Verizon's May 22nd Announcement

[infinity12402]

they should have just done a press release for this crap. this is the stupidest thing ever

 

[steveinil]

seems kinda racist to me...wow

 

[Jennifer Stough]

Lol they had to practically beg for reporters to ask questions regarding this jlo social shopping experience.

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[Parafly]

seems kinda racist to me...wow

I agree. Are there really latinos who aren't buying phoens because they aren't comfortable in a "white" store?

Funny how we have kind of round tripped it back to separate but equal as a society in a more justified fashion. Stupid.

I love how she just said the store will have lots of cases and covers in lots of fun colors. This is so bizarre.

 

[infinity12402]

I agree. Are there really latinos who aren't buying phoens because they aren't comfortable in a "white" store?

Funny how we have kind of round tripped it back to separate but equal as a society in a more justified fashion. Stupid.

I love how she just said the store will have lots of cases and covers in lots of fun colors. This is so bizarre.

thats exactly what i said. do latinos not have cell phones? i mean, im pretty sure that everyone i know has a cell phone, no matter what race. and they didnt need a store specifically catered to their race to do it

 

[Jennifer Stough]

I agree. Are there really latinos who aren't buying phoens because they aren't comfortable in a "white" store?

Funny how we have kind of round tripped it back to separate but equal as a society in a more justified fashion. Stupid.

I love how she just said the store will have lots of cases and covers in lots of fun colors. This is so bizarre.

"What will your participation in this be?"

"Uhm...ill make the cases, and uh, decide how the stores look..."

Pah.

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[rushmore]

seems kinda racist to me...wow

I normally dismiss such things as political chafe, but agree in this case.

Added: Seems Verizon are coasting now on their install base and making no serious effort for current customers.

 

[kilofoxtrot]

HTC UNO Please!!!!

 

[steveinil]

yeah its scary that verizon hyped it up so much and its this so crazy its funny i keep expecting them so say o just kidding here is the REAL announcement lol

 

[Jennifer Stough]

HTC UNO Please!!!!

Yeah, they just ruined my hopes for that. They decided not to create their own device because they are "recuperating" from the 18 months they spent planning this.

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[majorpayne]

Talk about a slap in the face for people reporting that they would announce the HTC One and having there sources... blah blah blah

 

[kilofoxtrot]

WOW... just wow.

 

[Jennifer Stough]

WOW... just wow.

I think I'm kind of in shock right now...

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[rushmore]

Well, that (One) made more sense than what they actually announced.

Not even an Uno.

 

[natethechamp]

What the actual... Why couldn't this have just been a press release?

 

[fatboy97]

That was it... no mobile plan changes, no HTC phone announcements... just Viva JLo Mobile... I will not get back that 30 minutes of my life.

 

[mookiekillsit]

That was horrible..... terrible.... just a way to promote segregation in the cell phone world.

 

[Averix]

Too bad it isn't April 1st. Then this would be just fine.

 

[kilofoxtrot]

Last time I felt like this was when I left the movie theater after seeing Prometheus.

 

[Parafly]

What the actual... Why couldn't this have just been a press release?

I'm literally laughing out loud here. IT was the most bizarre, awkward PR I've almost ever seen. Jennifer Lopez was wierd and seemed like some person who was just along for the ride (which is true, I'm sure, it's just her name to the store to try to build success).

Her info was bizarre. Like, "More latinos shop with their kids so they need a store where kids can play".
Or, "Latinos are a fast growing population on Facebook. That is why we need a mobile store"
or, "Latinos want a social shoppingexperience where they can get reviews". Really, Amazon and every tech blog out there doesn't count?

This is just such a cheap, stupid engagement. They have no special phones, no unique plans (which reporters asked, interestingly; I think to see if any of the other rumors fed into this somehow).