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1. DaveNJ

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   07/23, 09:21am | report spam | close reply

   Sorry, what?

   How is this a shot at Apple?

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1. dom2cool

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   07/23, 09:43am | report spam | close reply

   Hmm

   I have just watched that galaxy video and i have a samsung tocco ultra thought id try and death grip it, it actually does go down to 1 bar from 5 :o im quite shocked by this!

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1. FireWire

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   07/23, 10:01am | report spam | close reply

   hello

   Apple has traditionally used "Hello" in its ad to introduce new models, like the original Macintosh or the iMac, so it is somewhat associated with it.
   
   - http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/05/24/business/24adco.600.jpg
   - http://nokias60.up.seesaa.net/image/iphone2007022602.jpg

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1. Geoduck

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   07/23, 10:03am | report spam | close reply

   Good Journalism

   I'm serious. By having the article on Samsung's ad and their claim and then inserting the video you've exposed the fallaciousness of what Samsung is saying. Nicely done.

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1. iphonerulez

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   07/23, 10:17am | report spam | close reply

   I had no idea these companies are run

   by children. The Galaxy S seems to be a very well-designed smartphone with lots of features to push and yet Samsung feels a need to resort to this type of tactic to sell their product. I'd say they're only opening up themselves for attack. Even Apple should have left out pointing fingers to other smartphones with signal issues. For Apple, it is was more of a defensive move, but Samsung isn't under any direct attack by Apple. These companies must really feel threatened by Apple.
   

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1. c4rlob

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   07/23, 10:20am | report spam | close reply

   playing it safe for a reason.

   You would think companies would create more blatant ads left and right to mock the iPhone antenna issue. for example, several hands grabbing their phone at once and showing a strong signal; with a headline like "The phone that loves to be held." or "Any way you grab it - grab it fast". But I'm guessing all of these companies are putting out safe weak ads because they know their phone antennas actually CAN'T be held anyway you want and always perform optimally.

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1. c4rlob

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   07/23, 10:43am | report spam | close reply

   their bars don't match.

   Too bad they didn't use the phone's actual bar configuration.

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1. wrenchy

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   07/23, 11:17am | report spam | (1 reply) close | reply

   Can someone please explain...

   
   How this advertisement is a shot at Apple? Because they display signal strength bars? A lot of assumptions going on here I think. Is there something I'm not seeing?

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1. JuanGuapo

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   07/23, 11:36am | report spam | close reply

   Sorry

   Maybe I'm retarded but I don't see how that was any way related to Apple.

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1. testudo

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   07/23, 11:39am | report spam | close reply

   Re: Hello

   So, if any ad uses the term 'hello', it's a jab at Apple?
   
   This is so much not a jab at apple that, if that's what they were going for, they failed miserably. No mention of antennas at all. All they have is the bars in the word 'hello', which is more about linking it to the cell phone itself (since all phones have bars, are they jabbing at every phone?).
   
   What would be better, for them to put just 2 bars in the title? Yeah, that's a selling point.

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1. testudo

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   07/23, 11:51am | report spam | close reply

   Re: I had no idea these companies are run

   
   by children. The Galaxy S seems to be a very well-designed smartphone with lots of features to push and yet Samsung feels a need to resort to this type of tactic to sell their product.
   
   What tactic? Advertising their product? Oh, man, how childish it is of these companies to dare compare their product to the competition. You'd never see Apple, for example, compare their computers to, say, PCs. They're way above that type of cheap and childish advertising.
   
   I'd say they're only opening up themselves for attack.
   
   You got that right. Next thing you know, people will be posting videos showing how their Samsung phones don't actually ever say hello to them.
   
   These companies must really feel threatened by Apple.
   
   Yeah, I mean, here's samsung, daring to advertise their phone. And the ad includes the signal meter bars. Which is an obvious attack at apple. And did you notice they didn't even put a case on this phone. That's obviously another slap at apple and the iPhone 4.

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1. Roehlstation

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   07/23, 12:13pm | report spam | close reply

   Original design

   Why does everyone's freaking touch screen phone all look like an iPhone with a different Home button? Even down to the shiny metal wrapping around the edge.

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1. facebook_Mike

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   07/23, 03:17pm | report spam | close reply

   comment title

   I want old phones back, they had good antennas that you pulled out, and didn't loose signal, why can't they just make them anymore