One man’s weirdo is another man’s innovator–and that applies to canine life as we see a dog with his butt instead of his head sticking out the window of a fast moving SUV. This causes a backseat passenger eating Starburst fruit chew candy to conclude that the dog is weird, with behavior that is “a contradiction.” To back up his contention, he cites the dog’s other idiosyncrasies such as loving cats, hating tennis balls, and pulling a guy into a burning building.
The driver defends his beloved dog, even telling the pooch, “You’re not weird. You’re an innovator.”
Furthermore the driver notes that his backseat buddy is the proverbial “pot calling the kettle black” in that the Starbursts he eats are a contradiction–solid food that’s liquid and juicy.
The passenger isn’t moved by the argument, concluding that the dog–whose wind-blown butt still sticks out the window–is weird.
An end tag picturing a Starburst package carries the slogan, “It’s a juicy contradiction.”
This offbeat “Dog” was directed by Hank Perlman of Hungry Man for TBWAChiatDay, New York.
Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance
Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.
The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.
"This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."
The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."
And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.
Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.
Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.
Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."
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