Comments on: Tuned Out

By: Apple Marketing Department

Apple Marketing Department — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 12:15:18 +0000

While some of these more “technical” defaults might annoy the “nerdy social outcast” demographic, we’re confident that the iPod offers all the things the average consumer is looking for.

For instance, do you know that U2 uses iPods?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 05:34:36 +0000

Up on….pure English genius……*rolls eyes*

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 05:31:13 +0000

I’d also like to add the iTunes (until recently) was actually forced up on a user when they bought their iPod. There were no other alternatives on the market for upload/download capabilities. You HAD to use iTunes. Kind of like one HAVING to utilze Windows Explorer. iTunes fucked around with your music library and wouldn’t let you do such simple things as drag files from one location to another.

Both Winamp and Real Player now offer viable alternative.

Crap. Pure Crap.

I hope Apple gets their ass kicked in the digital music market. In many ways, they are asking for it. Failure to upgrade and meet consumer demand. They are riding a ‘hip’ trend, but it ain’t gonna last forever. I predict a market downfall, just like they did in the 80′s with the Mac. I’m sorry, but like I previously said, video capability is not going to save you.

By: Allison

Allison — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 03:45:55 +0000

I also can not stand ipods and itunes for various reasons. I know so many people who have had problems with the batteries in their ipods. If you want a great mp3 player that can hold more songs than an ipod mini, costs less, has a real on/off switch, an FM radio, and is quite a bit easier to manouver than the silly “wheel” design on the ipod, look into getting a micro-zen. Moreover, the battery is rechargable and when it eventually dies – as all batteries, recharable or not, tend to do – you can buy the replacement in a store. Yes, a store. No sending away, which means no shipping and handling charges. Worthless Apple. They even come in cool colours like the ipod so you don’t have to worry about not looking “hip”.