Are you ready? It’s almost Facebook phone time! April 12 is their big day, and now they’re pushing this monstrosity by any means necessary, from ads to Facebook?itself.
It’s using it’s own?site,?like page?and ?suggested posting. They’re using layout pages and stories meant to touch the heart. One such posting claims, “Your friends are waiting inside your phone.” That might work on kids from grades K-2, but to use that line on a tech savvy generation and tech savvy public? Another says to put your friends first, as if you can’t do that on a desktop, laptop, smartphone or iPod/iPad app. Did you see?Facebook’s spoof commercial of the 1980 comedic movie Airplane? I liked the creativity, but I doubt cats running through an airplane and half naked people in the overhead bin are going to make me run purchase the HTC First.
To their credit, Facebook is doing some things right. This commercial debuted during the Final Four, a huge draw for Americans. They’ll probably have that commercial on Monday night during the Louisville vs. Michigan championship game. They’ve announced software, Facebook Home, that will be complimentary for Android phones. The cost of the HTC First will start as low as $99. I don’t know what hoops you’ll have to jump through to get a price that low, but I’m sure they’ll be plenty.
Don’t get me wrong: I love Facebook and I’m a borderline Facebook addict. I’ve reunited with hundreds through this social medium. I’m thankful every day for this social medium. ?I just don’t thing this phone is a good idea. Why make people pay for something with one device they can get for free everywhere else?