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Apple forced to pull misleading UK iPhone ad
Published 11/26/2008 at The Register
Small print fails to provide get-out clause Apple's latest iPhone advert has been condemned by the ASA for giving the impression the phone could download and install applications quickly and easily, forcing the firm to pull the ad.…
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