Apple Faces $2 Million Fine over '4G' iPad Marketing in Australia

[WestonHarvey1]

Erm? I don't know where you're from, but in all countries I've been to burger refers to the bread style used to hold the contents together.

Salad is usually simply a mix of raw fresh vegetables.

In the United States, "burger" almost exclusively means a hamburger made of beef. Or a substitute meat, but it must be ground meat. Turkey burger, ostrich burger.

A "chicken burger" is usually called a "chicken sandwich". I agree that the "burger" nomenclature is better, because you know it's on some kind of roll. A "chicken sandwich" could be on anything.

As far as "salads" go, everywhere I went in New South Wales anyway, the plural "salads" referred to individual vegetables that can be used as toppings on sandwiches, etc. The singular "salad" was as you describe.

 

[Snowy_River]

Stop. No, the iPad has 4G. PERIOD. I can point to the hardware, it is in the case soldered on the board. What this is, is a temper tantrum. I wonder how many articles that show, "when the new iPad is released, it will only be compatible with 4G in the US," existed before it was marketed in Australia. I know, consumers can not be expected to be intelligent enough to figure out that a tech will not work for them.

Consider this example. I work hard and greatuate with an MD from a Russian medical university. I move to the US and open up a practice. As of that moment, I'm breaking the law and could face fines or possibly jail time. But a doctor is a doctor, right?

Just because it's a T.V.'s it'll work no matter what country it's in, right?

Either the term 4G means a grouping of technologies (covering every countries 4G), or everyone that is using it needs to be sued (Australian "4G" won't work in the U.S., therefore it isn't 4G).

Well, in fact, the term 4G means several things. If you advertise a product as having 4G data connectivity, but fail to mention that it only works on a 4G frequency that works within 2 miles of your house, then you are misrepresenting your product, despite the fact that you technically have 4G hardware installed in your device. It is this misrepresentation that could result in your facing fines or other reprisals, which is exactly what happened to Apple. By advertising that their device had 4G, when what it had didn't allow it to have 4G connectivity in Australia, was a violation of Australian law, which was what resulted in the fines. Not a case of suing or being sued.

And no, this isn't trolling, this is anger with stoopidity (so bad it gets 2 o's).

Trolling? No. Failure to understand the circumstance? Yes. And how many o's does it normally get? Let me help you out... s...t...u...p...i...d...i...t...y... Let's see, counting carefully, that would be.... uh... Yeah, that's what I thought...