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Apple forced to pull misleading UK iPhone ad

 
Small print fails to provide get-out clause Apple's latest iPhone advert has been condemned by the ASA for giving the impression the phone could download and install applications quickly and easily, forcing the firm to pull the ad.… (link)

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