[Fwd: [Am-info] Dishonesty in ads]

[John J. Urbaniak]

"John J. Urbaniak" wrote:

> "Fred A. Miller" wrote:
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> > > But this is different.  We are all used to exaggerations in
> > > advertising about whatever product they're trying to sell.
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> > Ah......you "got it"......."We are all USE to exaggerations....." This
> > "allowance" only leads to greater offenses. MickySoft has been a great
> > one for that.
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> So are you saying that Microsoft actually would recommend that a sales
> clerk deliberately destroy the customer's wine bottle just so they can rip
> him off by charging an updated (presumably higher) price for a new one?
> This is one of the "benefits" of .NET?
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> > > But this is promoting dishonest behavior unrelated to the product.
> >
> > Sure it is, but most of the public won't find any fault, sad to say.
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> Most of the public pays little attention to such subtleties, but I would
> think that professional groups, such as the Ad Council, would monitor such
> ads.
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> But I guess they win awards instead.
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> > > For example, when you think about it, why would anyone want to buy a
> > > Dell computer from a guy who is obviously a liar?
> >
> > I guess it depends on your morals. I don't find the ad funny, but then,
> > I don't approve of most advertising. I do like the Bush Beans ads,
> > however. :)
> >
> > > > Sex is a big
> > > > factor in many, but not as much nor as explicit as in many parts of
> > > > Europe. I strongly object to all of it, as many others do as well.
> > >
> > > But what's the psychology of this new stuff?  Why do they include
> > > these incidents when they have nothing to do with the product?
> >
> > They THINK they're being funny.
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> If lying, cheating and stealing are considered funny, we're in big trouble.
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> John