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Thursday, April 24, 2008

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Will These Pics Make You Want to Buy a Tablet PC?

- Rob Bushway

I was reviewing my feeds this morning when I ran across this site advertising stock photography for businesses. One set of the images are of a business woman using a Gateway Tablet PC. Scary!

I love the idea, but couldn't we get someone who was more inviting and didn't look like she wanted to bite your head off? These pictures would cause my children to turn and run away for their lives and buy a desktop!

 

 

Female Business Executive With Tablet PC - Stock photography ©Kathy Burns-Millyard Woman with Glasses and Tablet PC - Stock photography ©Kathy Burns-Millyard



Thursday, April 24, 2008 1:03:22 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Eeeeeeek!

It's my School Principal entering something on my PERMANENT RECORD!

It's been decades since I had to worry about that but the picture makes it seem like I'm back in her office.

Why can't tablet PCs get a girl in a string bikini like the Asus EEE?
Dave P
Thursday, April 24, 2008 1:26:19 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Oooh, don't fancy yours much Rob!
Gavin Miller
Thursday, April 24, 2008 1:35:29 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
The one with the glasses isn't so bad.

But only we tableteers would know what she was doing/using at first glance.
Thursday, April 24, 2008 1:36:22 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
I mean, it's not perfect but much better than the one without the glasses ;)
Thursday, April 24, 2008 2:43:12 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
I realize I'm hardly a bastion of sensitivity, but I gotta say Rob, it's a tad uncool to describe a woman as scary when she's not trying to be scary. People sometimes cry over such things. On the other hand, because I'm not a bastion of sensitivity, I love that you've used their free use license in a way I'm sure was not intended. I'm not sure whether to be disappointed in you or welcome you to the dark side. :)
Thursday, April 24, 2008 4:14:20 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Did you notice the price for this image? As John Arbuckel said " You get what you pay for"
Booker100
Thursday, April 24, 2008 5:46:24 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Be Nice to Rob's Sister/Mom/Wife ???? LOL
ME
Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:11:48 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Hey Rob, the Tablet PC has arrived when common, ordinary people in the wokplace think it is a good idea and start using it. When only the "beautiful" and wealthy consider the tablet (if they ever do) then the tablet is doomed as a luxury or oddity. Hurray for the ordinary!!!
AZhiker
Friday, April 25, 2008 1:01:02 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
What kind of tablet is she writing on?
SAm
Friday, April 25, 2008 3:41:50 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
The advertising next to that image in Germany probably worked quite well. This is what shows up here:
http://www.umpcportal.com/images/scaryspice.jpg

Steve.
Friday, April 25, 2008 8:08:30 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Am I the only one that thinks she's kinda hot in a school-marmish kind of way?
John in Norway
Friday, April 25, 2008 8:37:37 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
@ John.

Yes. Yes you are.


;-)
Gavin Miller
Friday, April 25, 2008 10:24:12 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Argh! Why oh why does no one do a nice sparkling marketing campaign / commercial showing people actually using the tablet pc in creative or business applications??!

To date, I have never seen a tablet pc commercial that makes me go "wow!" or manages to show off the Tablet Pc features in any way that would be useful or interesting to the average joe.

Seriously, Microsoft. Sony! Motion. Toshiba. Someone. Get in touch. I can help, I promise.



Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12:23:24 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
It's the Gateway tablet with the extended battery. Why do I know this... ::Ponders::... ::Sighs::...
i3lack
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 9:43:13 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
I think this posting is incredibly sexist
Mike
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