Wow, and Microsoft even! (Imagine that?)

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10317763-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5

The photographer probably did shoot an alternative 'white' version but the agency gave it a 'too similar' rejection

Why Asian person's face has not been replaced? I guess designer did not know that neither black or Asian are largely represented in population of Poland :-)

I could be wrong, but that also looks like an iBook.

A daily dose of very bad photoshopping:

http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com

Very funny, indeed...

real disaster..

I read about this snafu, this is the first I've actually seen it. OMG is all I can think of to say.

I don't see the issue.  Sure, the lighting doesn't match the best, but aside from that, I see nothing wrong.

Quote from: sjlocke on August 28, 2009, 02:22
I don't see the issue.  Sure, the lighting doesn't match the best, but aside from that, I see nothing wrong.

I think that new model release is wrong from STKA, and lighting from new guy is for lobotomy. 

Quote from: sjlocke on August 28, 2009, 02:22
I don't see the issue.  Sure, the lighting doesn't match the best, but aside from that, I see nothing wrong.

Agree, the lighting is bad

I can understand some level of targeted marketing, but also, by now everybody should be used to seeing faces of people of all races at least... 

Quote from: sjlocke on August 28, 2009, 02:22
I don't see the issue.  Sure, the lighting doesn't match the best, but aside from that, I see nothing wrong.

How many caucasian models do you have with hands that have the skin tones of a 'colored or black' person?

The reason the guy was replaced was a marketing one, the Polish people who are mainly caucasian had a large number of non nationals a few years ago, and now they only have a smal percentage so the image did not fit.

David 

Quote from: Adeptris on August 28, 2009, 09:26
The reason the guy was replaced was a marketing one, the Polish people who are mainly caucasian had a large number of non nationals a few years ago, and now they only have a smal percentage so the image did not fit.

Right.  So, nothing wrong.

(from memory) one of andresr's here 

http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/2009/06/city-of-toronto-token-brilliance.html

What about MR of the white/black guy? Do they have both releases?
I am from Serbia, and I can say we have insignificant number of black people. But we all see them everyday in movies, music videos, newspapers, magazines, commercials etc. etc. So, I really don't see the reason for replacing this guy's head.
Maybe sjlocke is right and there is no problem in replacing guy's head. But in the same time it's kinda unethical... What would be if they wanted to put this guys head in the place of girls head? Would it be alright also?

Quote from: Whitechild on August 28, 2009, 23:40
What about MR of the white/black guy? Do they have both releases?

Can anybody know was Microsoft ever publish any application which is in best way to say Final beta phase??
God guy, black guy, all guys will be fixed in next relise of windozeums debiliensis

http://www.hallikainen.org/windoze/winrg.swf

Order Prune juice is the best...

Quote from: Whitechild on August 28, 2009, 23:40
What about MR of the white/black guy? Do they have both releases?
I am from Serbia, and I can say we have insignificant number of black people. But we all see them everyday in movies, music videos, newspapers, magazines, commercials etc. etc. So, I really don't see the reason for replacing this guy's head.
Maybe sjlocke is right and there is no problem in replacing guy's head. But in the same time it's kinda unethical... What would be if they wanted to put this guys head in the place of girls head? Would it be alright also?

for advertising in cross dressing magazines it would be a good move 

^^^