They're not going to buy anything other than an iPhone anyway. Doesn't affect Samsung either way.
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Samsung Galaxy S II ad takes shots at iPhone/Apple hipsters
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They're not going to buy anything other than an iPhone anyway. Doesn't affect Samsung either way.
funkystudent
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fun advert.
now I will sit back and watch Apple sue Samsung somehow because of it.
now I will sit back and watch Apple sue Samsung somehow because of it.
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Deleted member 17706
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I didn't think so. So how is the 'try before you buy' feature any different than the iOS implementation?
Not taking into account the option to make a refund.
After all, they own the patent on making fun of the competition in a commercial.
Treefingers
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Any refund policy sounds great to me, 15 mins is more than enough time for me to find out I just bought a terrible app. I'm hoping Apple does something similar in the future.
On-topic: Seems like Samsung still doesn't know how to market their stuff.. Hey Samsung! Here's an idea that's working for Apple: focus on how your product benefits people's day-to-day lives instead of attacking your potential customers.
samus i am
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But... that's the trial system.
I download an app. I end up not liking it. Thus, I return it. I did it yesterday with photoshop touch. Saved me ten dollars.
Again, for the third time. It's two days.
GTP_Daverytimes
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I like how someone in the comments said that Apple invented the touchscreen.
It is? The last app I bought that I returned was about a month ago, and it was a 15 minute return policy. Did they change it?
Yup, last week.
Treefingers
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Oops sorry I missed that, even better!
Patrick Bateman
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sixteen-bit
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But so true, it hurts.
One of the reasons I didn't upgrade too. :/
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Deleted member 17706
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Yeah, the refund feature is cool, but it's not really 'try before you buy'.
Yup you're right about that. However in the end, it does the same thing.
GTP_Daverytimes
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I can't stop laughing at his expression towards the end.
Just enough time to copy it to your memory card. (not you, but others certainly do this)
Were you this upset when Apple made commercials making fun of Windows?
I know, but like with drm, a few asshats shouldn't spoil the system for everyone else.
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NinjaFridge
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Treefingers
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Yeah. Why not focus on this type of advertising? Surely it would be a smarter approach.
I thought the adverts are funny. I have an iPhone and I hate every Android phone I've ever used but I can laugh at stuff like this. Fanboys on both sides are both as sad as each other. Buy the product that you like because it's more suitable/superior/reliable/whatever. For me that's the iPhone but I know people who think the exact opposite for their own situation. That's fine with me. It's their choice. My choice is I'm an iPhone user from now on because I don't see any other phone matching it for cohesive nature of iOS, ease of use, reliability, and range of features. People love Android for its custom nature. That's cool but it doesn't appeal to me so it's a non-issue. The shortcomings of the Android phones I've used were more important than that, which is why I bought an iPhone
They aren't unprotected...I don't see why you think this would make the piracy issue larger. If someone really wants a copied apk (that they probably can't do anything with) I'm sure they could just Google it.
This is incorrect. It is still 15 minutes, I just tried it. You're referring to the Android terms I assume that say they have the right to refund customers for 48 hours, however that hasn't changed even when they switched to 15 minutes.
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NinjaFridge
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This is the advert they show for the S2 over here all the time. I haven't seen any others.
Ah that sucks. My apologies for the misinformation. I returned photoshop yesterday and I could have sworn it was way past 15 minutes. 15 minutes is stupid and way too short. I was actually really happy when I thought they had changed it.
I am sure you can do it on 99% of the apk on android market. Then again you can just google it.
It's still just 15 minutes. There is a recent androidcentral post talk about it.
That's...what I said?
Because they can do both?
Treefingers
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Well, good luck to them with that strategy.
I know. I was supporting you. I was too lazy to quote the other guy.
I don't know how these people hold their phones because my thumb reaches all corner s of my gs2 just fine. And I have normal sized handsWait, what? a 4" screen is a selling point to people?
Can you even use it comfortably with one hand?
notworksafe
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Don't iPhone commercials shorten sequences too? I think most phone commercials do that.
Anyway, it was a funny commercial. I have an iPhone 4, but the Galaxy is a cool looking phone. I really like WP7 more than Android though. Too bad the app market on it isn't that big. That's the part of iOS I prefer to both Android or WP7.
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NinjaFridge
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Yes. They got hit by the advertising standards authority in the UK because they didn't show that when the adverts first aired.
Yeah but they're not comparing themselves to Samsung side by side. The shot of the GS2 next to the iPhone 4 is ridiculous.
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Wait, what? a 4" screen is a selling point to people?
Can you even use it comfortably with one hand?
I just picked up my 4S and the range which I can comfortably reach with my thumb may be slightly larger than that picture, I definitely have to stretch to reach much farther than the edge of the device.
sixteen-bit
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I have big hands.
That might be an issue for a child, I use my 4.3 inch Thunderbolt very comfortably. Can't go back to a lesser size screen.
Diprosalic
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Wait, what? a 4" screen is a selling point to people?
Can you even use it comfortably with one hand?
why has the iphone guy the bigger thumb? i don't get that picture.
Wait, what? a 4" screen is a selling point to people?
Can you even use it comfortably with one hand?
Ahh yes, this ridiculous image. Now we just need someone grasping at straws enough to resurrect "Antennae-gate" or Flash as an iPhone dig, and this thread will officially be complete.
Unknown Soldier
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Wait, what? a 4" screen is a selling point to people?
Can you even use it comfortably with one hand?
This image is almost as dumb as the widely-circulated one which purports to tell you that 1080p is useless because you can't see the difference between it and 720p.
Wait, what? a 4" screen is a selling point to people?
Can you even use it comfortably with one hand?
My phone (Infuse 4G) is a bigger version of the Galaxy S (4.5") and I can hold it with one hand just fine.
sixteen-bit
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Something like that exists? Depressing.
It was pretty common at the beginning of the HD console gen. It's silly like those people who claim 60fps isn't a noticeable difference from 30fps.
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Deleted member 17706
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It's definitely a bit of an exaggeration (well it depends on the person's hands), but I certainly wouldn't be able to comfortably touch anything even a half-inch farther out than edge of the 4/4S's screen while holding the device with one hand.
Diprosalic
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i heard some people say that one speaker is enough and that you can't even hear the difference between one speaker or 5.
sixteen-bit
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Was this person hard a hearing?
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