http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/ Engadget Comments for Verizon advertising says Droid is for men, Pre is for women (video) http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/
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btw I liked when you had to click to see the replies to the first commenters]]>Feb 4th 2010 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/
It is almost Valentines Day... And seeing how women never really get men anything, Everything is being marketed towards women. It will be like this through Mothers Day, and then fade when Fathers Days comes.]]>Feb 4th 2010 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/
IDK. I think Palm started ruining the brand by creating a phone and naming it the Pixi. If they didn't want to be labeled as a product for females, they should choose such feminine names.]]>Feb 4th 2010 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/
... obviously, I meant that they shouldn't choose such feminine names, not should.]]>Feb 4th 2010 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/
but for a normal person like me who doesnt know the Palm Pre will simply say, "well, I don't like a phone that is built for moms!"]]>Feb 4th 2010 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/
take that anger and direct it to Verizon, it's really their marketing choice.

It's obvious that Verizon has invested A LOT into the Droid, and with the great webOS devices coming along, they want to advertise them while not undermining their billions spent on the marketing for Droid.]]>Feb 4th 2010 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 10:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/
My wife is a "minimalist" and she had the Centro and a Treo before that. She didn't want the pre or the pixi but after she played around with mine a bit she was completely sold. ]]>Feb 4th 2010 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/
Granted, the adverts for the DROID have been rather stereotypically male-oriented, but seriously, if this is the image Verizon's going to project for the Pre then it'll be small wonder if guys decide they'd rather not own a device that's the phonic equivalent of holding their wife's purse.]]>Feb 4th 2010 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/
Really? I didn't see it that way at all. I looked at it as them saying that those sexist times are over and acknowledging that women have real schedules and things to do in their life, not sit around hoping for guy to give them chocolates and a card. More like a "give them something they can actually use in their busy life" type message. Oh well...]]>Feb 4th 2010 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/
It might behoove Palm to man-up their advertising for the Pre. I'm not sure any amount of machismo will overcome the "Pixi" name, however.

Signed,
a proud, straight, Pre-using male]]>Feb 4th 2010 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/
Palm Piston, anyone?]]>Feb 4th 2010 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/
little did we know "pre" is short for "pretty", eh?]]>Feb 4th 2010 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/
I'm waiting for an HTC Bravo before I get rid of my G1. But i'd love a Pre too.]]>Feb 4th 2010 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/]]>Feb 4th 2010 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 5th 2010 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/
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I never really saw that with the Pre. But with the Pixi, yea you got me there ...]]>Feb 4th 2010 6:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/
sorry i have to say it]]>Feb 4th 2010 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/
(joking!)]]>Feb 4th 2010 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/
the between market is kinda tiny, i have to say. ]]>Feb 4th 2010 8:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 11:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/Feb 4th 2010 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/
I think the most offensive part is the slogan, "The Smartphone smart enough to for mom." I think that roughly translates to, "The smartphone smart enough to make up for mom's stupidity." As in, "it's so easy, even a woman can use it!" But cleverly disguised as propping up "mom's" intelligence.]]>Feb 4th 2010 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/
Why do I show up as unverified?]]>Feb 4th 2010 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/
I do not agree. The Palm Pre is a smart phone, but it is also a sophisticated mobile computing device. Its capabilities are incredible but yet elegantly designed into an intuitive, easy and fun to use interface. Verizon wanted to convey the fun, friendly, and useful aspects of the phone.

The Verizon ad is addressed to "mothers" who may have thought about smart phones as intricate technology devices. It is clear from the advertising that the ad is targeting mothers (and not men or women, boys or girls!).

Conclusion: This is a very good Ad; it should broaden the appeal of the Palm Pre phone.]]>Feb 4th 2010 8:11PM