 3y ago

No, it's Apple's fault for setting up their PR event just when French civil servants have got back to work after their summer holidays. ;)

cowl 3y ago

OTOH the French regulator should not be even aware of marketing PR days for the hundred pf phones they test so your comment is a distasteful attempt to ascribe a meaning where there is none.