Steve Jobs doesn’t like French Canadians
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A little while earlier today we ran a post saying Apple’s latest advertising hook is to spend about $13,000 in kind for hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of free advertising and press.
Calling it the Billion App Countdown Promotion, “Download an app and you’ll automatically get the chance to win a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card, an iPod touch, a Time Capsule, and a MacBook Pro,” says its promo page.
In a Reader’s Write, copypaste quotes an Montreal gazette story which cites the promotion.
In its rules, Apple says everyone 13 years old and up and a legal resident of the 50 US states, or the District of Columbia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom, can take part.
And Canada.
Except Quebec.
But Apple isn’t alone in imposing a cordon sanitaire.
Canadian Business magazine barred Quebec from its Great Canadian Innovation contest, said another Montreal Gazette story recently.
Quebecers were also, “shut out of Google’s contest to build an Android app“.
Not only but also, “Cisco barred Quebecers from the I-Prize competition, grouping the province among shining nations such as Myanmar, Iran, North Korea and Cuba,” adds the story.
Stay tuned.
free advertising – Steve Jobs – still pushing the buttons, April 13, 2009
Montreal Gazette - Surprise! Quebec excluded from Apple’s billion app contest, April 10, 2009
Montreal Gazette - Quebecers shut out of Canadian Business innovation contest, February 27, 2009
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April 13th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
“In a Readerâs Write, copypaste quotes an Ottawa Citzen”
I think its a Montreal Gazette article.
Both are owned by canwest though, http://www.canwestglobal.com/brands/newspapers.asp
April 13th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
so, whadja ‘bec’ers do to piss everyone off?
j/k
April 13th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
pretty sure its because of quebec law.
April 13th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Perhaps it’s the arrogance they inherit from france and its language.
April 13th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
Quebec has different laws regarding contests and as such they make it very difficult for a company to run a contest in Quebec. SKill-based contests have it a little easier, but anything chance based will be abused to hell. For example 10% of winnings have to go to the Provincial Government.
April 13th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
@ Kaybeker
Ahem. Cough, cough. Just wanted to see if you were paying attention.
Fixed.
Cheers! And thanks ….
April 13th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Indeed. Quebec law is fucked.
April 14th, 2009 at 2:39 am
Quebec law for contests of any kind is brutal. Lotteries are not good in Quebec, they have their own while the rest of Canada has others. The only thing I know Quebec has for any contest as well as Canada is the Lotto 6/49.
April 14th, 2009 at 3:07 am
The article should be retitled “Quebecers shut out the world, including contests.” It’s their laws, their fault. They wish to be “unique” but whine when it backfires.
April 14th, 2009 at 7:23 am
It depends on the “type” of game. As was noted.
April 14th, 2009 at 7:30 am
Also, its very clear that some people here are very ummmm “anti” Quebec here, to put it mildly.
“Itâs their laws, their fault. They wish to be âuniqueâ but whine when it backfires.”
Is that the case with all the “quebecers”? Is it really?
You sure like to put a whole prov of people into one lump, eh Mike?
April 14th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
if you want to attack something french do not attack the people of Quebec.
Attack Vivendique Univers-sale instead.
This is a prime target full of parasites!
April 15th, 2009 at 7:42 am
Oh come on, what kind of sensationalistic title is that. Steve Jobs is at home dying with his family, and Apple chose not to include Quebec because our lovely provincial government charges extortionistic fees to run a contest here. No one has singled out “French Canadians” either – all Quebec residents are barred whether we’re of French origin or not.
April 15th, 2009 at 8:26 am
Si Steve Jobs est trop crétin pour respecter la loi, qu’il se mette son concours dans le cul!
April 15th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Well, well, well. This as nothing to do with Steve Jobs, Apple, Google, Cisco, french, english, spanish, arabic… Itâs about the law applied by the Régie des alcools des courses et des jeux (the organisation responsible to apply the rules in the province of Quebec regarding alcool, races et gaming).
http://www.racj.gouv.qc.ca/index.php?id=118&L=1
They have rules and fees and some company don’t want to follow or pay for any promotion… that’s it.
April 17th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
I am from Montreal, and Quebec’s laws are pretty fucked up. They are imposing some rules and fees. And I understand Steve Jobs why he don’t wanna apply to these rules.
I don’t know why our laws are like that, but they do suck. I speak normally french, and I know that if Apple had to do this contest, he would have to do the campaign in the french language.
At one side, you have the government that want to protect the french language, and at the other side, you have the Quebec people that want to have all the liberty and all the opportunity that the rest of the Canada have.
I’ts pretty contradicting. But I understand WHY we have to deal with it.
April 21st, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Reader’s Write you have never been in France and don’t know any French people so shut your trap. If you travel there you may actually get your first shag and you obviously need it. (dans ton cul!)
April 21st, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Vivendi Universal?! What are you talking about, are they any worst than Warner Bros & Co… Just because a French company took over one of your Yankee iconic corporation, doesn’t mean you have to be a prick all your life. (va te faire enculer)
April 21st, 2009 at 5:55 pm
Vive le Quebec! Reader’s Write is a poofter.