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Apple's Copywriting Fail

Steve's rolling over in his grave

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Tetra
Sep 12, 2025
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Apple in the 00’s was a copywriting machine.

The copy for the OG iPod was pure genius: “1000 songs in your pocket”.

Compare that legendary copy to what they came up with for the launch of the new iPhone 17:

“The thinnest iPhone ever.”

That’s all they could come up with for the first copy anyone will see on the apple.com homepage?

Really?

It’s a textbook case of advertising a feature instead of a benefit.

Features vs. benefits

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