Otto Gunter Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Found this yesterday. Is it an error, or is it legit? I can find no reference to Apple anywhere else in the offer... Jose_49 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted February 27, 2015 Supervisor Share Posted February 27, 2015 It says that the competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Apple Inc. So no, Microsoft isn't Apple. EDIT: <Moved to General Discussion> It's not news, but I can't think of where else to put it. Jose_49 and The Evil Overlord 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Active. Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 It says that the competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Apple Inc. So no, Microsoft isn't Apple. Why would they need to state that though? What's Apple got to do with anything here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Why would they need to state that though? What's Apple got to do with anything here? Must be copy and paste from other item... maybe iphone or ipad.. whatever it was. I am not member of their Reward program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted February 27, 2015 Supervisor Share Posted February 27, 2015 Why would they need to state that though? What's Apple got to do with anything here? If I had to take a wild stab in the dark, I would offer that they are expecting many people to see a tablet and think, "iPad." Think of the slight contoversy during a...sport game thing, I don't know which, where they were trying to push Surface as a name and the people kept referring to them as iPads, or even worse using the surface to stand their iPads up. I can't be sure when it comes to legal speak, though. I've signed many a disclaimer saying that I won't use my machines for the development of weapons of mass destruction. They think of the strangest thing you could think of and then make a note in their disclaimer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolol Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 plagiarism Jose_49 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 It says that the competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Apple Inc. So no, Microsoft isn't Apple. EDIT: <Moved to General Discussion> It's not news, but I can't think of where else to put it. The bin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perochan Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 some people are used to think iPad = all tablets. So i guess by disclaim that line it tells people it is NOT an Apple iPad but Surface Pro. lol DConnell 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG-88 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Very common thing for people to say. Someone sees you have a tablet - oh you have an iPad? One of my friends said the same thing, I want to buy an iPad but there are too many choices.....he was talking about tablets in general...its OK, he is dead now, I killed him shortly after his comment. AsherGZ 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Gunter Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Why would they need to state that though? What's Apple got to do with anything here? My point exactly. Ford doesn't have to say they're not General Motors in their ads... Torolol, Draconian Guppy and Jose_49 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceelf Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I killed him shortly after his comment. Axe? Sword? Saw edged dagger? Fists? Mace? 50 cal? Details man! +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead.cell Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I did that back when I gave Bing a legitimate chance. At some point, I realized I'd rather not have the opportunity to win something at my own frustration. Sorry Bing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rippleman Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Copy + paste error template error Typo error Jose_49 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolol Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Copy + paste error template error Typo error ^ very likely, Searching with keyword: "apple sweepstakes" also yield some old 'sweepstakes' pages at Apple sites. so that disclaimer probably added after rewards decision maker realize that such sweepstakes also have been done by apple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG-88 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Axe? Sword? Saw edged dagger? Fists? Mace? 50 cal? Details man! I decided for this stupidity based killing I would go away from the weapons and use words. So I recited an apple press event that Steve Jobs did and the guy just withered away in front of eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹ Posted February 27, 2015 Subscriber¹ Share Posted February 27, 2015 I decided for this stupidity based killing I would go away from the weapons and use words. So I recited an apple press event that Steve Jobs did and the guy just withered away in front of eyes. pffft 5/10 warwagons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG-88 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 pffft 5/10 warwagons I know, im terrible lol Thanks for the 5 though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹ Posted February 27, 2015 Subscriber¹ Share Posted February 27, 2015 I know, im terrible lol Thanks for the 5 though its ok, i could not remember if 1/10 is bad or is 10/10 the worst. so i went for the middle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456789A Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 They put that there because the iPads the NFL was using was very confusing to consumers. Torolol 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Gunter Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 It appears we were all wrong, there is a new Bing sweepstakes that has nothing to do with Surface at all, yet MS still includes the Apple disclaimer. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 It appears we were all wrong, there is a new Bing sweepstakes that has nothing to do with Surface at all, yet MS still includes the Apple disclaimer. Why? again.JPG Don't worry about it and move on. It's either copy/paste error or template error. The companies have their errors these days in the marketing/advertising departments.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Gunter Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 Don't worry about it and move on. It's either copy/paste error or template error. The companies have their errors these days in the marketing/advertising departments.. Yeah, time to move on. But I don't believe it's an error, there's a reason... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Yeah, time to move on. But I don't believe it's an error, there's a reason... If you have a problem with it, then contact Microsoft or Bing about it. They may remove it for you. They might forgot about the disclaimer part. For example: <? include="disclaimer.tpl" ?> on each product page. Which this part is loaded on each page. Only edit at once and show up no matter which product you are looking at. If not, they could edit each page as needed. Note: the code I mentioned above is not actual code ... it is an example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACTIONpack Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Could be a friendly joke to the people who reads it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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