AT&T is promoting their Broadband TV service using this ad:
As usual, that’s a Mac in the ad. They choose Macs because they look good, of course.
Clicking on the ad gets you this:
Is it my imagination, or does that say, quite clearly, Watch TV on any broadband-connected computer?
Wow! A Mac in the ad, and “any computer”! Sign me up! But wait, what’s that at the bottom? Why does it have system requirements if it works on any broadband-connected computer?
Well, well. Everything that came before was a lie. Not only does it not run on a Mac despite the picture and the “any computer” text, it also requires a suite of specific software versions on a PC. Please note that the ad also says “No hardware or software to install.” Then they cover their claim by saying that the software is “typically pre-installed with Windows XP PCs.”
Can you imagine if NBC required a specific type of television with specific software packages in order to watch Law & Order? And if CBS had requirements different from NBC? And they only worked on one manufacturer’s television set?
And they lied about it in ads?
Complain! These people only respond the squeaky wheel (or a possible market of Mac users). At the very least they need people to keep them honest.
And about that Faux News Foley ‘D-FL’ thing, I think there should be a lawsuit by the deomocratic party! Aren’t they aware of this slander? It is so obviously not an accident.