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It's a *deliberate* technique!
Authored by: Chromatix on Saturday, November 03 2012 @ 10:23 AM EDT
Even at 1920x1200, without Retina shenanigans, the notice is not initially visible. The lowest visible elements are the row of four product category image-links.

However, viewing it on a portrait-mode device - specifically a Galaxy Note - *does* reveal the notice. There is a noticeable layout error here (the row of four overlaps the large image, and the video links are missing), suggesting that Apple hasn't optimised the site for the Android browser.

And yet on the flip side, the notice is also very "conveniently" cut off on my iPhone 3G. There, the two video buttons appear between the large image and the row of four, instead of beside the large image as on the desktop. This makes the row of four neatly fit at the bottom of the screen, and there is no permanent scrollbar to suggest anything appears below them at all.

The notice only seems to appear on the UK-specific site, not (for example) the Finnish or global sites.

And now for the weird and creepy part. The page layout changes and images rescale when you change the browser window size, eg. by setting it to fullscreen or changing your monitor resolution, so that the row or four images is always at or very near the bottom of the window. That's *not* a typical web design technique. It is very effective in keeping the notice off the screen on first viewing, unless the display is a high-resolution *portrait* display.

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Can anyone check the size (points / pixels issue)
Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, November 03 2012 @ 10:25 AM EDT
From UK website: Saturday 3 Nov at 1415 GMT the opening sentence "On 9 July 2012 the High Court of --" is 10.5pt, which is 4.8% smaller than that specified by the court order. Snarkiness prevails! The heading in bold is 12pt

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