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Apple apologises for its iPad “Crush!” ad

Apple · · PR bombs

Apple's iPad Pro ad showed a hydraulic press crushing instruments, paint and other creative tools. After a backlash, Apple's Tor Myhren said “we missed the mark with this video, and we're sorry”, and Apple dropped plans to run it on TV.

Why it counts

An ad meant to celebrate creative people showed their tools being destroyed.

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