{"id":278234,"date":"2010-02-04T10:22:12","date_gmt":"2010-02-04T15:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5464159"},"modified":"2010-02-04T10:22:12","modified_gmt":"2010-02-04T15:22:12","slug":"verizon-emasculates-the-palm-pre-plus-in-new-ads-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/278234","title":{"rendered":"Verizon Emasculates the Palm Pre Plus in New Ads [Ads]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- videoId: FLh0gfMvJ7g --><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nnewVideoPlayer( {\"type\":\"video\",\"player\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/v\\\/FLh0gfMvJ7g&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22\",\"customParams\":[],\"width\":500,\"height\":412,\"ratio\":0.824,\"flashData\":\"\",\"embedName\":null,\"objectId\":null,\"noEmbed\":false,\"source\":\"youtube\"} );\n<\/script><!-- \/videoId: FLh0gfMvJ7g -->Did you know the <a class=\"autolink\" title=\"Click here to read more posts tagged #palmpreplus\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/palmpreplus\/\">Palm Pre Plus<\/a> is a phone for ladies? Specifically, for moms? Well, it is, you sissy! If you were a real man, you&#8217;d buy a Droid! That&#8217;s a phone for <i>men<\/i>!<\/p>\n<p>Actually, that&#8217;s far from the truth. Both phones are pretty damned gender neutral, unless you&#8217;re the type of person who believes only men appreciate hard lines and ladies are drawn to curves. And apparently that&#8217;s what Verizon believes, based on their advertising.<\/p>\n<p><!-- videoId: Nv4rGfbeiTI --><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nnewVideoPlayer( {\"type\":\"video\",\"player\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/v\\\/Nv4rGfbeiTI&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22\",\"customParams\":[],\"width\":500,\"height\":412,\"ratio\":0.824,\"flashData\":\"\",\"embedName\":null,\"objectId\":null,\"noEmbed\":false,\"source\":\"youtube\"} );\n<\/script><!-- \/videoId: Nv4rGfbeiTI -->I mean, just look at these new Verizon Pre ads! Why are they showcasing this as a phone for moms? It&#8217;s a quite capable phone that people of all genders and ages would enjoy. But I guess if they made the ads for the Droid so <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5396966\/new-droid-commercial-turns-to-all+out-sci+fi\">explodey<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5418653\/droid-commercial-paints-iphone-as-digitally-clueless-beauty-pageant-queen\">masculine<\/a> they thought they had to make up for it with these.<\/p>\n<p>Hey Verizon: they&#8217;re both good phones. Feel free to just advertise them as such. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2010\/02\/04\/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid\/\">Engadget<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/click.phdo?s=e316ccfd85e96b5ef79ca89256cb99bd&#038;p=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/img.phdo?s=e316ccfd85e96b5ef79ca89256cb99bd&#038;p=1\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"display:none\" src=\"http:\/\/a.rfihub.com\/eus.gif?eui=2226\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=M-vWXlx4Vzw:dBWaRKjCc1E:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=M-vWXlx4Vzw:dBWaRKjCc1E:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=M-vWXlx4Vzw:dBWaRKjCc1E:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=M-vWXlx4Vzw:dBWaRKjCc1E:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=M-vWXlx4Vzw:dBWaRKjCc1E:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=M-vWXlx4Vzw:dBWaRKjCc1E:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/gizmodo\/full\/~4\/M-vWXlx4Vzw\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know the Palm Pre Plus is a phone for ladies? Specifically, for moms? Well, it is, you sissy! If you were a real man, you&#8217;d buy a Droid! That&#8217;s a phone for men! Actually, that&#8217;s far from the truth. 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