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The way they have made this video it looks as if they had come up with the definite cure to cancer, aids, etc ... I don't like it.

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No.. the cure to cancer is in iPhone 5.

anybody else think its hilarious that this comment gets downvoted to oblivion?

Yes, I'm both laughing and crying at the same time, but I've slowly accepted that this is how certain people "compete" here, and how they, in addition to comments, "express" themselves here on HN.

Is there a reason that I never see -5 on HN? Does the comment dissapear after -4?

-4 is the lowest a comment can go. I suspect it's to prevent the author from losing too much karma. At worst, he can lose 5 karma from a single comment that the community doesn't like.

I was wondering the same.

Perhaps it's because it's a very obvious statement? Apple routinely purport its products are perfect, that every detail is a facet of the best craftsmanship on Earth, use gaping-mouth words ("sooo perfect") and giggles of joy. Apple markets its products as technology beyond cutting-edge: they are superhuman, perhaps built by aliens and bestowed upon us mortals, things that change our lives and do more than technology is ever expected to do.

I am not trying to exaggerate here for cheap comedic effect. I seriously believe anything less would be very not-Apple.

Why wouldn't you try to make your new product seem as "incredible" as possible?

Because cynics would realize you are exaggerating and perhaps think less of your product for it – maybe your product can’t stand on its own, so you have to exaggerate to make up for that. Apple is betting that most of its ad watchers are not this type of cynic.

Like that "what is iPad" commercial that says "all the world's websites". They made the best tablet going, so why do they still feel the need to cross the line between touting and lying?

All the websites are available of course. Whether or not you can make use of the Flash content is a different story. At least to Apple it's a different story...

The fact that Apple is always doing the same kind of marketing won't make me stop being amazed at how they purport an iphone as The Panacea. It's almost ridiculous and a little bit insulting to the intellect. I just don't like that kind of marketing nor think is at all intelligent. Just my opinion.

Oh yeah, hilarious... In a very troubling kind of way.

Ah the Irony: a sarcastic comment about downvoting gets downvoted.

Is there an algorithm to figure out what will get downvoted? Or is it totally random?

Not really?

"Company markets Product as if it is a Big Deal that people should Definitely Buy" is hardly an interesting or insightful observation.

I think he's observing the videos about the distant family where the dad doesn't see his kids being fixed by the iPhone 4. It's creepy. So is the Apple guys with the big eyes who keeps talking about a slightly better screen like it's a revolution.

No, I try to always downvote comments which are "I don't like it" "I don't understand" "$competitor is better" and similar.

In this case "they are idiots for caring so much about something I don't care for ".

It's nothing more than a smug putdown. It's like anti-intellectualism but for anti-quality or anti-effort.

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