Dell DJ Ditty

Dell DJ Ditty, originally uploaded by tychay.

Dell is about to introduce the long-awaited (I’m sure) DJ Ditty (purchase).

An eyesore and an eight month turnaround to copy a device consisting of generic components. Is this what “player-hater”, Robert Enderle, meant when he said, “Historically staid companies like Gateway, HP, Acer, and even Dell are much more aggressive on design today, often surpassing Apple, which was preeminent in this area in the 90s.” Enderle singing a dirge for Apple: Seventh time’s the charm Rob!

$50 cheaper and a screen to boot? Wow, Mark you better hold of getting that iPod Nano for Rose, I’m sure she’ll love it.¹

¹ Caitlin and I saw the nano in Palo Alto about the same time Mark and Rose saw it in Seattle. Caitlin said, “I didn’t seen the point of the mini, but I understand why people would want to buy this.” Mark mentioned that they had tons of iPod nanos on display in Seattle, “And all the other iPods were being neglected.” Looks like another winner. I wonder how long it will take for Dell to come out with a knockoff of it that nobody will buy.

Have you noticed the difference in presentation between the iPod Shuffle and the DJ Ditty? Wow, Dell can’t you rub two cents together and get a set of decent web designers and brand marketers?