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Inside the Third Gen iPod Nano
ahess247 writes "When the leaked photos of the 3rd-gen iPod nano first hit the Web it quickly took the nickname 'little fatty,' but fat could be better used to describe Apple's profits on the project. BusinessWeek reports that a teardown analysis by iSuppli finds that it costs Apple only $58.85 to build the 4-gig iPod nano, and $82.85 for the 8GB version. The analysis also reveals some of Apple's suppliers, about which it is usually very tight-lipped. Synaptics is back as the supplier of the click-wheel technology, beating out Cypress Semiconductor which had it previously. Also of note: The same Samsung CPU chip that powers the video and audio in the nano is being used in the iPod Classic as well."
It's also easier for you to suck my cock.
Actually, that would likely be harder for you if you have a gag reflex...you would need to be able to take something all the way into your stomach to handle me, beeatch.
JOKE TIME!!!!
Q: What do you call cheese that isn't yours?
A: NACHO CHEESE, BITCH
Of course the parts cost is one small part of the picture. Apple also has to pay Jonathan Ive's salary, plus hush money every time he strangles someone with an iPod cord.
Which means that poor Steve Jobs is barely making any money on these things, he can almost not commute to work in the chopper.
But don't count on the investigatory journalists at BusinessWeek to report on that, no matter how many people Jonathan Ive leaves dead and bloodied along the way.
The fact that they have a reputation for being annoyingly partisan and self-justifying probably makes them a more satisfying target as well. In other words, he's not attacking Apple, he's trolling the Apple fanboys for no other reason than that he can. Your smug and self-assured assumption that this was an attack on Apple says more about you- or was it an attempt to deflect criticism that was ultimately aimed at you (the fanboys) and not Apple?
It's pretty cramped here in this iPod Nano.
Knowledge is power. Knowledge shared is power lost.
SEriously, they'll sell you, an iPod with a good capacity (160gb) OR an iPod with Wifi OR an iPod with a touch screen.
Yes, they could sell you a product with all the features you want, but they'd never be able to go for another 4 generations with no new innovation. I'm sorry, but I prize my features for the mp3/4 player over cutting another 1mm off the back of the case. All 3 of these iPods are small enough to integrate and get a killer product. So why aren't they making one other than they can milk each product separately without giving the consumer what htey want.
Does it really surprise you that whilst they are doing this rediculous cut-our-product-in-3-and-sell-them-all-for-the-original-price scheme that they are also taking huge cuts from the overpriced products.
Sorry for the rant, but I can't stand it when companies deliberately hold back, and i find it worse when a company like apple, which everyone loves (i have no idea why, just not being as bad as MS isn't enough) rubs it in people's faces, and people are still shouting OMG STEVE I WANT YOUR BEBIEZ!!!111!
As opposed to you Microsoft shills and paid goons who only fall into 1 category - those who bend over and TAKE IT UP THE ARSE AND FUCKING LOVE IT. If that doesn't make you a fag then I don't know what does. At least Apple users still can get the girls.