http://sophistry.org/2006/11/14/a-trifecta-of-poor-design-and-marketing/ Jeff Durland's views on certain matters, not excluding editorial communications, Web usability, writing, food, and wine. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:51:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 http://sophistry.org/2006/11/14/a-trifecta-of-poor-design-and-marketing/#comment-398 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 13:44:50 +0000 http://sophistry.org/2006/11/14/a-trifecta-of-poor-design-and-marketing/#comment-398 <p>[...] A trifecta of poor design (and marketing). Where Apple lets the iPod speak for itself, Microsoft has a barrage of marketing photos and taglines designed to make you think it’s cool. This will never work with the intended demographic, which is presumably exactly the same as the iPod demographic. “Welcome to the social”? “Release your inner DJ”? It’s painful. [...]</p> […] A trifecta of poor design (and marketing). Where Apple lets the iPod speak for itself, Microsoft has a barrage of marketing photos and taglines designed to make you think it’s cool. This will never work with the intended demographic, which is presumably exactly the same as the iPod demographic. “Welcome to the social”? “Release your inner DJ”? It’s painful. […]

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