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Re: So why anything but ipod? by Choson 01/05/2007, 9:57pm PST
Not that I love the iPod, but this list is a pretty good indication that you've never used an iPod. Who said you had to use iTunes? I don't recall you having an aversion to obscure MP3s.

That said, about half of Apple's revenues are derived from the iPod and they have an almost 58% market share of the MP3 player market. If you had just said you preferred being a contrarian, it'd probably have been simpler and made you look less ignorant.

Zseni wrote:

Mischief Maker wrote:

I've never bought an MP3 player myself. Is it just that the ipod is overpriced? Anti-mac backlash? Or something more sinister?


Why Zseni Will Never Get An iPod

1. iTunes.

Never. And I don't care what you can install on the thing to make it act like a USB storage device. I'm not interested in invalidating my warranty JUST TO MAKE THE PLAYER USABLE. iTunes is a design flaw.

2. The Battery

All the battery horror stories creep me out. I run to the safety of players in short circulation, ones where there aren't any complaints because there aren't any users.

3. They are more expensive than the competition.

And you have to use iTunes!

4. You have to look at the stupid Mac styling all day.

Living evidence of one of the most unpleasant realities an ugly woman can contend with: people like pretty things better.

5. I have a Palm for all my non-music-playing needs.

I don't need pictures, video, games, or any other peripheral functions. I just want a really good music player.

6. Everything else I buy gets ranked as having superior sound to an iPod.

I have weenie sensitive little girl ears. As with all dogs, there are certain frequencies that drive me apeshit. I need a player with an aggressive equalizer component and minimal artifacting to help me cope with my fragility. Listening to iPods handling Beethoven piano concertos makes my eardrums flap unbearably.
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Sold! by Zseni 01/05/2007, 1:53am PST NEW
    So why anything but ipod? by Mischief Maker 01/05/2007, 11:46am PST NEW
        Re: So why anything but ipod? by Zseni 01/05/2007, 1:39pm PST NEW
            Re: So why anything but ipod? by Choson 01/05/2007, 9:57pm PST NEW
                Re: So why anything but ipod? by Furcifer 01/05/2007, 10:36pm PST NEW
                    Re: So why anything but ipod? by Choson 01/05/2007, 11:11pm PST NEW
                Re: So why anything but ipod? by Zseni 01/07/2007, 6:18pm PST NEW
                    Re: So why anything but ipod? by Choson 01/07/2007, 10:21pm PST NEW
            Add aesthetics to your long list of failures. by Steve Jobs 01/05/2007, 11:12pm PST NEW
                microsoft should put HD radio in the zune NT by they'd clean up 01/07/2007, 3:53pm PST NEW
                    I'd much rather be locked into Microsoft's DRM than Apple's. by I am not very bright. 01/07/2007, 3:56pm PST NEW
                        Yeah, Apple's clearly the best option for consumers NT by Building my own Mac from parts 01/07/2007, 4:07pm PST NEW
                            I can't wait for Vista! by A world of Digital Promise. 01/07/2007, 4:11pm PST NEW
                                That's not fair. NT by Building my own Mac from parts 01/07/2007, 4:17pm PST NEW
                                    Amen, brother. NT by Consumers 01/07/2007, 4:18pm PST NEW
                                Good thing Apple chose Blu-Ray and isn't using DRM! NT by HDMI HDCP cinema display 01/07/2007, 4:41pm PST NEW
                                    Link to specifications and analysis plz. by Consumers 01/07/2007, 4:54pm PST NEW
                                        The fifth best thing about being me by Zseni 01/07/2007, 6:17pm PST NEW
                                            Re: The fifth best thing about being me by Entropy Stew 01/07/2007, 6:53pm PST NEW
                                        I was being sarcastic. Apple is filthy with the DRM. NT by HDMI HDCP cinema display 01/07/2007, 7:09pm PST NEW
                                            So, you not only can't but you didn't read my link either, okay. Stupid. by Consumers 01/07/2007, 8:20pm PST NEW
                                    AACS allows 1080p over VGA with or without HDCP/HDMI NT by Pedant 01/07/2007, 7:14pm PST NEW
                                        That applies to Vista too. NT by HDMI HDCP cinema display 01/07/2007, 8:09pm PST NEW
                                            Don't worry, it'll sink in soon NT by Pedant 01/07/2007, 8:19pm PST NEW
 
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