On Sun, 2009-08-16 at 13:30 -0400, Alex Balashov wrote: > Trixter aka Bret McDanel wrote: > > > I am all for people advertising unlimited if it really is unlimited. I > > just dont think they should say that if its not. Nor do I think people > > should say "sign up today and get a $1,000,00 check" and then in the > > TOS say that the check will be voided before being mailed. > > The problem is that what you're really challenging is a much larger > nexus of narratives ingrained in the discourse - the observational > language of marketing, and, dare I say, the metaphysics of consumerism. >
to a point its fradulent, and to a point its unfair to those that really do offer unlimited service to have to compete against people that claim it but have no intention of offering it. The people want it, some are able to provide it, others cant/wont so they just lie about it or use trickery by hiding the definition (which is opposite to the ordinary meaning of the word). I think people would have similar outrage to an auto maker saying that you can get 100mpg on an suv* *if the SUV is dropped from space and gravity+inertia does all the work Although that is somewhat more honest, even though its just as misleading. In that instance they are not redefining a word to mean the opposite. As for the more bars, you didnt mention the 1:35 have been in the system at some point in their life :) -- Trixter http://www.0xdecafbad.com Bret McDanel pgp key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x8AE5C721 _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz
