New iPod Owner Onslaught Overwhelms iTunes

Billosaur writes "In the post-Christmas rush to power up and use their new iPods, an onslaught of downloaders brought iTunes to its knees, according to CNN. Monday and Tuesday saw users posting message after message about slow downloads and the iTunes site denying them entry. The heavy traffic was apparently more than the system could bear, what with the large numbers of people receiving iPods and iTunes gift cards. Perhaps Apple was underestimating just how successful they were going to be?"

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Apple and iPod...

[Praedon]

I never invested money in an ipod, due to some of the rantings and ravings about it. What would be its best competition out there on the market? Also, is the ipod store as populated with songs as they say it is?

Re:Yes

[Rix]

Normal people don't involve themselves emotionally with a consumer product. Get over it.

Re:I helped with this

[TheRaven64]

Given the choice, I'd rather have the socks. I own both socks and a few tracks purchased from iTMS. The socks keep my feet warm until they start to wear out. The music I can listen to on one of the computers I own (the others all run unsupported operating systems), and one third of portable devices I typically carry around with me that can play AACs; specifically the one I am most likely to leave at home.

A sock will never tell me when I can wear it (although good taste might), and won't ever cause an error if I decide I want to use it as a cloth (or some other use not envisaged by the seller). A sock will always be compatible with my shoes, even if the shoes are made by competitors.

Re:It's Win/Win for Apple

[dtfarmer]

What I was referring to is the fact that you couldn't do that when the iPod first came out. The iPod came in one style, one size, and one color. The Zune comes in three colors. That's more than Apple had.

Damn, man why stop your comparison there.

2001 iPod: 5GB, Zune: 30GB - winner: Zune
2001 iPod: ~.8 in thick, Zune: ~.5 in thick - winner: Zune
2001 iPod: 10hr battery, Zune: 14 hr battery - winner: Zune
2001 iPod: 1.8" b/w screen, Zune: 3" color screen - winner: Zune
2001 iPod: plays music, Zune: plays music, videos, photos - winner: Zune
2001 iPod: firewire only, Zune: USB2 only - winner: Zune
2001 iPod: $399.00, Zune: $249.99 - winner: Zune

Fuck, man, that Zune kicks all kinds of ass. I gotta get me one of those!

In fact, I'd be tempted to say "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame." about the 2001 iPod while buying a sexy brown Zune.