Apple: Our advertising is clearly bull@#$%. Clearly.

Too perfect.

In other words, dumb Windows users couldn't think for themselves and understand what is going on? Too true. Another great post from the anti-Apple Supersite for Windows blog.

"Another great post from the anti-Apple Supersite for Windows blog." :-)

Amazing. Apple admits they lie to sell their products and that nobody would believe the lies they tell and the iCabal brags about how wonderful it is that Apple lies to them. No wonder they're reduced to Simpsons fodder. Seriously. Seek therapy.Soon.

What's not to take seriously? This posting does nothing more than print an exact quote from Apple. So if there's something to roll your eyes at, then the quote from APPLE THEMSELVES would be it.

@robertsjoe - My hand is raised. What I don't take seriously is you - all of the time...and mikegalos - most of the time. --tayme

experiencemusic Actually, adding the "speeds may vary based on network conditions: disclaimer makes things even more deceptive because it makes it seem like the customer not getting the results demonstrated is some kind of local network problem and not an inherent limit to the device.

I think Paul is merely pointing out that Apple stands out in deceptive advertising. And for those who call Paul an MS shill, do you really believe this blog wouldn't be filled with similar entries if Microsoft made claims about their products, only to have users complain otherwise? Paul's a fanatic about the truth.

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@chipwinter: "And for those who call Paul an MS shill, do you really believe this blog wouldn't be filled with similar entries if Microsoft made claims about their products, only to have users complain otherwise? Paul's a fanatic about the truth." Fanatic about the truth? That's highly amusing. Paul pulls punches a hell of a lot when it comes to Microsoft. He's light and glib with the anti-Apple crap he spouts, but hardly ever about Microsoft. Do you really think there isn't plenty of fodder from Microsoft to make fun of them? Of course there is. That's one of the reason why he's biased. All the claims of fairness are bogus. Hence this is a shill blog for MS.

@RaaJ: You're kidding right? Maybe since you look at things through Borg-coloured glasses you can't see the forest for the trees. Paul is biased. It's that simple. If he spent as much time and energy kicking Microsoft as he does Apple, this blog would be a torrent of Microsoft bashing. But, of course, it ain't. Since Microsoft pays the bills.

@mikegalos - you have once again stooped to robertsjoe's level. You two belong together! --tayme

"Hence this is a shill blog for MS." Then why are you here? If you are so convinced that Paul is worthless, why do you come back day after day? It really doesn't make any sense. If you don't like what Paul has to say, don't come back and don't give him the page clicks. It's that simple.

You're a small man Paul Thurrott. Mike Galos, ditto.

....and people wonder why I say Apple is bad for consumers. Obviously, the UK understands this already.

Considering how many times Paul has slammed Windows Mobile, Live Search, and the Longhorn reset, I've heard him criticize MS more than he criticizes Apple over the years. The thin skin of the Apple sycophants is so predictable one small criticism and they all need a diaper change. Quit whining ya little candy asses.

You're a small man Paul Thurrott. Mike Galos, ditto.

Most of the Apple fanatics on here just want to rip Paul apart and really haven't been here long. I've been a regular to the Supersite since 1997, and he's ripped Microsoft a new one often and frequently. Its just they pounce on any criticism of Apple, that they can't stand it. They feel that this machine constructed by Jobs is perfect and needs no criticism. Thats why I don't believe in absolute perfection. However, who ever admit this, has effectively put Apple's foot in its mouth. That public statement could be used against them in court as admission of guilt of intentional misleading and deceptive advertising. All you need is one good court victory and you have a legal precedent. Thats the one thing every security officer and police officer is told, "Becareful what kind of statements that you make. Becareful what notes you take during incidents. It can be subpoenaed and become a legal document or treated as a statement of fact." Steve Jobs might want to consider reshuffling his legal team here. If this got past legal, it might cost Apple a pretty penny.

"They feel that this machine constructed by Jobs is perfect and needs no criticism. Thats why I don't believe in absolute perfection." Really? He would disagree: http://tinyurl.com/5uxbm3

Did someone notice that Apple now mention on its iPhone ads that the loading speed is not the actual one on the bottom of the screen ?

You're a small man Paul Thurrott. Mike Galos, ditto.

You're a small man Paul Thurrott. Tayme, Mike Galos, ditto.

If anyone wants proof of Paul being a critic of Microsoft, you don't even need to go past today's homepage -- click "Windows Vista: Simple vs. Easy". As an example in his own words, "Windows 7 is not, in fact, easier to use than its predecessors, because all Microsoft is really doing is hiding complexity, not removing it. [...] with this release, the company is instead taking the decades-old, convoluted, and complicated Windows UI and giving it a spit shine." Doesn't sound like the stuff of an MS fanboy, at least not to me.

tayme, it's one workout at a time. You don't need a years work in one day. Let the goal be small increments.

Oh, and in case anybody gets to Seattle and is looking for Ethiopian food, I'd recommend Assimba on East Cherry Street. Great Ethiopian food and good prices. (We got told about it by one of my wife's former coworkers from Addis Ababa who used to eat there whenever he got homesick.)