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MP3 players: Why Does Everyone Like Apple?
ipods are satan's creation
by woohoo22 - 10/3/05 6:46 PM In reply to: Slow fishing day by mrmacfixit
my pastor told me so.....
yeah right.....i just dont like them, mostly since i get kinda pissed off when everyone has the same thing. ipods make EVERY company want to be better, and quickly, so they release a BS half-baked player with potential to wipe out the ipod, but with flaws that concern everyone. i swear this to you. if sony had taken a few more months, made SonicStage actually work, brovided accessories, worked out the cracked buttons, lessened the price and ADVERTISED, then the Sony would be cleaning the floor with ipod nano's.
Apple, as I said earlier and was put into better terms by someone else, is idiot-proof(great choice of words. made me laugh). Apple is for people who don't want to do research, and want something that works easily. the ipod can be figured out without an instructional manual, even for the electronically illiterate.
clearly this 4rum is not 'everyone'
by heapug - 10/6/05 9:45 AM In reply to: Why Does Everyone Like Apple? by smitty413It's so predictable, all these posts knocking Apple. People with some knowledge about computers always feel the need to disparage any evidence of overwhelming success. So most computer nerds used to knock IBM in the '80s, because it was more-or-less a monopoly. Now it's Microsoft, for the same reason. But actually Microsoft software (XP, Office etc.) is VERY effective and VERY reliable.
Now because Apple have clawed their way back from failure to get the success earned by extremely bright and innovative products, here we go again - Hey fellas, who's on top? - Apple. - OK guys, let's go kncok 'em off....
Market is driven by saps...
by FunkyAssassin - 10/6/05 4:53 PM In reply to: clearly this 4rum is not 'everyone' by heapugThe iPOD market is driven by women, uninformed men, and early teenage children who want to look cool, and fit in around there friends.
Sure the ipod does its job as a music player, and it does look quite cool. But the fact of the matter is they are very limited by software and they are over-priced.
With just half an hour of research and checking out the comparison section of cnet, anyone with half a brain could figure out that Ipod is not the way to go....
(gmini402 owner)
I know
by - 10/6/05 5:16 PM In reply to: Market is driven by saps... by FunkyAssassinHonestly... why pay $399CDN for 20GB I-Pod when you can get a player from another brand with equal or better features and quality, for $329?
Maybe just because
by Bogey2 - 10/7/05 2:28 AM In reply to: I know by" Honestly... why pay $399CDN for 20GB I-Pod when you can get a player from another brand with equal or better features and quality, for $329?"
Well I am looking for a total package ... which includes high quality accesories.. I want a selection and I want a lot of um ... that is the iPod.
I also want something that works and works well and works easy since this is for my wife who by-the-way is not a sap or a half brain, she holds two Masters but she is also a person who likes technology to use .. not to play with. I play with this stuff .. she just wants it to work.
And last I'm starting to think I may buy 2 .. one for myself too ... and maybe replace my daughters Dell DJ with an iPod .. just to hack you people off that think the other 70+% of us are wrong...
It's worth the $70 ....
If you have nothing to say ...
by Bogey2 - 10/27/05 4:31 AM In reply to: Market is driven by saps... by FunkyAssassinIt's too bad people can not carry on a discussion about a device like this without ending up doing nothing more than calling anyone who disagrees a sap or some other name. I am not uninformed you little dweeb ( I figure I'll communicate at your level so you can follow this). I hold several IT certifications, work in the Data Center of a fortune 500 world-wide company. I am choosing to but an iPod because it represents an entire package. I will but one for my wife because they are easy to use and she loves the idea of an MP3 palyer but only if it is easy to use. If it were not for Apple there would be no iRiver (huh .. look.. they even stole the name) or other players .. Apple created the idea and made it a product ...
.... get over it
so you can feel good... "I have an iPod!"=impress people
by gsandall - 10/23/05 8:59 PM In reply to: Why Does Everyone Like Apple? by smitty413let's face it. if you've bought an iPod, it's probably not because you went online and researched it, but because a vast amount of people around you already have it. You were influenced by others and what the public has accepted as popular and cool. The iPod is another fad, it's the new ''it'' thing. Guaranteed, this will pass, and something cooler will come out and it will be iPod... what's that? I am not saying that it is not a good piece of technology, to those who have looked at it, and appreciate it as an MP3 player, and know what it contains, they know it is, but that it is the hot item to have, and apple was at the right place at the right time - they've got the right look, the right advertising - but have you ever seen commercials on TV for an iPod? They don't have to pay for advertising because it's all over, ''everyone'' has one, those who don't, see it and want one. So not everyone ''likes'' apple, or iPods. And for the people who do, they do for different reasons, maybe you're an MP3 nut and you love the technology and design, but then again, you might just be the guy who bought one because ''everyone'' else has one.
Research
by saywhatnow - 10/24/05 12:40 PM In reply to: so you can feel good... "I have an iPod!"=impress people by gsandallAh, a Windows user claiming to research things. If you did any real research you would not be using the OS that you are "but because the vast amount of people around you already have it", that's what you use.
Commercials for iPod on TV. Sure, at least once a night on certain channels and now that the Video capable iPod is available, Eminem is doing his thing a couple of times a night.
Isn't the iPod so popular because Apple had the right product, at the right price, at the right time. They also have the only "whole package", device, software and store, that is available to Windows and Mac users. Something that no other Player/On-Line store can offer or match.
So go ahead and buy your Creative labs MuVo micro N200 with its "400 song" capacity. (This is research?) It really seems to annoy some people that the #1 player and On-Line Store has nothing to do with Redmond or its affiliates. Wonder why that is?
Re: iPod
by UncleBull - 10/29/05 6:43 AM In reply to: Research by saywhatnowI'm not degrading anyone's opinion, but doesn't everyone have a backspace and shift key on their keyboard? When I try to read a posting and it has no uppercase letters, or has misspellings because of a missed key or transposed letters, I go on to the next posting. Slow down and read before you click that submit button.
Re: research
by Hokie fan - 10/30/05 8:21 PM In reply to: Research by saywhatnowYou are really off, you said "right product, at the right price, at the right time." That sounds like the reasons why Microsoft owns the world and very few use apple. Why you seem to think that windows users are jealous of the ipod is beyond me because there are more windows users with ipods than mac users with them. I had a mac for years and i could not stand it, it was a piece of junk that wasnt compatible with the rest of the world. I was limited to only being able to surf the web and chat on AIM. That didnt cut it for me so i made the switch and am fine with windows even though it has tons of flaws and maybe more than osx. Because i now have a computer that has form AND function unlike a mac
Apple has done it great! techies dont understand technology
by sancat - 10/29/05 1:59 PM In reply to: Why Does Everyone Like Apple? by smitty413A massive product, like the Ipod, was not built to be the fastest, smartest, better. Its objectives, per design(!) are to be easy to manufacture, profitable, robust, modular, sleek.
Every comment on Apple's technical failures, just reflects a basic lack of understanding on how to be succesful on technology.
I would suggest to those Apple-bashers, to educate themselves on technology strategy, (''the innovator's solution'' might be worth trying) and on how to design widgets that people want. (People are the ones that pay revenues, so you can earn salaries btw)
Do you really think that the need that an Ipod solves is ''music''? think again! Ipods are devices to possess art, to show how cool you are, to enable the computer iliterates feeling a little more techies, etc.
Just because you know what is a Mhz, doesnt mean the rest of the world cares; make sure you understand what kind of need are you solving when you design something.
My Opinion: Read it
by Strength - 10/29/05 8:00 PM In reply to: Why Does Everyone Like Apple? by smitty413If i would have replied to you a month before this date, I would not have had a complaint in sight. Now, I realize im wrong.
Apple does some great works, but their Nano is an absolute joke. They spent too little time on it, didnt do tests AT ALL. The battery is weak, their front anti-scratch resistance is the easiest thing to ruin, and there are tons of problems with it.
Because they make the best product
by dbajpai - 10/29/05 8:46 PM In reply to: Why Does Everyone Like Apple? by smitty413I don't like Apple, while I'm not a fan of Windows, I like it a lot better than Apple OS just because I'm used to it. I didn't want to like the Ipod, and be like everyone else. So I started with a Rio Carbon (I think 4-5Gb is plenty of space), the Carbon was great but the volume wheel broke after about 3 months.
Then I got a Creative Zen Micro, but I got tired of charging it everyday with its 5-9 hour battery life. I also wasn't thrilled with Creative's MediaSource software or player interface. They are just not very intuitive, to me at least. I returned the Micro within a week or two.
Finally, I gave in and got the only major microdrive player I hadn't tried yet, the Ipod Mini. I loved it. The integration of Itunes and the Ipod is great, the player interface is great, and the Mini is a sturdy little device. The ClickWheel is great for scrolling through songs quickly.
The Ipod is my only introduction to Apple, but I love my Ipod. I don't know if I'll ever try one of their computers, but the Ipod has definitely made me more likely to try it someday.
I get tired of all the idiots that put down anyone that buys Ipods. Whether its true or not, they sound like little high school nerds that are trying to be cool.
My two cents
by Hokie fan - 10/30/05 7:51 PM In reply to: Because they make the best product by dbajpaiThe ipod is an ok player, its small, and easy to use both with mac and pc. I dont think its a bad player but i truly believe that others are better.
My biggest beef with the ipod is the pitiful battery life only the 2g mini had decent battery life but with all the others its just never enough. The second thing is lack of features and what it comes with in the box. My friend bought his nano and was surprised it didnt come with a wall adapter. If you are gonna pay 250 there is no reason to not have an ac adapter.
When i bought a Rio Karma it came with an amazing dock that plugged into the stereo and had networking capabilities. I saw a third party ipod accesory that did the same thing except the networking and was upwards of 80 dollars.
I dont think the ipod is for idiots. its for people who put more stock in looks then they do functionality, features, battery life, and bang for the buck.
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