<![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day - Gizmodo Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day - Gizmodo Comments]]> http://gizmodo.com Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:30:07 EST Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:30:07 EST http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3848573 Wow, that Red One sure is perty!

FLskydiver

]]> 4:347916:c3848573 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:30:07 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3845126 Who buy's dell or windows??? Mac baby ^_^

Gbirrueta

]]> 4:347916:c3845126 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:11:35 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3844561 RED is good.
so is PINK and YELLOW...
howabout... CAMO!!
Dell and Microsoft will announce later this week that they will offer customers a simple way to make a difference, through the purchase of unique (PRODUCT) CAMO branded personal computers and a printer.
Every purchase directs funds to support the recovery of all the poor fucked up kids returning from Iraq and other Terrorist Shooting Locations.





ANoel

]]> 4:347916:c3844561 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:46:12 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3844235 @kodo: Yes. I didn't mean to suggest that Dell would end up donating more than Ben & Jerry. I was just comparing % of gross. Obviously this isn't on everything that Dell sells, only on these particular Red products, so even though it's a high-value product (one XPS system is equivalent to about 400 pints of ice cream) it's probably not going to amount to as much as 1% of all of the ice cream sold all the time.

weatherman

]]> 4:347916:c3844235 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:29:41 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3843701 Everything in the (PRODUCT)RED scheme looks better. And I love the naming concept. (DELL)RED looks sweet.

lafond66

]]> 4:347916:c3843701 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:06:51 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3841949 @weatherman: Actually the effectiveness is dependent largely on the product itself. Ben & Jerry's 1% may very well accrue more because the product (ice cream) is something that consumers purchase frequently and repeatedly over time. Even if that percentage amount doesn't initially seem very large, the longevity of the campaign and the wider consumer base will lend considerably larger gains. A computer has a more limited market - proportionally, there are significantly fewer people looking to buy a new computer. I do agree with you in that at least 5% is something.

kodo

]]> 4:347916:c3841949 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:50:55 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3841908 OMG that's massively hideous expanse of glossy red paint/plastic. And how does the printer only get away with the surround on the control panel and a tiny "(DELL)RED" logo? I guess that's why it's only worth a $5 donation...

Tony C

]]> 4:347916:c3841908 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:48:52 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3841619 @Lavallee017: Red Zune is on the way. I guess the article is right. It was a bad time to introduce it. You must have missed this: [gizmodo.com]

Siouxperman

]]> 4:347916:c3841619 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:35:37 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3841268 @Digital Freak: Thats not a display... thats Dell's All-in-one computer.

Admiral Ackbar

]]> 4:347916:c3841268 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:20:41 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3841208 That's one COOL looking display! Love the stand and connectors! What is Apple doing?!

Digital Freak

]]> 4:347916:c3841208 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:17:46 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3841014 @Lavallee017: microsoft really needs to. the RED iPod nano is selling like hotcakes, maybe a RED zune would put the zune back on the map. of course, so would making the zune a better-fit competitor to the iPod, but microsoft has its shortcomings. and im not an apple fanboy before anyone starts flaming, i have a PC and an xbox 360 i'm defintely not all that anti-MS.

and, that XPS one looks mighty good in red. dell just needs to hook us up with a matching multimedia keyboard and mouse, and it'll have the iMac beat in all corners of the ring except for the OS X diehards out there.

rimplestultskin

]]> 4:347916:c3841014 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:09:05 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3840858 @kodo: marketing is everything. Running special campaigns boosts awareness and contributions far more than having a long, ongoing campaign. 5% of gross is actually a pretty good percentage - more than Ben and Jerry's donates in their 1% for peace program. And lest you forget, Dell is in the business of making money for shareholders. Sure, everyone could do more, but you have to give credit when someone does something other than criticize.

weatherman

]]> 4:347916:c3840858 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:01:43 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3840852 @kodo: So much anger floating around here for doing some charity!

Xenocide

]]> 4:347916:c3840852 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:01:31 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3840833 @kodo: but its like the Livestrong bracelet. It allows someone to spend just a tiny bit more and then advertise to everyone else how awesome they are.

I STILL see people wearing their $1 Livestrong bracelets years later. Awesome, you bought a $1 bracelet 2 years ago that had a portion going to a cause. I shall call you Mr. Philanthropy.

archercc

]]> 4:347916:c3840833 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:00:29 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3840351 @sisedi: Its entirely marketing. If a company was truly philanthropic they would offer to donate percentages of all products, not just off a special line. Furthermore, while I appreciate the initiative to contribute to such a worthy cause, they could be contributing significantly more than a meager 5% of each sale with this program. This is Dell and Microsoft we're talking about here. Its not like they can't afford 10% or more.

kodo

]]> 4:347916:c3840351 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:36:52 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3840333 The One's still fugly, but I wouldn't kick that M1330 off of my desk.

Kaiser-Machead

]]> 4:347916:c3840333 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:35:45 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3840248 Damn, that red XPS one is sexy.

werk

]]> 4:347916:c3840248 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:30:44 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3840215 Regardless of donations, that red XPS has to be about the prettiest all-in-one PC ever.

Monty

]]> 4:347916:c3840215 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:28:23 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3840112 I'm doing HIV research--for a cure. Just give me the money.

qbrad

]]> 4:347916:c3840112 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:22:01 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3840046 Probably a more worthy (or feasible) endeavor than OLPC given some of the recent developments.

TJ

]]> 4:347916:c3840046 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:18:24 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3839893 @blacksamurai87: How much are they donating now? This whole thing is a marketing scheme anyway to get us to feel less guilt about investing in selfish luxuries.

sisedi

]]> 4:347916:c3839893 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:09:01 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3839799 They need to donate more. Period.

blacksamurai87

]]> 4:347916:c3839799 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:02:02 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3839684 whats ironic is that is the color of blood

GrassYummmy

]]> 4:347916:c3839684 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:54:18 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3839346 product red Zune in the future?

Lavallee017

]]> 4:347916:c3839346 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:31:18 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3839287 Being in the red never looked so good.

P3nnst8r

]]> 4:347916:c3839287 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:27:07 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3839262 ...for people who already own this product, and want to contribute to RED, there should be a service for (maybe) sending in the equipment, and getting in painted, or some type of body kit.

Do the same process of dividing what will go to service and what will be donated.

Will certainly receive even more money for a worthy cause.

xint

]]> 4:347916:c3839262 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:25:51 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3839220 oooh news about microsoft! does that go with today's advertising scheme? i think tomorrow should be an HD-DVD day, with nothing but good news about HD-DVD.

jdunns4

]]> 4:347916:c3839220 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:22:26 EST <![CDATA[Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day]]> http://gizmodo.com/347916/dell-and-microsoft-see-product-red-for-valentines-day#c3839141 what about pink for valentine's day?..pink is a shade of red?..

akmarksman

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