Was this MR getting duped or simply MR scratching Apple's back by telling readers how cool and creative this spam campaign was so MR stays in Apple's good graces?
That's why my airdrop is off unless I need it. But this only happened in the apple store?
All the people in the video are paid. Note that real customers are blured.
It is incredible! I guess most just read the headline and then immediately start commenting since the discussion keeps going about them spamming everyone, yet, that was not the case.
No, I read the article. It doesn't matter to me that it was only done to the display iPhones at the Apple Store and not directly to the consumer's iPhone. What matters to me is how invasive and spammy this is and there should be zero tolerance for such an act. I honestly hope Apple can sue them for it. Then I'll laugh.
They are sending messages to the device a person is currently using for the purposes of advertising without their permission. Whether the person actually owns the device or not is irrelevant, it's still spam.
It would more likely cause me to put the phone down and walk straight out of the store. The 9to5Mac article makes it clear that Apple teamed up with Back Market to do this. The fact that Apple didn't do sleazy BS like this is one of the reasons I've used their products for decades now. The more they go down this road the more they will push me away as a customer.
Yes, the whole article quickly turned into a press release for Back Market. Did they pay for that?
Do you think it would go over well if they started leaving flyers for their store on the display tables in Apple Stores?
"BackMarket are great"
