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Apple Sells iPod Socks
Isao writes "Not paying any attention to the date, Apple has available the next must-have iPod accessory. Not headphones, not a remote, not even video. It's... socks. For the undressed iPod, a collection of socks, color-coordinated for any and every occasion. Be the envy of the sockless ones for a mere $29.95 (for six). No, really."
Too bad this one isn't an April Fools joke
They have been selling these for months.
-mkb
The sad thing is that the only real news story on Slashdot today is a better joke than the AFJs.
This has been on the apple site for months now, and I thought it was a joke when I first saw it.
I tried for 5 years to come up with a clever sig...only to realize that I am not clever.
This is for serious? I do believe this will go down as one of the greatest incidents of branding going a bit too far.
These were in my local Apple store several weeks ago. Nothing new here. And why would anyone really care? If Apple makes a new USB cable accessory, nobody creams their shorts on blogs. Keep the brand lust to the actual hardware?
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color-coordinated for any and every occasion
I don't see no black there. Not good for a funeral.
Perhaps this year's /. April Fools Joke is that we were supposed to figure out which article WASN't fake. In that case, this is (unfortunately) it.
It is immensly more funny and interesting that Forbes.com fell for an April Fools joke from The Mac Observer
A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts:
"Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"
The man below says: "yes you're in a hot air balloon, hovering 30 feet above this field."
"You must work in Information Technology," says the balloonist.
"I do," replies the man. "How did you know?"
"Well" says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is technically correct, but it's no use to anyone."
The man below says, "You must work in Management".
"I do" replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well", says the man, "you don't know where you are, or where you're going, but you expect me to be able to help. You're in the same position you were before we met, but now it's my fault."
"Those that start by burning books, will end by burning men."
Although good enough to be an april fools day joke these babys have been sold by apple ever since the last christmas rush where it was said that the iPod was the "Must Have" Gift. The socks are supposed to imitate christmas stocking (pretty obvious). I remember seeing these things sold at my local apple store during the holidays.
Seriously, how does a story like this get posted?
http://www.macminute.com/2004/10/26/ipodsocks/
Apple to offer iPod Socks
Available since mid November of 2004, is the April fools here that slashdot is trying to pass this as news?
- sigs are for wimps.