http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 1:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/
Btw, how is screaming, "that one verizon ad was douchey too!" eliminate the fact that 2 wrongs don't make a right?]]>Nov 23rd 2009 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/
But, in reality, it would take a little more time to do those tasks. You'd have to take your phone off your ear, unless you have a Bluetooth or you're on speakerphone. So, your caller is sitting there waiting for you.

Then, unless you have previously searched for the restaurant, movie or map... you're gonna have to search for them, clicking or typing to find them.... all while the caller is waiting.

I like the iPhone commercials, they show you all the cool stuff you can do with the iPhone. But, it's never as fast and slick as the commercial portrays it to be...]]>Nov 23rd 2009 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/
I don't dispute that people should calm down, but since when are ads for enjoyment? It's not like advertisements are [company]'s gift to the consumer for entertainment. They're just clever (or not so much) methods of taking your money. Viewing an advertisement should never elicit anything from a consumer but skepticism, as far as I'm concerned.]]>Nov 23rd 2009 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/
Yea Verizon could really do themselves a favor and have their next droid commercial showing continuous data streams in a car on a highway, with obvious road signs visible so you can see where they are, and still see 3G speeds.

Same commercial, meet iPhone, and that special E pops right up.

"I'm Bill Kurtis, and I've just switched back to Edge, on the Nation's Fastest 3G network."]]>Nov 23rd 2009 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/
This bout is getting uglier every minute. With apple joining the royal-bout, One should realize that the 2 companies (AT&T apple) are already feeling the need to unite for Verizon is eating them piece by piece.

AT&T needs help!: http://bit.ly/att-is-calling-their-big-daddy-apple-for-help]]>Nov 23rd 2009 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 24th 2009 2:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 24th 2009 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/
"No I'm totally payin- SWEET! New highscore!"]]>Nov 24th 2009 7:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/
And i do like very much the android OS.]]>Nov 23rd 2009 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/
"Say you're on a road trip. You want to stream internet radio, or maybe music from your massive home collection. But you want your GPS software running. Can YOUR phone do that?"

I do this ALL THE TIME on my phone. Streaming with the Last.fm client and running GPS.]]>Nov 23rd 2009 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/
When other networks POINT and SHOUT "LOOK NO MULTI-TASKING ON IPHONE" they are unaware that it can multi-task in very useful ways.]]>Nov 23rd 2009 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/
I'm with my wife buying groceries. My job is to add stuff up as we go, so I have my calculator going.

So that I'm not bored, I have Opera browser going, reading the news.

I come across this story about a controversy between Ireland's and, I think Italy's soccer team. I want to see the video everyone is talking about, so I open my Youtube app, and look at the video.

Oh yeah, I keep Twitter running so I don't have 99 tweets to have to load if it was otherwise closed.

All while keeping Opera, and my calculator running.]]>Nov 23rd 2009 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/
I think you'd find that if you tried your exact scenario on an iPhone, the ultimate experience would be essentially identical.]]>Nov 23rd 2009 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/
...just to go out on a limb...whatever happened to AT&Ts plan to allow the iPhone to tether?

...this whole carrier/phone war is starting to really piss me off, instead of these companies wasting money to bash each other on commercials, why not take the extra cash and put it towards software/hardware development/improvements. I'm looking at you AT&T]]>Nov 23rd 2009 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/
I understand what multitasking is from a technical point of view, but if it ends up bringing no tangible benefit to the user then no, it's not important. My point was that LAY's usage pattern is typical of those that people in the "but the iPhone can't multitask" camp use to illustrate their point. MY point is that in the scenario described by LAY, the iPhone would produce the exact same outcome as far as the user is aware.]]>Nov 23rd 2009 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/
Multitasking means my apps dont close when I switch to another.]]>Nov 23rd 2009 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/
He should be applauded for not giving in.]]>Nov 23rd 2009 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/
Verizon should be applauded for not giving in to apples unreasonable demands on the first iPhone.

Why do you think the first gen iPhone was only available in a few markets? Wireless providers wouldn't sign apple's contract initially.]]>Nov 23rd 2009 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/
I'm pretty sure they regret not taking the iPhone.]]>Nov 23rd 2009 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/




Game on buddy!




Should be a good 2 months of saber rattling. Who wins: consumers....]]>Nov 23rd 2009 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/
Now Macintosh computers come packing Core2Duos, i7s and Xeons.

That is a far more heinous act than this commercial.

Never say never.]]>Nov 23rd 2009 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/apple-hits-back-at-verizon-in-new-iphone-ads-video/Nov 23rd 2009 3:05PM