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#1 2009-06-22 8:43 am
- macman2008
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apple logo's
is it just me, or are there more and more poeple on tv hiding the apple logo. from stickers of just photoshoping the glowing logo out on adds
why hide it?
and btw, keyboards in england are confusing to me. (i'm currently in london!!!!!! YAY)
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Stack it!#3 2009-06-22 9:04 am
- Jonski
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Re: apple logo's
macman2008 wrote:
is it just me, or are there more and more poeple on tv hiding the apple logo. from stickers of just photoshoping the glowing logo out on adds
why hide it?
I've noticed this lately. But not just Apple, Dell and others, too.
No idea why - reverse product placement?
Don't quite see what this has to do with Everyday Tech, though?
Unless...
macman2008 wrote:
and btw, keyboards in england are confusing to me.
The key you're looking for has an upwards pointing arrow on it instead of the word "Shift". 
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#4 2009-06-22 12:12 pm
- dv
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Re: apple logo's
Because if you don't get paid to use the logo as product placement, you have to pay to use the logo - you need permission.
Same reason sitcom characters always say "tissue" instead of "kleenex."
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#5 2009-06-22 2:05 pm
- Mr. Happypants
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Re: apple logo's
And the reverse is true - the manufacturer must (typically) pay for that product placement. I wasn't aware a show/movie/whatever had to pay for the privilege of using a certain product however.
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#6 2009-06-23 1:43 am
Re: apple logo's
dv wrote:
Because if you don't get paid to use the logo as product placement, you have to pay to use the logo - you need permission.
Same reason sitcom characters always say "tissue" instead of "kleenex."
No they don't. As said, it's usually because they don't want to give away free advertising.
If you watch Mythbusters you can see it pretty clearly - brands that don't pay to appear on the show get their labels covered with a photocopy of the Mythbusters logo. Brands that do are shown clearly.
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