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Apple to Recycle your iPod for Free
rdarden writes "After you get your dough from the recent iPod settlement, why not recycle your old iPod at an Apple retail store (US only). Starting today, that worthless hunk of environmental unfriendliness can be turned into a 10% discount on a new iPod (purchased at the same time)."
Yeah. Just another example of how the iPod is not as good as it is sent up to be. Take this with the requisite metric tonne of salt, however it is my opinion that the iPod line "suck" - or more accurately have gotten worse, and this is one example thereof. It was great when it first come out - 1G and 2G - however has hardly improved since then and the rivals have caught up and surpassed it long ago. Apple needs to focus more on improving features if they want to make it an innovative product, as the only reason people buy it these days is for the "cool" factor (cough BAAAA /cough) or if they are unaware of the competition - namely, the iAudio, iRiver, Creative models, and many more. Apple is so close to having the best (not the most popular - they have achieved that - but the best) player, but they have to improve their game.
Yes, they probably don't want these floating around the used market, as some people know how to replace the batteries apple used for planned obsolencense.
Ipod is an ugly, overhyped, expensive, unreliable, disposable piece of junk. I think my Create Muvo FM TX 512MB is far better. And it cost only $84. And now they have a 1gb model available for around $120. It's cheaper, lighter, stronger than an iPOD, and takes a single AAA battery - wow, a replacable battery, what a great idea.