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