Better Business Bureau Targets Apple's G5 Ads

deathazre writes "The Council of Better Business Bureaus has suggested Apple Computer withdraw its claims of the world's fastest, and first 64-bit, PC after a complaint by Dell. However, even having one of their ads banned in the U.K. didn't stop them here in the States."

Am I remembering the ad wrong?

[The I Shing]

Now, to be fair, Apple's ads said that the G5 was the fastest and first 64-bit PC that wasn't made by a company that isn't Apple.

Or maybe I'm remembering it wrong.

Where'd I put my darn bong?

Oh, here it is, hidden behind my G5.

Hey, when did I get a G5?

Who am I, again?

selective truth in advertising

[ruprechtjones]

Yeah, because Intel's new chips really speed up your internet downloads...

Where else?

[rickst13]

Hmmm... In the UK, TV regulators banned the ad. In the US, the Better Business Bureau could ban the ad. Apple should take their business to Russia. In Soviet Russia, the ad bans you.

obStoner

[Anonymous Coward]

... and it was like... lie lie lie.... and it was... like... bummer.

Re:selective truth in advertising

[tomstdenis]

with NETburst technology!

At the very least Intel gave the blue men group a job for a while.

Michaels Computers???

[Stu Catz]

i thought he had the fastest computers, maybe DELL should go after him instead

Re:What about...

[Jexx Dragon]

I've been wondering about the new McDonnalds comercial here thats says "Nothing is better then a McDonnalds' burger." Really, everything is better then a McDonnalds burger, well, except egg nog.

Better Business Bureaux?

[CountBrass]

And these the same bunch of no-hopers that gave SCO a clean bill of health? Why are we even taking any notice of what they have to say?

Re:I have an easy test.

[petabyte]

"Apple, the most powerful, lowest priced 64bit based PC available. That is true."

*Looks at DEC Alpha in corner running NT*
*Looks at UltraSparc running Linux in other corner*
*Looks at reciept for both of them*

So where can I get a G5 for 300 dollars. I could use the upgrade :)

I'm suing Dell

[MacFury]

Everytime I see their ad where the guy says, "Dude! You're getting a Dell!" I wait patiently by my door for the FedEx guy. He hasn't showed up yet! I'm awfully disappointed by their lack of honesty in their advertisements.

more advertising goofyness

[mabu]

My favorite completely ridiculous advertising claim these days is Pentax' claim as the Official Digital Camera of the Internet [pentaxusa.com].

These companies have gone completely nuts.

Re:What about...

[NiKnight3]

Ah, very true. OK, most likely to cause a weight problem, then. Are you suggesting that I lead a sedentary lifestyle? What in the world gives you that idea? Oooh, "Slate Programming Language"! Awesome, 200 more comments to read.

It's going to get worse...

[Baumi]

Just wait until the BBB finds out that using a G5 will not blow you right through the wall onto your lawn.

Re:Old news

[Anonymous Coward]

The other big problem is that there is no opening at the bottom, so once you have finished grating your parmesan you have to open it up and dump the cheese out. Very inconvenient, especially with something that heavy.

Re:Does anyone ever actually believe advertisers?

[cosmo7]

Consider a race between a top fuel dragster, a 1960s Chevy Chevelle SS, a Honda Civic SI, and a 4x4 Nissan pickup. In a straight 1/4 mile drag race, the top fuel dragster would beat the rest easily. However, if the race were longer than 2 or 3 miles or had sharp curves, the dragster would probably fall apart or crash. In that race, the Chevelle would win. In a thousand-mile road race the Civic would stand a better chance, because it can cruise almost as fast as the Chevelle, but gets 30 miles to the gallon instead of the Chevelle's 7. Depending on how long gas-station stops take, the Honda may have an edge. In any sort of off-road race, the 4x4 pickup would be the only vehicle to finish. Which one is "the fastest"?

The correct answer is A, the dragster. The dragster is the fastest because it looks the fastest.

Re:Marketing is complex

[autopr0n]

Trying to see whether an ad campaign has succeeded or failed based on the number of sales versus what was predicted in a given quarter is kind of like trying to infer causal effects for a graph showing correlation between two independently measured variables with no other data--a big mistake.

In other news. Using a cellphone out of range is kind of like using an undirected radio transmitter somewhere such that the broadcast power over the distance r cubed is less then what's needed to detect the signal at the reciver.

Also, taking a digital picture is like using millions of CCD sensors to mesure the light hitting various points on a Chip, and recording that as pixle data on a CCD.

Finaly, commenting on slashdot is kind of like sending an HTTP post message filled with erm, information, at a server which will take that data and store it in a MySQL database.

Re:Amazing

[SuiteSisterMary]

WWDC

What Would Dell Claim?

Re:Dell??

[SethJohnson]

Unless you're doing something which directly benefits from 64 bitness on a PPC CPU, you'll be better off with a 32 bit binary.

You, sir, probably don't think Americans need large SUV's to shuttle their groceries from the store to home. You probably think a ford Excursion or Cadillac Escalade is overkill for the commute to work. Well, we've got hundreds of thousands of americans who will gladly tell you that they don't want any of this non-sense. They're too busy changing the environment.

Re:Dell??

[koryn]

Now whay would Dell of all people make this claim? Dell doesn't even offer a 64 bit PC??

The stock ticker below the article says it all:

Apple Computer Inc AAPL 27.04 0.17(0.63%)

Dell Inc DELL 33.40 -0.36(-1.07%)

Re:no pain...no gain

[MBCook]

Ford: The car for the suicideal maniac in you!
Ford: A car so hot it BURNS.
Ford: Keeping your hands warm when starting the car in the winter.
Ford: At least we fixed the tire problem!
Ford: Because there is such a thing as too safe.
Ford: Because we all love pyrotechnic shows.

It's called spin baby. It's only bad because they haven't thought of a good spin yet.

Dell Dude's new quote is...!

[Amon CMB]

"Dude, you're getting a cell!"

Re:Am I remembering the ad wrong?

[Basehart]

"First, the process is NOT tedious, at least in North Carolina. You fill out a form online, and mail it in."

Yep, that's tedious!

Re:no pain...no gain

[Unregistered]

At least they circle the problem on all thir cars.