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Will the iPod Ever Die?
Azhar writes "Will we always prefer the iPod's glossy slim design over all the others? Or at one point of time will the iPod revolution actually fade? Lets have a look at what could happen and why."
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No one will ever create something people like better then the iPod, and no one will ever want a computer in their home.
"I use a Mac because I'm just better than you are."
But only if we Nuke 'em from orbit. Its the only way to be sure.
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It's battery does... :(
"Will this server ever die?"
Well, lets slashdot it and find out.
Yeup.
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I don't want a pickle; I just want a Motor-Cycle! A four foot cop arrived with a five foot gun!
Actually, all five of those points are wrong. The only one that's even debatable is the battery one - and I'm still using the battery that came with my iPod when I bought it in April 2003. But if by "MP3 only" you really mean "lots of formats, but no OGG" you'd be right.
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Interfaces are entirely subjective, though. If you like your iRiver, that's great.
No. It will never die. It will survive the heat-death of the universe, as all other protons dissolve in the uncountable trillions of years in the future. They will be all that is left in The End.
Next question?
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The thing about saying that other brands don't have a similar service is that it's true. I can't send my Iriver h10 to Iriver and have them put a battery in it. The bastards require me to push a little button, slide it off, and order another one for..hang on... $39.99USD. And they won't even let me ship it in so they can install it! I have to keep my player while they send me the new battery!
Why oh why won't they just let me pay them to do it!?
Excuse me, I've got a letter writing campaign to start.
I like your Macs, but I don't like your Mac users. (with apologies to Gandhi)
I found my record player didn't work so well when I went jogging. Not only that carrying around 30 hours worth of music was playing ruddy hell with my back.
And no I don't own an iPod.
It is very unusual. According to my grandparents, memes used to last forty to sixty years before getting replaced. Now a days, your typical meme lasts a few years at best. Case in point: hot grits + Portman = L.A.M.E. This 'shitty stuff' meme is quite the exception.
I mentioned video support in parentheses. I do not index data within parentheses.