Apple Promotes Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip7 by Mistake [Update: Weibo Error]

[svish]

Surprised that this has happened. But at least it was rectified quickly! Waiting to see Apple's foldable.

 

[dead.cell]

You cannot blame the external agency for the blunder. The ultimate responsibility rests with those who selected the agency and who sign-off on their work. Their marketing communications blunders are frequent (pulled cringeworthy student campaign, pulled ad of iPad destroying creative tools, pulled ad of iPhone promising AI vaporware that wasn't ready) and someone needs to go stat.

You mean to tell me there's some overpaid marketing manager out there not tending to his already short list of duties?!

I'm shocked. SHOCKED.

 

[aokisekiko]

Editors should revise this blog post. The incident was actually a mix-up caused by a poorly maintained client that misaligned the video display, moving an ad video from below to the position of this tweet. This bug has been around for ages and often recurs in other scenarios. It’s just that the user who recorded the screen unfortunately encountered a situation where the next video happened to be a Samsung Z flip ad.
Besides, this video misalignment bug only occurs in the international client version, which fewer people use. It’s hard to believe that regular users of this version are completely unaware of the bug. Spreading rumors is easy, but dispelling them takes a ton of effort. If the content were more serious, Apple’s PR team should definitely follow up on this.

 

[haydesigner]

Samsung should apple for this. I swear apple has become an utter embarrassment. Theyre gonna go outta business if they keep this up

This is a laughably absurd take.

 

[ProbablyDylan]

Good customer service includes helping your customer find someone selling what they want when you do not. Good on Apple!

 

[racerhomie]

It has been found to be a bug of weibo client
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A lawsuit against Weibo is warranted.

 

[Jeeve Stubbs]

Was that really an error on the Chinese company's part, considering the current atmosphere between China and the United States? Knowing the kind of vengeful tactics used by a country like China, let's just say there's room for doubt.

 

[johnsawyercjs]

If nothing else, this reminds people/draws attention to the fact that Apple will release their foldable next year.

 

[coolfactor]

First Liquid Ass, now this. It hasn't been a good year for Apple.

Right!? When all you have to promote is Liquid Trash, you know you've had a rough year.

Are both of you going to be ready to eat your words when you realize that Liquid Glass is superior to "old fashioned" interface designs?

It's not just about the visual appearance, but real-time physics.

As for staying on topic, this might've been a blunder, but it generated exposure, so still a win. 😃

 

[Rafagon]

Are both of you going to be ready to eat your words when you realize that Liquid Glass is superior to "old fashioned" interface designs?

It's not just about the visual appearance, but real-time physics.

As for staying on topic, this might've been a blunder, but it generated exposure, so still a win. 😃

I have nothing against Liquid Glass. I'm very much looking forward to it! I was referencing the video Apple posted on YouTube where, due to button placement, the "Gl" was covered on the video's thumbnail, and the word "ass" was visible on the thumbnail.