RANGA+ 1,210 Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) Aaaaannd people fell for it: A fake Apple ad has been spreading on social networks, encouraging people to destroy their iPhones, The Independent's James Vincent reports. The ad, which is uses Apple's same font and clean white background, states: "Update to IOS 7 and become waterproof." Then it says, "“In an emergency, a smart-switch will shut off the phone’s power supply and corresponding components to prevent any damage to your iPhone’s delicate circuitry.” The ad goes on to explain what "iOS" is. Apparently people fell for it and expressed their outrage on Twitter. One angry tester wrote, " Ok whoever said IOS7 is waterproof GO F*** YOURSELF." Another: " wft #iOS7 isn't waterproof!!! now my phones at the bottom of the river." The ad in question: Edited September 25, 2013 by RANGA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Phailadelphia Posted September 25, 2013 Oh 4chan. You mischievous bastards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barracuda 629 Posted September 25, 2013 Why would you test it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Phailadelphia Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) Why would you test it? How would any sane person even get to the "let's test this" phase? To begin with, what in the world would lead them to believe a software upgrade can waterproof a physical object? Edited September 25, 2013 by Phailadelphia 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blotsfan 2,112 Posted September 25, 2013 I think the tweets are by people on 4chan who want attention. Even if you were going to test it, no one would do it in a river. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RANGA+ 1,210 Posted September 25, 2013 Why would you test it? You underestimate the average Apple fanboy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bucman 891 Posted September 25, 2013 Idiots Though I'm sure some people are just trolling and saying they tested it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zack_of_Steel+ 3,014 Posted September 25, 2013 That's awesome. I hope people really tried it out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BwareDWare94 723 Posted October 15, 2013 I think things like this are good for society. At the very least, the people who actually tried this get to do some soul-searching. I mean, actually thinking this is possible should be considered unacceptable stupidity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites