Dell: Gender fail

[pootlus]

So today I received an e-mail offer from Dell (I bought a laptop from them last year).

Link to Dell's siteThe offer is for one of their NEW! "Opi" Studio Laptops

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[sying]

Oh man, at some point I just started laughing at that and it started with: "Match your nails to your e-mails. It's a whole new accessory." Huh? But then! Did you see the "best" part by hovering your mouse over the colours? It's just... I don't have words for this:

Not believing in Santa Claus may be practical, but it's not magical. And to me, the holidays are all about magic and miracles, no matter your religious beliefs. The fact that there are zillions of snowflakes glittering down on us but no two are the same is a miracle in itself. And the fact that millions and millions of children every year send a letter to a jolly little man in a red suit, with the pure belief that it will be answered, is also pretty miraculous. This color was inspired by the glitter of those snowflakes mixed into a rich holiday red.

Actually, I do have words but I'd have to rebut every single line in that bit of sales nonsense and it's too hot to do anything other than point and laugh at the ridiculousness.

[pootlus]

Not believing in Santa Claus may be practical, but it's not magical. And to me, the holidays are all about magic and miracles, no matter your religious beliefs. The fact that there are zillions of snowflakes glittering down on us but no two are the same is a miracle in itself. And the fact that millions and millions of children every year send a letter to a jolly little man in a red suit, with the pure belief that it will be answered, is also pretty miraculous. This color was inspired by the glitter of those snowflakes mixed into a rich holiday red.

Ha, I didn't even look at the descriptions for the colours! That's probably the least horrid I'm thinking.

The fact is that we can't conclusively prove that no two snowflakes are alike (due to the number), and it's not exactly a miracle that there should be almost infinite variation due to the number of molecules involved. It's like saying that it's a miracle that rocks don't all look alike.

[toniaw]

Wow, just wow!

[pootlus]

Yes, it's pretty special.

It wasn't just sent to women though - the guy sitting behind me at work got one too. His wife is a rather determined lady, so I imagine he didn't forward it on to her for Dell's sake...

[toniaw]

They sent it out to everybody? - way to go, Dell marketing department!