Finding quality music through filesharing networks is a pain. You get inconsistent quality, bad naming, incorrect files, viruses, etc. If you're a saavy user and determined, you can get around this, but I don't think that's your average person.
When you use iTunes + iPod, there's a product combo that has a great user interface, is reliable, and is simple. The iTunes store is at a price point customers accept. You get quality and simplicity for a price, and people are willing to pay for it.
To all of those who say, "Why give an Xbox? That just encourages you to sit in front of the TV..."
The goal is to get the kids who are already in front of the TV a reason to stop watching the TV. So you offer an incentive of something they would want. The couch potatos don't want a mountain bike, even if it would be good for them.
The ideal situation would be you get the kids who aren't into physical activity an incentive to go out an try it, then they like it, and it becomes part of their lifestyle. By offering an incentive that fits into their existing lifestyle, it would be more likely to get them involved...
Plus, I would say an iPod can definitely be part of an "active lifestyle". People use them while working out all the time.
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Finding quality music through filesharing networks is a pain. You get inconsistent quality, bad naming, incorrect files, viruses, etc. If you're a saavy user and determined, you can get around this, but I don't think that's your average person.
When you use iTunes + iPod, there's a product combo that has a great user interface, is reliable, and is simple. The iTunes store is at a price point customers accept. You get quality and simplicity for a price, and people are willing to pay for it.
It seems like a strange conclusion to draw...
-Jonathan
To all of those who say, "Why give an Xbox? That just encourages you to sit in front of the TV..."
The goal is to get the kids who are already in front of the TV a reason to stop watching the TV. So you offer an incentive of something they would want. The couch potatos don't want a mountain bike, even if it would be good for them.
The ideal situation would be you get the kids who aren't into physical activity an incentive to go out an try it, then they like it, and it becomes part of their lifestyle. By offering an incentive that fits into their existing lifestyle, it would be more likely to get them involved...
Plus, I would say an iPod can definitely be part of an "active lifestyle". People use them while working out all the time.