Verizon DROID X ad mistakenly features iPhone screen

posted by Ken N. / Nov 30, 2010, 10:26 PM

Verizon DROID X ad mistakenly features iPhone screen

iPhone owners got a laugh at Motorola's expense, this morning. In the course of creating their holiday sale images, Verizon apparently rushed through their Photoshop work, leaving an iPhone's Google Maps screen on a Motorola DROID X.

Granted, the ad was about Google Maps, but that's still a serious mistake. For one thing, why does Verizon have iPhone images in their system anyway? Odds are that it was a result of the marketing department, or even a third party contractor, just searching for "Google Maps," and then copying the first image they found.

The ad has since been changed to an appropriate Android screen, but we imagine someone's still in the hot seat. The recent marketing battle between Apple and Motorola over Flash capability and Antennagate make this mistake all the more significant. Maybe this means Verizon is stocking up on iPhone images for their own launch?

source: Verizon via Engadget

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10 Comments

1. clevername

Posts: 1436; Member since: Jul 11, 2008

So boss

posted on Dec 01, 2010, 12:51 AM 0

2. Taylor unregistered

Iphone baby

posted on Dec 01, 2010, 9:00 AM 1

3. testman22

Posts: 339; Member since: Nov 03, 2009

OMG people, the iphone is not coming out!

posted on Dec 01, 2010, 9:05 AM 1

5. Allday28

Posts: 326; Member since: Nov 19, 2010

The Iphone is coming to verizon!

posted on Dec 01, 2010, 9:28 AM 1

7. smpdx

Posts: 127; Member since: Nov 02, 2010

Let them have it. Its a piece. i wouldnt even want to sell those pieces of junk. Its behind the tech curve, new UGLIER design, antenna problems, no interchangeable battery, no flash, face talk is only on wi-fi, and the screen cracks easy than ever! Oh... I almost forgot, its not open source and they control everything you see and do. This is why, when you go into a store, the reps try to sell you a captivate instead of an iphone.

posted on Dec 01, 2010, 2:22 PM 0

4. WD40

Posts: 18; Member since: Oct 21, 2009

What could be sweeter than being able to run iphone software on a Droid? It would be a bigger achievement for society than the abolition of slavery.

posted on Dec 01, 2010, 9:12 AM 1

6. ihateapple unregistered

It's already been done...

posted on Dec 01, 2010, 12:43 PM 1

8. testman22

I guarantee the verizon iphone will not be sold till at least may 2011

posted on Dec 01, 2010, 5:48 PM 0

9. daniel_bargs

Posts: 325; Member since: Nov 27, 2010

wahahaha very publicity hahaha

posted on Dec 02, 2010, 7:54 AM 0

10. TR_Train unregistered

unless you're a geek with both the I-phone and the Driod X..... who really can tell the difference or is paying attention that hard to realize that there is a difference?