Is this for real?
If so, wow. Just wow.
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Gonna sell a ton
Apple uses musicians with songs worth putting on your iPod.
Dell uses fat guy.
Dell- rhymes with -smell
Ditty- rhymes with-sh—
WTF?
This was not a good idea. And had a little too much money behind it.
For God’s sake, there are people dealing with the aftermath of a hurricane and people are pissing away money on this crap? Where’s the humanity?
they cannot be serious!
surely they didn’t spend marketing $$$$ on this!?
I am so embarrassed it made me laugh.
Looks like Dell is betting big on this little… er… Ditty. I wonder if they’ll be airing TV spots for it? If so, I hope they keep the fat guy.
is this serious ?…..i couldn’t even imagine something this bad
who the hell is this supposed to appeal to ?….people who want to be complete dorks ?
The buzz behind the whole iPod line is that it’s cool. Dell’s commercial is obviously not cool, why do they think this is going to help these things sell?
Just when I thought I’ve seen it all. LOL! The two units they might have sold, now look to be zero.
It’s Dell Turdy
Two words: “THE WORST”
I liked this product when it first came out, and it was called the iPod.
This thing is as cool as herpies
What the hell is up with the guy on the page?
Terrible.
Just terrible
MW: same, as in: “Wow, the Dell DJ Ditty is almost the same. Almost…”
As in “The Dell DJ Ditty is almost the same as the Shuffle. Yeah, almost…”
MW: eight, as in “The Ditty looks like a Shuffle that eight some lead paint.”
nycguy, that’s exactly what I was thinking. The problem is that not even dorks can identify with “Mitch” from the videos so I guess it appeals to no one.
Dell needs to consider this, they are a bargain basement company. They appeal to the tight budget.
Some consider Apple a boutique company; but they definitely appeal to people who are willing to spend a little more for quality and experience.
There is NO WAY Dell can compete for the iPod crowd with shiat like that.
One of the segments says you can sync like a semi-professional. SEMI! They’re basically saying professionals wouldn’t dream of using their crap.
The shuffle is a limited product – Apple admit that and have never sold it as anything more, in fact they’ve purposely marketed it as such. This ditty thing is just appalling.
What amazes me is the total lack of any sort of taste in these designs. The ditty would be infinitely better if they made it all one colour – silver. At the moment there is the silver body, the blue screen and then the coloured cap thing-a-mies it’s just a mess. They just don’t get it.
Looking at that site pains me.
that’s just….really trashy
This is a parody site, right??? This can’t be for real. Looks like something from Saturday Night Live. Where is Belushi and Ackroyd when you need them?????
Whoever finds merit in Dell’s campaign certainly deserves a Dell Ditty.
The only thing I can think is that Dell has conceded that they will not be able to beat ‘cool’, so they are positioning it as the ‘uncool’ alternative.
The best way to establish yourself in a market is to act like you are competing with the players.
But they really put themselves out there on this one.
Fist Of God, you forgo to add: “painfully inserted”.
I’ve got a digital tire guage that looks like the ditty. I wonder if they are related.
“Easy to read 26x11mm LCD screen.” Brilliant.
My MDN Magic Word is free as in they need to give them away for free to get people interested. They had the Dell dude so I guess this is the “cool” parental iteration. …Not
The best laugh I have had all day, excellent Dell. This is one sweet puppy.
Shame about the mp3 player being a dog turd tho’
I thought “Dude you’re gettin’ a Dell was bad” Why does Dell like to make everyone that uses a Dell look like a tool? – Bravo to the marketing team…..you losers.
You never know, they may sell a bunch of these. I like the idea of a screen on the device, unlike the Shuffle.
No, that’s a 100% real. I work for Dell Retail and we have to play a DVD of this guy at the Rockstar Mansion 24/7 🙁
Good grief, no one over age 8 would find that clever or cool. They completely misread the teen market. Again.
I hate to say it but it’s kinda funny. It reminds me of an SNL sketch with sheri oteri as Judge Judy and Steve Buscemi as a kind of crazy dance instructor.
Domain Name: DELLDITTY.COM
Registrant: Cole & Weber
308 OCCIDENTAL AVE S
SEATTLE, WA 98104-2840
US
Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
Cole & Weber aaron.lemoine@cwredcell.com
308 OCCIDENTAL AVE S
SEATTLE, WA 98104-2840
US
206.447.1956 fax: 206.233.9377
I guess they really don’t get it? What a bunch of morons.
Is this Dell thing a joke?
If you can’t compete with apple, make something that’s 180 degrees
different. I still can’t believe they actually did something this lame.
Is it April 1st already?
i think i’m gonna be sick….
DOES ANYONE CARE ABOUT WHAT DELL IS DOING?
This is supposed to be MacDailyNews, “where Mac news comes first.” Dell isn’t a Mac. In fact, the iPod isn’t a Mac. I’m bored with this crap.
Well, it is kind of funny. Lots of money went into the site… but I don’t think it’ll sell any dittys. No kid is going to want that thing thanks to this (no adult either come to think of it)
Holy crap! Easily the most annoying thing I’ve ever seen.
ditty ditty BANG BANG…..I should check my digital tire quage to see if it plays crappy wma’s (thnks RePlay)
I applaud the marketing team at Dell, keep it up losers, I bet they did the layout and design of that abortion on winblows!
Whack!
I wonder if anyone has the rights to DullDitty.com?
Hey Dell, Nickelodeon called, they want their misapplied, garish, psuedo-retro designs back.
The DellDitty. For people who absolutely positively DON’T want to be cool. Or even smell cool.
Wanna look like a dork? Buy a DellDitty Today!
Wow! The cool-factor of it! Might cool the sales down, even!
Mommy, please make it stop!
You’ve got to be joking, right? Is Dell taking a “Napoleon Dynamite” approach to selling the Ditty? Meaning that if it can’t cater to the cool crowd, it will try the opposite approach?
How retarded!!!
This is sad. Cole & Weber is actually a good advertising agency, but I don’t know how they can defend this work. Watching it, people will feel like they can’t take Dell seriously, and that affects how seriously they will take the Ditty. Big, fat zero.
“….Holy crap! Easily the most annoying thing I’ve ever seen…..”
Ya know…. maybe that is the point !!
Years ago…. probably the most annoying commercial around was… Mr Whipple and ..”Please dont squeeze the Charmin”…
Yeah… it was annoying… but it sold a lot of toilet paper !!
Think about it guys (writing this as I listen to Shirley Horn on my 4GB Nano)..the competition is *still* thinking on ways to match the iPod (any model) let alone surpass it. Meanwhile Apple has probably partially shelved the huge binder labelled iPod-The Beginning and working on the next use for their runaway hit. This from a company which was supposedly beleaguered and dying? Apple may and does have it’s faults but it’s dedication to deiivering graceful and imaginitive products remains pristine.
This is funny. I guess their going after the fat, poser tech guy who want’s to be cool but really never was or will be. talk about trend setting and hitting the ever popular tastemaker markets. ROFLOL.
The Dull DJ Shitty
But y’know its pretty funny. I would never in a million years buy that crappy player, but the ad campaign is pretty hilarious. Give them credit for a totally different take anyway….
now watch the video called:
“RockstarMig” — I think the guy in it a real artist!?
check it out and let us all know.
OMG just horrible.
Jeez… what is that advertising…???? From which planet is that designer coming from??? “sync like a SEMIprofessional”…. they can’t be serious
WOW! And they fired the Dell dude for doin’ drugs?
Wow. That was quite possibly the worst thing I’ve ever seen, and I used to be a local TV producer (which means I had to take part in many,many bad commercials. Many.)
I’m sure those commercials will pay for themselves in no time. Ha ha ha ha ha!
Either dellditty.com is a scam, or Dell needs to apologize to their shareholders and give them their money back.
Personally, my money is with the scam. Dell isn’t THAT dumb!
Damn…just watched some of the clips…it’s Jason Priestly in 20 years!!!!
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Ironically, one of the songs used says,”Never gonna get it, never gonna get it…”
I can’t see nuthin’ besides a giant starburst.
Did they pull it?
Doo wah ditty ditty dum ditty doo
mw: few, as in only a few gonna be sold
“HuskerMac
You never know, they may sell a bunch of these. I like the idea of a screen on the device, unlike the Shuffle.”
Wrong. A 26x11mm LCD screen is totally worthless. Just wastes battery life.
I was thinking that this has to be a hoax.
They have Walter Sobchek hawking the DJ $hitty!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/
This looks like a gag from the guys who do CrazyAppleRumors.com
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
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.
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?”
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!
Oh my gosh…
The 70’s called, they want their website back…
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.
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?
“….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
on top of the asinine advertising, dell’s gunning for the least popular iPod model. whoop-dee-doo.
this is just sad
“Become an emotional puppeteer of the face…”
WTF?
MDN = total, ie Dell DJ Ditty is a total:
-piece of cr@p
-waste of time
-heap of junk
To quote the father in “Everybody Loves Raymond”
“Holly Crap”
This might appeal to those looking for a Dell Dildo though.
MW – “Red” as in the color of the balance sheet on that product.
Hum what happened with this after? nmt bredband