Wow, Nebraska is so far off my radar screen I had to look up what "NE" stands for (Norfolk, New England?). More power to ya, but I think I'll stick with where I am.
You have to remember, lots of people read the Onion - some not in the US, who might not "get" that it is a joke. I remember awhile back that some foreign nation thought that an article in the Onion about remodeling the capital was real. So, someone on the web in a non-English speaking (likely third world) country could conceivably think that a radio address/article featuring the official US seal that someone sent them a link to was the real deal. And hilarity would ensure.
I disagree. Vertical scrolling is a lot easier than horizontal scrolling, and I like to be able to view different apps, etc. side by side. So for me, I would rather have more width than height. That said, on a laptop I prefer the smallest screen possible - thats why I have a 12 inch iBook - for maximum portability, not just for lugging around but for using in confined spaces like airplanes or the classroom.
So what is the name of this magical city? FantasyLand? Typically the farther away you get from the high cost of living areas, the harder it is to find a job - that's whey the cost of living in places like Buffalo, Pittsburgh, etc. is comparatively cheap - no one wants to live there, not because they are bad places to live, but(primarily) because no one can find work there. They have to move to bigger and more expensive cities to find jobs - trust me, many of my friends have been forced to move for just that reason.
Just when I was finally hoping I'd have an "email address for life", Google goes ahead and changes it (at least in the UK) after I've had it less than a year!
Except, the $1.99 TV show you might watch once or twice. The 99 cent song you might listen to 100s of times. Plus, you can transfer songs to CDs to play anywhere. You are actually getting a lot more value for money out of the music.
Reminds me of the famous interview question "Why are manhole covers round"? There are several possible solutions to the problem, but my favorite is the way I (naively) answered this when I first heard the question - "Because the manholes are round"
Actually that is more or less what I'm talking about, except after Sony came out with their Walkman that actually had some features that made it (slightly) more rugged, a bunch of knockoffs appeared in the marketplace that had nothing special done to them except being painted yellow. We used to make fun of that back in the day.
I agree. Maybe they can take the strategy employed in the 80s/90s, where if you painted a radio or tape player yellow that made it a "Sport" model and the perception was that it magically became waterproof, shockproof, etc.
TV, radio, newspaper,magazine, internet - it doesn't matter the medium, all ads get in the way of what you are interested in in the first place - the content. Ads help pay for the content, but that doesn't mean I have to like them (or pay attention).
Thats great for you , since you take a subway or train to work. (kudos to those who do, but the transit system in the US is such that many do not have that option). However (assuming you are in the US) you are in the vast minority of the population, who mainly drives their cars to work. So for them (and me) the video iPod is relatively worthless. I will not be buying one.
funny, I made the exact same comment the last time this story was posted, and was modded down for it. The arguments against me boiled down to the fact that a video iPod could be used to carry movies with you to plug into TVs to play, rather than watching on the small screen.
Well for the record, my CD collection is about 250 CDs and I consider that small. Plus, I stopped buying CDs several years ago when I started downloading music from the internet (first "illegal", then through iTunes). I also have a basement full of LPs and cassettes.....
OK I confess - I posted before I read the other comments. And your points are valid. But, I have to wonder about content. Just last weekend I saw a "Do not pirate movies, it's a crime" advertisement. So where are you going to get legal movies to carry around on your video iPod? Unless iTunes turns into iMovies, which would not surprise me one bit.
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Wow, Nebraska is so far off my radar screen I had to look up what "NE" stands for (Norfolk, New England?). More power to ya, but I think I'll stick with where I am.
You have to remember, lots of people read the Onion - some not in the US, who might not "get" that it is a joke. I remember awhile back that some foreign nation thought that an article in the Onion about remodeling the capital was real. So, someone on the web in a non-English speaking (likely third world) country could conceivably think that a radio address/article featuring the official US seal that someone sent them a link to was the real deal. And hilarity would ensure.
I disagree. Vertical scrolling is a lot easier than horizontal scrolling, and I like to be able to view different apps, etc. side by side. So for me, I would rather have more width than height. That said, on a laptop I prefer the smallest screen possible - thats why I have a 12 inch iBook - for maximum portability, not just for lugging around but for using in confined spaces like airplanes or the classroom.
So what is the name of this magical city? FantasyLand? Typically the farther away you get from the high cost of living areas, the harder it is to find a job - that's whey the cost of living in places like Buffalo, Pittsburgh, etc. is comparatively cheap - no one wants to live there, not because they are bad places to live, but(primarily) because no one can find work there. They have to move to bigger and more expensive cities to find jobs - trust me, many of my friends have been forced to move for just that reason.
I see 911 not being available in that area, or getting the old "911 Emergency Please Hold" message and being unable to call your family.
I'm more worried about what happens down the road (I live in the US anyway) if they end up changing names over trademark disputes.
Just when I was finally hoping I'd have an "email address for life", Google goes ahead and changes it (at least in the UK) after I've had it less than a year!
I believe we already have the technology - it's called "bottles".
I'm familiar with that explanation, but never bought it. With a sufficiently large lip on the manhole, no shape of manhole cover will fall in.
Except, the $1.99 TV show you might watch once or twice. The 99 cent song you might listen to 100s of times. Plus, you can transfer songs to CDs to play anywhere. You are actually getting a lot more value for money out of the music.
Reminds me of the famous interview question "Why are manhole covers round"? There are several possible solutions to the problem, but my favorite is the way I (naively) answered this when I first heard the question - "Because the manholes are round"
And don't forget - less space than a Nomad.
Actually that is more or less what I'm talking about, except after Sony came out with their Walkman that actually had some features that made it (slightly) more rugged, a bunch of knockoffs appeared in the marketplace that had nothing special done to them except being painted yellow. We used to make fun of that back in the day.
Hmm RAID Array of Inexpensive Disks. So you want a Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks Array of Inexpensive Disks. Now THAT is redundant!
You've just hit the nail on the head in terms of explaining why Apple takes this strategy - encourages people to buy the more expensive model.
I agree. Maybe they can take the strategy employed in the 80s/90s, where if you painted a radio or tape player yellow that made it a "Sport" model and the perception was that it magically became waterproof, shockproof, etc.
TV, radio, newspaper,magazine, internet - it doesn't matter the medium, all ads get in the way of what you are interested in in the first place - the content. Ads help pay for the content, but that doesn't mean I have to like them (or pay attention).
A in Hex.
Of course, there are only 10 people in the entire company.
Successful supersonic jet launch? Isn't this a duplicate story - from like the 1950s?
Thats great for you , since you take a subway or train to work. (kudos to those who do, but the transit system in the US is such that many do not have that option). However (assuming you are in the US) you are in the vast minority of the population, who mainly drives their cars to work. So for them (and me) the video iPod is relatively worthless. I will not be buying one.
funny, I made the exact same comment the last time this story was posted, and was modded down for it. The arguments against me boiled down to the fact that a video iPod could be used to carry movies with you to plug into TVs to play, rather than watching on the small screen.
Well for the record, my CD collection is about 250 CDs and I consider that small. Plus, I stopped buying CDs several years ago when I started downloading music from the internet (first "illegal", then through iTunes). I also have a basement full of LPs and cassettes.....
OK I confess - I posted before I read the other comments. And your points are valid. But, I have to wonder about content. Just last weekend I saw a "Do not pirate movies, it's a crime" advertisement. So where are you going to get legal movies to carry around on your video iPod? Unless iTunes turns into iMovies, which would not surprise me one bit.