DellDitty.com debuts to promote ‘Apple iPod shuffle killer’ Dell DJ Ditty

Friday, September 23, 2005 · 8:21 am · 76 Comments

Is this for real?

http://www.dellditty.com/

If so, wow. Just wow.

Advertisement: Apple iPod nano. 1,000 songs. Impossibly small. From $199. Free shipping.

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76 Comments

dogfriend

Friday, September 23, 2005 - 1:12 pm · Reply

I was thinking that this has to be a hoax.

They have Walter Sobchek hawking the DJ $hitty!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/

Nobody in Particular

Friday, September 23, 2005 - 1:21 pm · Reply

This looks like a gag from the guys who do CrazyAppleRumors.com

tno

Friday, September 23, 2005 - 1:38 pm · Reply

I think you guys are missing the point. They can NOT compete with the ipod for the cool factor — so they take the piss, make a joke about it, go ironic. I think it is really clever and probably the only way out. The product looks like shit, but they know there is a large group of non ipod lovers… It’s a clever move out of desperation

Friday, September 23, 2005 - 2:08 pm · Reply

michael dell…. is this all youve got meat head??
didnt u say something about the ipod just being a fad? why would u bother even trying to copy a fad?
hmmmmm.

Bruce M.

Friday, September 23, 2005 - 2:33 pm · Reply

OMG what a train-wreck … I guess you have to grant them point for having the courage to follow such a horrible concept to it’s logical end. Everything about the video’s is repulsive, especially the fat turd who is trying to be “ironic” but really just comes across as an annoying …. fat turd.

I do supposed Dell is tyring to be “anti-apple” but could they make an unappealing product any more unappealing if they tried?

And whats up with the 64kbps 220 song storage claim? Do they think their customers are all as stupid and deluded as the fat dance instructor they’re trying to parody?

“The Dell Ditty. Why get an iPod when You Can be a Total Retard?”

John Gee

Friday, September 23, 2005 - 3:31 pm · Reply

Wow…I’ve had spam that looks very close to that!

Neat idea!

People can decide to disregard it before they bother to read it!

snowy2005

Friday, September 23, 2005 - 4:10 pm · Reply

Oh my gosh…

The 70′s called, they want their website back…

Artbert

Friday, September 23, 2005 - 4:12 pm · Reply

Quoting capacity based on 64 kbps wma, is based on the desire to simulate the rustic sound of classic AM radio, LP needle scratch, and 8-track tape hiss. Groovy.

KenC

Friday, September 23, 2005 - 4:30 pm · Reply

Didn’t one of those asian MP3 player companies, like Rio or Creative, have a similar series of strange ads for their players on their website? Anyone remember?

Tempus Fugit

Friday, September 23, 2005 - 5:48 pm · Reply

“….Holy crap! Easily the most annoying thing I’ve ever seen…..”

i’d say equally as annoying as this….

http://hem.bredband.net/turbo2/the_annoying_thing_320x256.mpg

frestonia

Friday, September 23, 2005 - 6:55 pm · Reply

on top of the asinine advertising, dell’s gunning for the least popular iPod model. whoop-dee-doo.

macster

Friday, September 23, 2005 - 7:26 pm · Reply

this is just sad

progeny