I have no idea how to set up a poll, but I would encourage you folks to do so as I think you are making a big mistake here by offering it in pink only.

I'd like to see pogoplug successfully launch the second revision but really feel its a marketing mistake to color it pink and not offer it in black, blue, silver/grey, or white. If 50% of the population are guys, and probably 95% of guys (for better or worse) are taught from a young age that pink is a "girl" color, how many guys out there will want a pink accessory on their desk? I realize that association (pink equates a feminine color) is not 100% accurate or fair but regardless, society has more or less trained people to associate the color pink as being feminine. Walk through a toy department isle in Walmart and it's painfully obvious which isle is targeted for girls based on color alone. Pink is found throughout the doll isle and is completely absent from the toy gun isle. According to Wikipedia (keyword "pink"): "Since the 1940s, the societal norm apparently inverted so that pink became appropriate for girls and blue appropriate for boys, a practice that has continued into the 21st century"

Again, I'd really like to see this be a successful launch but feel you are alienating 50% of your target market simply by the color you chose to wrap the Pogoplug in, and feel it will hurt your sales. If you run a poll or focus group to test the color options, I think you will find the same thing. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's how I see it anyway. I know that if I buy one of these, the first thing I'm going to do is paint all the pink trim to black. Your product is really neat and innovative, and wish you the best during your launch...but pink???

RG said:

Chris Louie said:  @whypink @Grant We understand that another color may suit your personal preference or need. We feel that we have a unique product and we wanted a unique design to match as we begin to create more awareness for the Pogoplug For the time being, the current color will be all that we offer for the foreseeable future. However, it's not out of the question that we would add color choices. Feel free to create a poll for your preferred color. We hope that you choose to use the Pogoplug anyway and join the terrific Pogoplug community! KR -christopher

There is uniquely good and smart but then there is uniquely out of business.   Didn't someone in marketing do any kind of research about this?  The design was unique, the color choice is simply ******.  I had a couple of friends who had intentions to buy one until they saw what was available, instead they intend to wait or go to a competing product.  You may want to consider carrying the older version as well, if pogoplug understands our personal preference or need then hopefully it'll be addressed soon.  Give the customers what they want.

I completely agree. Well said, they are out of touch and not willing to listen to customer feedback. I'm buying a Chinese knockoff, it's black....and cheaper.