Why is everyone going so crazy of those lame IPods?
First of all…EVEN IF the iPod WERE the greatest music player EVER, it would NOT warrent all the insanity. No music player could ever be sooooo cool that it’s the only gift to giveaway as a prize(credit card companies etc…). People were willing to pay $400 plus dollars for something the size of a small bible in an age where you could get so many other players 1/4 of the size and prize and with more features and better looks. It’s everywhere…people who never had a music player got a $400 one because they just had to have it??
What was soo special?
It had no good looks; It was plain vanilla white and square. This HUGE $400 white box with a dail on it and no features compared competition. White headphones? Back in the day the idea was to HIDE the headphones so you don’t look like such a geek…being “wired” and all, so WHITE extra long headphones???
It was HUGE! My MiniDisc player from 1998 was smaller, better looking, cost less, came with leather case and a remote!!
Before the big iPod boom I was walking around with my iRiver mp3 player. Under $200, could record voice memos, could record sound from anything with a line-out jack. Could fit in my shirt pocket and I could change songs and volume WITHOUT even taking it out of my SHIRT pocket. Could take abuse like being dropped. Came WITH case, arm band, USB cable AND a neck strap!!
Enter the iPod, where people just open thier wallets and get robbed with a smile. They get less features and everything is an add on…so instead of $400, you actually pay like $500-$600!! That with all the accesories.
Not to mention it’s made by Apple…a computer company??? Why would people flock to buy something made a company who’s sopeciality is somthing else? Like flocking to by the new Toyota MP3 player or the Audiovox car.
They even sold one WITHOUT a screen and people STILL bought it!!
Are we all so oblivious? Packard Bell ring any BELLS? AOL maybe? And an MP3 player as a status symbol??? And why called mp3?
ipods are cool so settle already!
I like my iPod, thank you very much.
I have to agree.
There is no way that the iPod costs as much as they are selling them for.
Who needs 10,000 songs for $400.00, and the lame iTunes software that tells you how to store your music and only allows you to use one computer as the “main computer”.
I have a tiny mp3 player (smaller than the ipod mini) that costs $30.00 and I can fit a few hundred songs on it, and store files. It beats the old SONY CD Walkman. I just drag-n-drop songs, no fancy software!
If somebody steals it, I aint out a week’s pay. I’ll buy another generic one.
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One more thing. Have you ever seen an iPod on sale? Discount prices? Advertised rebates? No, it is a prefectly orchestrated scam, but all legal.
I agree, IPods are way overrated! Have you looked at other media players lately? It’s amazing how many companies are trying to copy the IPod look to market their products. There are a few out there, though, that have avoided the IPod trend, and if you think about it, wouldn’t a different player be a better deal? I’m not quite sure if I’m correct about this, but I think IPods only use the iTunes format, and that costs money! Come on, you payed hundreds of dollars for this little piece of plastic, and your gonna pay hundreds more to get all the music on it that you want, what’s the point? Get a media player that’ll play any standard MP3, or WMA (Windows Media) format, and then you can download for free, or transfer your own CD’s onto it, sound like a better deal? I think so!
i don’t like ipods… they’re so conformist
I totally love my iPod mini. It’s lightweight and packs a great sound and the big plus is that I got if for FREE after the rebate! Can’t beat that!!
Why is it bothering you so much that the iPod is such a popular product? You don’t have to buy one if you don’t like them! Each to his own I say. Don’t sweat the small stuff . . . life’s too short. Enjoy your MiniDisc player and be happy!!!