I actually work in the UK advertising industry (high end video post production) and whilst our clients sometimes find the advertising regulators a pain I for one think they are an imperative mechanism in protecting the consumer. Advertisers cannot make spurious unsubstantiated claims or mis-represent their products. Any TV commercial would have had to be passed by Clearcast (formerly the BACC) so I'm guessing Apple's iPad is "legally" in the clear, however Apple, to my mind, are on thin ice with the way they have emphasised the iPads 4G capability in their marketing materials. I think the regulators will now look at the emphasis placed on this feature in territories that are incompatible or do not support the feature.
I'm not entering into this whole Europe Vs US thing, however I'm glad that we have regulators here in the UK protecting consumers.
I'm not entering into this whole Europe Vs US thing, however I'm glad that we have regulators here in the UK protecting consumers.