Re: inside the ipod nano
- From: George Graves <gmgraves@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 21:47:59 GMT
In article <43231E84.E67D98F1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Lisa Horton <Lisa0205@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> George Graves wrote:
> >
> > In article <csma-253F73.15063009092005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > Oxford <csma@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > http://snipurl.com/hkb6
> >
> > I read the accompanying review after looking at that pictures. The
> > reviewer:
> >
> > http://applexnet.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1575
> >
> > ...seemed upset that Griffen's iTrip is not compatible with the new
> > Nano. Since I have tried every one of these FM transmitter accessories
> > with my full-sized iPod, I really can't see what he's so upset about.
> > They're all LOUSY at best, worthless at worst. The only thing that I
> > have used in my VW that works acceptably is a cassette adaptor. However,
> > I think the lack of FireWire connectivity is a mistake on Apple's part.
> > It's understandable in the keychain-format iPod Shuffle, but this one is
> > big enough to embrace both. Lack of the record feature is no biggie for
> > MOST users, but it is one of those features that if you need it, you
> > need it. I also find the bottom-mounted headphone jack inconvenient and
> > clumsy, if not exactly an earth-shattering big deal. Overall, Apple'll
> > sell a gazillion of them.
>
> Amusing. Apple produces a Rio Carbon killer :)
>
> Seriously, people always talk about this or that being the iPod killer,
> ignoring that there just CAN'T be an iPod killer right now. The
> momentum, the name, the universe of accessories. Just can't be beat.
>
> Nonetheless, Rio did come out with a player, the Rio Carbon, that beat
> the heck out of the mini in functionality, size, and battery life.
> Apple has now bested the Carbon. Which, perhaps, was inevitable.
And since RIO is out of business, it's a moot point anyway.
> Now here's what's really funny to me. I know that for at least some Mac
> users, part of the appeal of the Mac is to be out of "the crowd". But
> if the iPod is the Windows of mp3 players, then to be out of the crowd,
> one would have to use a non iPod. Before you say it, I realize that
> this is only one of many possible reasons for buying a certain brand of
> player. I just thought it was an amusing thought.
It is ironic. But anyone who buys products based on such shallow
criteria deserves what they get. I would be a Mac user even if Mac had
97% market share - unless malware was as prevalent on it as it is on the
real market leader, then I would likely look at something else. This
Winidiot thing of sticking with a platform that's as troublesome as
Windows no matter what, is really stupid IMHO. A computer is a tool,
when the tool becomes this much trouble to use, you go to another. I'll
bet these same WinIdiots who stick with Windows and apologize for all of
the viruses and other types of malware that Windows is heir to, had as
their only car, one that was as much trouble as their Windows computer,
they'd dump it in one quick hurry and would be bad-mouthing it
everywhere.
.
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