MHO, Ipods (like all Apple products) are for people who have more money than sense.
Perhaps you can enlighten us on how you based this assertion? I'm guessing you don't drive the cheapest car in the lot nor buy storebrand products in the grocery. Does this mean you fall into this stereotype that you've lumped Apple users into?
Apple's website says OS X is "Unix Based." No need to explain it. And no, nobody here is pretending it is because we don't need to. We've accepted that fact a long time ago. You're the one in denial.
You're oversimplifying the reason people like and buy iPods. It's more than about style as you insist. The scroll wheel, believe it or not, is less intimidating for non-techies than multiple buttons on a player (which is why it's gotten so popular). And first impressions do not disappoint either--the iPod's interface is straightforward and intuitive. So before you dismiss the iPod's popularity as merely style-driven, think again. In fact, why don't you test drive one to see for yourself.
Panther's file searching is fast enough as it is. If you've ever used it you already know this. From what I've seen, Spotlight merely enhances what's already in the operating system. Of course, my files are well-organized so I find little use for Spotlight. But then again, I might get lazy someday and find it indispensable.
I don't think the poster is trying to make idiots out of/.ers as you seem to intimate. Rather, it's people's short-sightedness. You need not look any further than the comments on this forum. Posters are hasty to conclude that this new generation of iPods will be a failure.
I think 99% of the posters were talking about that first gen iPod, not the whole series.
People assumed that the iPod was going to be another Cube. Hence, there were no grounds for people to assume that newer, smaller, higher capacity iPods would be coming down the pipeline. And that they would be, as you say, smash hits. Again, short-sightedness. And might I add, hastiness to jump to conclusions.
You hastily assume that iPod customers are also first time CD buyers. It could very well be that someone already owns $12,000 worth of CDs. Judging by the amount of CDs I've purchased in the past 15 years, I'd say I just might have about 12K worth.
Then I found a link about The Canadian Monochary and it was all the British royal family. Will someone spell this out for me?
Canadians are just like Americans. Except that we have this eternal fascination of the British Royal Family. We like our queens. Heck, why do you think we're pressing our federal government for legalization of gay marriage?
I can't agree with you more. Our company just bought 3 iBooks last month from an independent supplier. We bought additional RAM for each machine and had our supplier install them. When the iBooks arrived, 2 of them froze upon start-up and wouldn't boot at all. A faulty Kingston RAM (much to our surprise given this company's reputation) was the culprit. Luckily our supplier always sends a tech rep to set-up our machines, so we received the replacement RAM for each of the iBooks the following day.
Fellow Quebecor (Videotron's parent company) sibling Archambault has recently opened a digital music download service predictably-named Archambaultzik.com.
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Take it out of the box and throw the box out. Then again, you're out of luck when something happens and you need to claim warranty.
MHO, Ipods (like all Apple products) are for people who have more money than sense.
Perhaps you can enlighten us on how you based this assertion? I'm guessing you don't drive the cheapest car in the lot nor buy storebrand products in the grocery. Does this mean you fall into this stereotype that you've lumped Apple users into?
And you'll know OS X is past its prime when the next release is codenamed "Cougar."
Apple's website says OS X is "Unix Based." No need to explain it. And no, nobody here is pretending it is because we don't need to. We've accepted that fact a long time ago. You're the one in denial.
You're oversimplifying the reason people like and buy iPods. It's more than about style as you insist. The scroll wheel, believe it or not, is less intimidating for non-techies than multiple buttons on a player (which is why it's gotten so popular). And first impressions do not disappoint either--the iPod's interface is straightforward and intuitive. So before you dismiss the iPod's popularity as merely style-driven, think again. In fact, why don't you test drive one to see for yourself.
Except that the bigger the market the more competitors there are. And you have monolithic Microsoft to worry about. Browser war anyone?
Plus, it also ships in a flatbox with four screws and an allen wrench. Definitely unböring.
There's a slim chance that you'd be able to use it anyway, iPods aren't exactly indestructible. And neither does your face.
There are so many better mp3 players out there that I just don't understand all the "iPod standard" crap.
When you have the largest marketshare, you are the standard.
Panther's file searching is fast enough as it is. If you've ever used it you already know this. From what I've seen, Spotlight merely enhances what's already in the operating system. Of course, my files are well-organized so I find little use for Spotlight. But then again, I might get lazy someday and find it indispensable.
Don't blame us. It's not like we're the ones who initiated NAFTA in the first place.
I don't think the poster is trying to make idiots out of /.ers as you seem to intimate. Rather, it's people's short-sightedness. You need not look any further than the comments on this forum. Posters are hasty to conclude that this new generation of iPods will be a failure.
I think 99% of the posters were talking about that first gen iPod, not the whole series.
People assumed that the iPod was going to be another Cube. Hence, there were no grounds for people to assume that newer, smaller, higher capacity iPods would be coming down the pipeline. And that they would be, as you say, smash hits. Again, short-sightedness. And might I add, hastiness to jump to conclusions.
You hastily assume that iPod customers are also first time CD buyers. It could very well be that someone already owns $12,000 worth of CDs. Judging by the amount of CDs I've purchased in the past 15 years, I'd say I just might have about 12K worth.
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For spamming the Appeals Court to overturn his conviction.
Canadians are just like Americans. Except that we have this eternal fascination of the British Royal Family. We like our queens. Heck, why do you think we're pressing our federal government for legalization of gay marriage?
Now this makes joining the Mile High Club easier.
I can't agree with you more. Our company just bought 3 iBooks last month from an independent supplier. We bought additional RAM for each machine and had our supplier install them. When the iBooks arrived, 2 of them froze upon start-up and wouldn't boot at all. A faulty Kingston RAM (much to our surprise given this company's reputation) was the culprit. Luckily our supplier always sends a tech rep to set-up our machines, so we received the replacement RAM for each of the iBooks the following day.
Apparently, it's the best out there. =D
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Yup, the one I have skews their data pretty well. Not really. You just fall under the "Margin of Error" statistic.
Fellow Quebecor (Videotron's parent company) sibling Archambault has recently opened a digital music download service predictably-named Archambaultzik.com.
chinese government censors its citizens. citizens censor chinese their government back. censorship rears its ugly head when you least expect it. isn't life interesting?