Comments on: Palm, Apple and the language of imagery http://bobpage.net/2009/07/08/palm-apple-and-the-language-of-imagery/ Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:52:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Bob Page http://bobpage.net/2009/07/08/palm-apple-and-the-language-of-imagery/comment-page-1/#comment-948 Bob Page Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:58:27 +0000 http://bobpage.net/?p=269#comment-948 Thanks Ethan, a stupid typo on my part. Thanks Ethan, a stupid typo on my part.

]]> By: Ethan Hawk http://bobpage.net/2009/07/08/palm-apple-and-the-language-of-imagery/comment-page-1/#comment-947 Ethan Hawk Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:20:48 +0000 http://bobpage.net/?p=269#comment-947 What does "au currant" mean ? -Lovely advertising, though. What does “au currant” mean ?

-Lovely advertising, though.

]]> By: Phil Aaronson http://bobpage.net/2009/07/08/palm-apple-and-the-language-of-imagery/comment-page-1/#comment-946 Phil Aaronson Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:02:02 +0000 http://bobpage.net/?p=269#comment-946 Fake Steve Jobs did a number on this as well :) http://fakesteve.blogspot.com/2009/06/there-will-be-blood.html Fake Steve Jobs did a number on this as well :) http://fakesteve.blogspot.com/2009/06/there-will-be-blood.html

]]> By: Pup http://bobpage.net/2009/07/08/palm-apple-and-the-language-of-imagery/comment-page-1/#comment-945 Pup Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:54:43 +0000 http://bobpage.net/?p=269#comment-945 These two sentences are cleverly positioned: "The Palm Pre does things the iPhone can't. Run multiple applications at the same time..." If a colon followed the word "can't", then it's false advertising since the iPhone certainly can run multiple applications at once (Apple just chooses to be careful about doing so). But the period makes this two separate statements while still goading the reader into thinking the iPhone can not. Pretty sneaky, actually. These two sentences are cleverly positioned:

“The Palm Pre does things the iPhone can’t. Run multiple applications at the same time…”

If a colon followed the word “can’t”, then it’s false advertising since the iPhone certainly can run multiple applications at once (Apple just chooses to be careful about doing so).

But the period makes this two separate statements while still goading the reader into thinking the iPhone can not.

Pretty sneaky, actually.

]]> By: Avinash Kaushik http://bobpage.net/2009/07/08/palm-apple-and-the-language-of-imagery/comment-page-1/#comment-944 Avinash Kaushik Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:53:32 +0000 http://bobpage.net/?p=269#comment-944 : ) -Avinash. : )

-Avinash.

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