He doesn't even agree with Samsung, considering they never requested it. But if they did, it wouldn't be too out of the ordinary.
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Olympic Athletes May Use iPhones Without Restriction During Opening Ceremony Says IOC
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He doesn't even agree with Samsung, considering they never requested it. But if they did, it wouldn't be too out of the ordinary.
The real Dr. Manhattan would never do that
Anyway, for him and Max(Inc), there is no arguying with them. They are just very closed minded and no facts will convince them that we are not Samsung fanboys/Apple haters.
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Have we watched the same ceremony? Haven't seen that many iPhones compared to Go Pros and Notes
Nobody is agreeing with Samsung and the IOC would never agree with you lol. They want to keep Samsung as a sponsor and if they agreed with your POV, that relationship would fail for sure.
Regardless of whether Samsung requested people cover iPhone logos, there are a few of you who justifed it, and said it was normal. I've never seen Apple request this, nor would I back them if they did.
There were a lot of iPhones used. I watched a Canadian and U.S. Broadcast. Some had covers, some didn't. People certainly didn't cover them on purpose.
Being a sponsor does not give you the right to make someone cover logos of your personal devices for normal usage. If it is a press conference that is different. Even then, you'd probably get a lecture, not kicked out or anything.
The amount of trumpeting for Samsumg on front page stories is ridiculous. Do Apple fanboys say stupid thing? Of course. But you should expect some backlash when you're constantly bringing them up on purpose. It screams insecurity and troll.
There were a lot of iPhones used. I watched a Canadian and U.S. Broadcast. Some had covers, some didn't. People certainly didn't cover them on purpose.
Being a sponsor does not give you the right to make someone cover logos of your personal devices for normal usage. If it is a press conference that is different. Even then, you'd probably get a lecture, not kicked out or anything.
The amount of trumpeting for Samsumg on front page stories is ridiculous. Do Apple fanboys say stupid thing? Of course. But you should expect some backlash when you're constantly bringing them up on purpose. It screams insecurity and troll.
Coming from the person calling people Samsung trolls? Do you seriously think you sound any better than people calling out Apple drones?
What exactly do you call "a lot"? In many cases it was not easy to see what exactly the athletes were using but among those devices that were recognizable I'd say less than 10% were iPhones (and I am being generous here)
I prefer neither. But it is an Apple site, so I expect some level of Apple drone.
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I think your number is underestimating. My guess is 50%. Unless you want to count individually, neither of us is right. I don't see what this has to do with anything we're discussing though.
For everyone so up in arms about the imaginary ban on iPhones, read this and see what the IOC did ban.
SOCHI, Russia (AP) - The IOC is telling Olympic athletes they may not wear armbands or stickers during competition to commemorate the dead.
The Olympic body said Monday it sent a letter to Norwegian Olympic officials after four female cross-country wore black armbands in memory of an athlete's brother who died on the eve of the games.
The International Olympic Committee also told freestyle skiers not to wear stickers on their helmets in tribute to Canadian halfpipe skier Sarah Burke, who died after a crash in training two years ago.
"We would say the competitions themselves, which are a place of celebration, are probably not the right place to really do that," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said. "We would like to keep that separate."
Burke died Jan. 19, 2012, nine days after a training accident on a halfpipe in Park City, Utah. She was 29.
Burke lobbied hard for inclusion of all the freeskiing disciplines for women in the X Games and, ultimately, the Olympics. Some athletes had wanted to wear helmet stickers in tribute but were turned down by the IOC.
Adams said the IOC has "huge sympathy" for Burke and is willing to helping athletes remember her at news conferences or a ceremony at the multifaith center in the Olympic Village - but not at the competition sites.
"We really think she is an important person to be remembered," he said.
The Norwegians wore black armbands in Saturday's 15-kilometer skiathlon, the opening cross-country event of the games.
The Norwegian Olympic Committee received a letter from the IOC saying the gesture goes against rules which prohibit the wearing of messages on Olympic uniforms or equipment. The IOC told the Norwegians not to do it again.
Adams did not elaborate on the letter, saying that was "the end of the matter."
Inge Andersen, secretary general of the Norwegian Olympic Committee, said he was upset at the decision and planned to take the issue to the "highest levels" of the IOC.
"We want to discuss why the IOC don't want to let us go through this tragedy in a normal manner," he told The Associated Press. "That would be normal in every other society. It's about the Olympic movement. We are all human beings. We have to take care of each other."
The younger brother of Norwegian skier Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, Sten Anders Jacobsen, died "suddenly and unexpectedly" on Friday, the Norwegian team said, without elaborating.
The next day, Marit Bjoergen won the skiathlon for her fourth Olympic gold medal, with teammates Heidi Weng taking the bronze and Therese Johaug finishing fourth. The four Norwegian teammates - including Kristin Stoermer Steira - all cried as they embraced each other after the race. Bjoergen and Weng wept on the podium during the flower ceremony.
The Norwegians said Monday they wouldn't wear the armbands again. Bjoergen said she didn't regret the decision to do so Saturday.
"It was worth it," she said.
Sten Anders Jacobsen was his sister's training partner, and was well known within the close-knit Norwegian team, which spends a large part of the year together.
Jacobsen has remained in Sochi and is to compete in the individual freestyle sprint Tuesday.
Andersen, the Norwegian Olympic official, said he wasn't told in advance about the athletes' plan to wear the armbands. But, had he been asked, "I would have said yes."
"This is a tragedy for the whole team," Andersen said. "It is only human that they must be allowed to show that. It is part of their therapy to show respect both for the sister of the brother who died and the boy who died."
The IOC has strict rules against protests or propaganda during competitions, outlawing any demonstrations in Olympic venues. The IOC worries that allowing someone to display messages not tied to the games would encourage others to use the Olympics for their own gain.
Gerhard Heiberg, a senior IOC member from Norway and the chairman of its marketing commission, said the IOC had to stick by its rules, otherwise it would open a precedent.
"But as a Norwegian," he told the AP, "I must say I have full understanding of what happened. These four girls in the race they were really concerned. They wanted to show their sympathy. As a person I have a full understanding for it, but as an IOC member I can see that the consequences are not good."
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SOCHI, Russia (AP) - The IOC is telling Olympic athletes they may not wear armbands or stickers during competition to commemorate the dead.
The Olympic body said Monday it sent a letter to Norwegian Olympic officials after four female cross-country wore black armbands in memory of an athlete's brother who died on the eve of the games.
The International Olympic Committee also told freestyle skiers not to wear stickers on their helmets in tribute to Canadian halfpipe skier Sarah Burke, who died after a crash in training two years ago.
"We would say the competitions themselves, which are a place of celebration, are probably not the right place to really do that," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said. "We would like to keep that separate."
Burke died Jan. 19, 2012, nine days after a training accident on a halfpipe in Park City, Utah. She was 29.
Burke lobbied hard for inclusion of all the freeskiing disciplines for women in the X Games and, ultimately, the Olympics. Some athletes had wanted to wear helmet stickers in tribute but were turned down by the IOC.
Adams said the IOC has "huge sympathy" for Burke and is willing to helping athletes remember her at news conferences or a ceremony at the multifaith center in the Olympic Village - but not at the competition sites.
"We really think she is an important person to be remembered," he said.
The Norwegians wore black armbands in Saturday's 15-kilometer skiathlon, the opening cross-country event of the games.
The Norwegian Olympic Committee received a letter from the IOC saying the gesture goes against rules which prohibit the wearing of messages on Olympic uniforms or equipment. The IOC told the Norwegians not to do it again.
Adams did not elaborate on the letter, saying that was "the end of the matter."
Inge Andersen, secretary general of the Norwegian Olympic Committee, said he was upset at the decision and planned to take the issue to the "highest levels" of the IOC.
"We want to discuss why the IOC don't want to let us go through this tragedy in a normal manner," he told The Associated Press. "That would be normal in every other society. It's about the Olympic movement. We are all human beings. We have to take care of each other."
The younger brother of Norwegian skier Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, Sten Anders Jacobsen, died "suddenly and unexpectedly" on Friday, the Norwegian team said, without elaborating.
The next day, Marit Bjoergen won the skiathlon for her fourth Olympic gold medal, with teammates Heidi Weng taking the bronze and Therese Johaug finishing fourth. The four Norwegian teammates - including Kristin Stoermer Steira - all cried as they embraced each other after the race. Bjoergen and Weng wept on the podium during the flower ceremony.
The Norwegians said Monday they wouldn't wear the armbands again. Bjoergen said she didn't regret the decision to do so Saturday.
"It was worth it," she said.
Sten Anders Jacobsen was his sister's training partner, and was well known within the close-knit Norwegian team, which spends a large part of the year together.
Jacobsen has remained in Sochi and is to compete in the individual freestyle sprint Tuesday.
Andersen, the Norwegian Olympic official, said he wasn't told in advance about the athletes' plan to wear the armbands. But, had he been asked, "I would have said yes."
"This is a tragedy for the whole team," Andersen said. "It is only human that they must be allowed to show that. It is part of their therapy to show respect both for the sister of the brother who died and the boy who died."
The IOC has strict rules against protests or propaganda during competitions, outlawing any demonstrations in Olympic venues. The IOC worries that allowing someone to display messages not tied to the games would encourage others to use the Olympics for their own gain.
Gerhard Heiberg, a senior IOC member from Norway and the chairman of its marketing commission, said the IOC had to stick by its rules, otherwise it would open a precedent.
"But as a Norwegian," he told the AP, "I must say I have full understanding of what happened. These four girls in the race they were really concerned. They wanted to show their sympathy. As a person I have a full understanding for it, but as an IOC member I can see that the consequences are not good."
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So the giant Apple logo on the back means nothing?
Throw a case on the phone, and you won't see it
That is an easy thing to cover up. Most people use cases, including myself, I have a nice Speck Candy Shell case on my phone, and I don't need to see that giant Apple logo on the back ----------
Many people have cases on their phones to protect them, so the cases cover up the Apple logo. Anyhow, Samsung tried to get away with telling people not to use iDevices at the Olympic Games, and it is an epic fail for them, lol.
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Many people use cases on their phones, such as myself, I have a Speck Candy Shell case on my iPhone, and it covers up the Apple logo. The last time I saw the logo on my phone was when I bought it. So many people use cases, that we never see the Apple logo, except for when we reboot the phone or turn it on after it has been off.
Throw a case on the phone, and you won't see it
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Many people have cases on their phones to protect them, so the cases cover up the Apple logo. Anyhow, Samsung tried to get away with telling people not to use iDevices at the Olympic Games, and it is an epic fail for them, lol.
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Many people use cases on their phones, such as myself, I have a Speck Candy Shell case on my iPhone, and it covers up the Apple logo. The last time I saw the logo on my phone was when I bought it. So many people use cases, that we never see the Apple logo, except for when we reboot the phone or turn it on after it has been off.
I think you missed the point of my reply.