Verizon sues Time Warner Cable over advertising

Phone company says TV ads causing "immediate and irreparable harm" by attacking the quality and reliability of its network, according to the suit.

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[euspos]

Uneducated consumers

The sad thing (sometimes) with America, is that the consumer is bound to know nothing, zilch, zero. We are all ruled by the smallest denominating factor, in marketing lingo meaning the most stupid, uneducated. uninterested consumer. His/hers lack of interest in how he/she is spending his/her money is to rule how the rest of us can procure products and services.

As much as I understand Verizon's claim against Time Warner, if consumers were just a little bit more interested and hence educated, just a little bit, they'd know that Time Warner's comments regarding Verizon service were totally without merit, and just a part of an ongoing battle between service providers. A battle for the consumer's wallet!

So, as in any other purchase decision, be it cable/internet service, milk, or a new automobile, a better educated customers is bound to make a better purchasing decision.
We can not really blaim Toyota for claiming that GM does not manaufacture any red cars, can we? The consumers has to go out and figure out what is true and what is not.

Why are we constantly being ruled by the most stupid people? The only ones that are happy, are the lawyers and others involved in litigation and class action suits. They win EVERY time, regardless of the outcome in a consumer perspective. Amd who pays these lawyers and "middle men"? We do, the consumers, since it is ALWAYS the consumer who pays.

[grossph]

Sort of agree

Some of your arguments are relevant, however to say it is the consumer who is "stupid" is wrong. My Father, who is a retired surgeon and now history professor, would see that commercial and believe that you did need those elements. He is a brillient individual, but doesn't understand technology at the level we do.

So don't paint with such a broad brush and try removing your "Self Referencing Criteria" SRC...

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Actually

Here in the NE Fios used dish networks for video and still do in most areas since they haven't rolled out their video service yet. Cox comm has the same ads rolling yet you don't see Verizon saying anything about it to them.