Comments on: This Advertisement is Perfect* http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/business-ramblings/this-advertisement-is-true/ Over Five Years of Personal Finance, Consumer Spending, Crazy Products and Boring Blog Posts. Good grief. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:36:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ian Engh http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/business-ramblings/this-advertisement-is-true/comment-page-1/#comment-8424 Ian Engh Thu, 24 Aug 2006 20:49:11 +0000 http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/2006/06/27/this-advertisement-is-true/#comment-8424 If that asterisk bothers you, have you tried any of the millions of websites that offer FREE* anything (laptops are popular, credit cards second, vacation trips third, but it goes on and on). That damned asterisk means invariably that you have to complete multiple offers, buying several various things that you don't want or need to get the "FREE*" offer. I automatically delete any email with an asterisk If that asterisk bothers you, have you tried any of the millions of websites that offer FREE* anything (laptops are popular, credit cards second, vacation trips third, but it goes on and on). That damned asterisk means invariably that you have to complete multiple offers, buying several various things that you don’t want or need to get the “FREE*” offer.

I automatically delete any email with an asterisk

]]> By: Cap http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/business-ramblings/this-advertisement-is-true/comment-page-1/#comment-4819 Cap Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:44:12 +0000 http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/2006/06/27/this-advertisement-is-true/#comment-4819 yeah you're right George, that's exactly what it falls into.. and disclaimers like that ruins the effectiveness of the commercial. I think I kinda screwed it up with the initial title of the post. I'm just saying that every time I see an asterisk, I'll be looking specifically on what it says, instead of whatever the actual message of the ad is. yeah you’re right George, that’s exactly what it falls into.. and disclaimers like that ruins the effectiveness of the commercial.

I think I kinda screwed it up with the initial title of the post. I’m just saying that every time I see an asterisk, I’ll be looking specifically on what it says, instead of whatever the actual message of the ad is.

]]> By: Independent George http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/business-ramblings/this-advertisement-is-true/comment-page-1/#comment-4773 Independent George Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:16:03 +0000 http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/2006/06/27/this-advertisement-is-true/#comment-4773 I dunno... I don't think this falls into the same category as the credit card ads you've previously highlighted. This seems like it falls more into the 'people are stupid, we should warn them' category of disclaimers, rather than the 'let's fool those stupid people' class. I would think that most people understand that in order to run Windows on a Mac, you need to actually have Windows installed. Parallels might be a little less intuitive, but it's hardly requires a stretch of the intellect to understand that running a second OS on top of the current one requires an extra bit of software. (Especially since Boot Camp is also readily available, and free). For the record, I'm not one of them crazy Apple fanatics who keeps a shrine to Steve jobs in my bathroom - I've been an indifferent Windows user for pretty much my entire life. I just don't find this all that deceitful or manipulative. I dunno… I don’t think this falls into the same category as the credit card ads you’ve previously highlighted. This seems like it falls more into the ‘people are stupid, we should warn them’ category of disclaimers, rather than the ‘let’s fool those stupid people’ class.

I would think that most people understand that in order to run Windows on a Mac, you need to actually have Windows installed. Parallels might be a little less intuitive, but it’s hardly requires a stretch of the intellect to understand that running a second OS on top of the current one requires an extra bit of software. (Especially since Boot Camp is also readily available, and free).

For the record, I’m not one of them crazy Apple fanatics who keeps a shrine to Steve jobs in my bathroom – I’ve been an indifferent Windows user for pretty much my entire life. I just don’t find this all that deceitful or manipulative.

]]> By: SkyeBlue http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/business-ramblings/this-advertisement-is-true/comment-page-1/#comment-4748 SkyeBlue Tue, 27 Jun 2006 19:38:23 +0000 http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/2006/06/27/this-advertisement-is-true/#comment-4748 I am touched at their thougtfulness in thinking ahead and saving us trouble of having to go out and purchase the Windows software ourselves. At a SMALL extra cost of course. :-) I am touched at their thougtfulness in thinking ahead and saving us trouble of having to go out and purchase the Windows software ourselves. At a SMALL extra cost of course. :-)

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