iPod's law: The impossible is possible

Apple's music player lineup includes a new entry, the iPod Nano. How does it fit into the company's pace-setting team?
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[cjohn17]

Style, Style and Style

This is why Microsoft and Dell will ultimately fail. Neither
company has a clue about style or quality. Not only do their
products look and feel like late 1990 warmed over hash.
(Evidence: MS's Vista Cruiser trying to play catch up by looking
and offering features like OS X.) They also have quality and
security issues that will doom them.

I love it! Hail Nano!

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[lingsun]

That explains why Apple has 3% of the computer market.

Style is vastly overrated. Apple will never be a major computer company because their biggest news is what color their computers will come in.

[cjohn17]

Style, Style and Style

This is why Microsoft and Dell will ultimately fail. Neither
company has a clue about style or quality. Not only do their
products look and feel like late 1990 warmed over hash.
(Evidence: MS's Vista Cruiser trying to play catch up by looking
and offering features like OS X.) They also have quality and
security issues that will doom them.

I love it! Hail Nano!

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b3952001.htm?chan=tc

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[lingsun]

That explains why Apple has 3% of the computer market.

Style is vastly overrated. Apple will never be a major computer company because their biggest news is what color their computers will come in.

[cjohn17]

Style, Style and Style

This is why Microsoft and Dell will ultimately fail. Neither
company has a clue about style or quality. Not only do their
products look and feel like late 1990 warmed over hash.
(Evidence: MS's Vista Cruiser trying to play catch up by looking
and offering features like OS X.) They also have quality and
security issues that will doom them.

I love it! Hail Nano!

<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_39/" target="_newWindow">http://businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_39/</a>
b3952001.htm?chan=tc

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[lingsun]

That explains why Apple has 3% of the computer market.

Style is vastly overrated. Apple will never be a major computer company because their biggest news is what color their computers will come in.

[cjohn17]

Style, Style and Style

This is why Microsoft and Dell will ultimately fail. Neither
company has a clue about style or quality. Not only do their
products look and feel like late 1990 warmed over hash.
(Evidence: MS's Vista Cruiser trying to play catch up by looking
and offering features like OS X.) They also have quality and
security issues that will doom them.

I love it! Hail Nano!

<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_39/" target="_newWindow">http://businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_39/</a>
b3952001.htm?chan=tc

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[lingsun]

That explains why Apple has 3% of the computer market.

Style is vastly overrated. Apple will never be a major computer company because their biggest news is what color their computers will come in.

[lingsun]

I still think the mini will come back

The Nano is a lousy deal compared to the mini. It holds less songs. The previous accessories don't work. It really isn't that small either. It's not made for easy battery replacement. Five years from now 99% of the nano batteries will need replacement and that's going to be difficult and expensive. Ultimately, it will be interesting to see how many people are foolish and extravagant enough to spend $200 for a 2 gig ipod. I'll keep my 40gb iPod. I'll never buy the nano.

[cjohn17]

Bill: Hip to be Square?

Style and leading edge technology will never meet you on the
street. I guess the Wall Street Journal, PC World Magazine, CNN,
Fortune, and the rest are all wrong on the Nano's virtues and only
tech savvy Mr. Bill is right?

Do you still own a typewriter?

[lingsun]

I still think the mini will come back

The Nano is a lousy deal compared to the mini. It holds less songs. The previous accessories don't work. It really isn't that small either. It's not made for easy battery replacement. Five years from now 99% of the nano batteries will need replacement and that's going to be difficult and expensive. Ultimately, it will be interesting to see how many people are foolish and extravagant enough to spend $200 for a 2 gig ipod. I'll keep my 40gb iPod. I'll never buy the nano.

[cjohn17]

Bill: Hip to be Square?

Style and leading edge technology will never meet you on the
street. I guess the Wall Street Journal, PC World Magazine, CNN,
Fortune, and the rest are all wrong on the Nano's virtues and only
tech savvy Mr. Bill is right?

Do you still own a typewriter?

[lingsun]

I still think the mini will come back

The Nano is a lousy deal compared to the mini. It holds less songs. The previous accessories don't work. It really isn't that small either. It's not made for easy battery replacement. Five years from now 99% of the nano batteries will need replacement and that's going to be difficult and expensive. Ultimately, it will be interesting to see how many people are foolish and extravagant enough to spend $200 for a 2 gig ipod. I'll keep my 40gb iPod. I'll never buy the nano.

[cjohn17]

Bill: Hip to be Square?

Style and leading edge technology will never meet you on the
street. I guess the Wall Street Journal, PC World Magazine, CNN,
Fortune, and the rest are all wrong on the Nano's virtues and only
tech savvy Mr. Bill is right?

Do you still own a typewriter?

[lingsun]

I still think the mini will come back

The Nano is a lousy deal compared to the mini. It holds less songs. The previous accessories don't work. It really isn't that small either. It's not made for easy battery replacement. Five years from now 99% of the nano batteries will need replacement and that's going to be difficult and expensive. Ultimately, it will be interesting to see how many people are foolish and extravagant enough to spend $200 for a 2 gig ipod. I'll keep my 40gb iPod. I'll never buy the nano.

[cjohn17]

Bill: Hip to be Square?

Style and leading edge technology will never meet you on the
street. I guess the Wall Street Journal, PC World Magazine, CNN,
Fortune, and the rest are all wrong on the Nano's virtues and only
tech savvy Mr. Bill is right?

Do you still own a typewriter?

[lingsun]

I still think the mini will come back

The Nano is a lousy deal compared to the mini. It holds less songs. The previous accessories don't work. It really isn't that small either. It's not made for easy battery replacement. Five years from now 99% of the nano batteries will need replacement and that's going to be difficult and expensive. Ultimately, it will be interesting to see how many people are foolish and extravagant enough to spend $200 for a 2 gig ipod. I'll keep my 40gb iPod. I'll never buy the nano.

[lingsun]

I still think the mini will come back

The Nano is a lousy deal compared to the mini. It holds less songs. The previous accessories don't work. It really isn't that small either. It's not made for easy battery replacement. Five years from now 99% of the nano batteries will need replacement and that's going to be difficult and expensive. Ultimately, it will be interesting to see how many people are foolish and extravagant enough to spend $200 for a 2 gig ipod. I'll keep my 40gb iPod. I'll never buy the nano.

[lingsun]

I still think the mini will come back

The Nano is a lousy deal compared to the mini. It holds less songs. The previous accessories don't work. It really isn't that small either. It's not made for easy battery replacement. Five years from now 99% of the nano batteries will need replacement and that's going to be difficult and expensive. Ultimately, it will be interesting to see how many people are foolish and extravagant enough to spend $200 for a 2 gig ipod. I'll keep my 40gb iPod. I'll never buy the nano.

[lingsun]

I still think the mini will come back

The Nano is a lousy deal compared to the mini. It holds less songs. The previous accessories don't work. It really isn't that small either. It's not made for easy battery replacement. Five years from now 99% of the nano batteries will need replacement and that's going to be difficult and expensive. Ultimately, it will be interesting to see how many people are foolish and extravagant enough to spend $200 for a 2 gig ipod. I'll keep my 40gb iPod. I'll never buy the nano.

[cjohn17]

MS Stagnation

Despite what corporate IT pros are saying, there is real trouble at
Microsoft. Business Week has some great insight into their
worrisome stagnation. Check out the "Related Items" links for what
ails Microsoft.

<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_39/" target="_newWindow">http://businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_39/</a>
b3952001.htm?chan=tc

[Andrew J Glina]

Errr...

Relevance to the story? This is a story about the iPod, not Microsoft.

[cjohn17]

MS Stagnation

Despite what corporate IT pros are saying, there is real trouble at
Microsoft. Business Week has some great insight into their
worrisome stagnation. Check out the "Related Items" links for what
ails Microsoft.

<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_39/" target="_newWindow">http://businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_39/</a>
b3952001.htm?chan=tc

[Andrew J Glina]

Errr...

Relevance to the story? This is a story about the iPod, not Microsoft.

[cjohn17]

MS Stagnation

Despite what corporate IT pros are saying, there is real trouble at
Microsoft. Business Week has some great insight into their
worrisome stagnation. Check out the "Related Items" links for what
ails Microsoft.

<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_39/" target="_newWindow">http://businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_39/</a>
b3952001.htm?chan=tc

[Andrew J Glina]

Errr...

Relevance to the story? This is a story about the iPod, not Microsoft.

[cjohn17]

MS Stagnation

Despite what corporate IT pros are saying, there is real trouble at
Microsoft. Business Week has some great insight into their
worrisome stagnation. Check out the "Related Items" links for what
ails Microsoft.

<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_39/" target="_newWindow">http://businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_39/</a>
b3952001.htm?chan=tc

[Andrew J Glina]

Errr...

Relevance to the story? This is a story about the iPod, not Microsoft.

Compatibility

Until I can play my 40,000 song MP3 collection on an iPod I'll never own one. Why is it too much to ask for a portable media player that offers compatibility with MP3, WMA, WAV, RAR, QT, MPEG, and AVI? I didn't waste half of my life building a media collection only to buy evreything again through Apple. (Doesn't anyone remember that this is APPLE? Sorry folks, but APPLE will NEVER be cool. If you think it is, well, I feel for you.)

[cjohn17]

MS Cutting Edge Cool??? Seriously?

Really? You think MS is "cool"? How sad for you if you believe that
MS cutting edge.

LOL!

[Llib Setag]

iPod Compatibility Tech Specs

DIRECT from the Apple iPod web page regarding compatibility
audio specs:

AAC (16 to 320 Kbps),
Protected AAC (from iTunes Music Store),
MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps),
MP3 VBR,
Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4),
Apple Lossless,
WAV,
AIFF

You can fill your iPod of choice with MP3 files from your CD
collection without ever using Apple's iTunes Music Store if you
choose to...
For Windows &#38; Mac comptuers

Compatibility

Until I can play my 40,000 song MP3 collection on an iPod I'll never own one. Why is it too much to ask for a portable media player that offers compatibility with MP3, WMA, WAV, RAR, QT, MPEG, and AVI? I didn't waste half of my life building a media collection only to buy evreything again through Apple. (Doesn't anyone remember that this is APPLE? Sorry folks, but APPLE will NEVER be cool. If you think it is, well, I feel for you.)

[cjohn17]

MS Cutting Edge Cool??? Seriously?

Really? You think MS is "cool"? How sad for you if you believe that
MS cutting edge.

LOL!

[Llib Setag]

iPod Compatibility Tech Specs

DIRECT from the Apple iPod web page regarding compatibility
audio specs:

AAC (16 to 320 Kbps),
Protected AAC (from iTunes Music Store),
MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps),
MP3 VBR,
Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4),
Apple Lossless,
WAV,
AIFF

You can fill your iPod of choice with MP3 files from your CD
collection without ever using Apple's iTunes Music Store if you
choose to...
For Windows &#38; Mac comptuers

Compatibility

Until I can play my 40,000 song MP3 collection on an iPod I'll never own one. Why is it too much to ask for a portable media player that offers compatibility with MP3, WMA, WAV, RAR, QT, MPEG, and AVI? I didn't waste half of my life building a media collection only to buy evreything again through Apple. (Doesn't anyone remember that this is APPLE? Sorry folks, but APPLE will NEVER be cool. If you think it is, well, I feel for you.)

[cjohn17]

MS Cutting Edge Cool??? Seriously?

Really? You think MS is "cool"? How sad for you if you believe that
MS cutting edge.

LOL!

[Llib Setag]

iPod Compatibility Tech Specs

DIRECT from the Apple iPod web page regarding compatibility
audio specs:

AAC (16 to 320 Kbps),
Protected AAC (from iTunes Music Store),
MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps),
MP3 VBR,
Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4),
Apple Lossless,
WAV,
AIFF

You can fill your iPod of choice with MP3 files from your CD
collection without ever using Apple's iTunes Music Store if you
choose to...
For Windows &#38; Mac comptuers

Compatibility

Until I can play my 40,000 song MP3 collection on an iPod I'll never own one. Why is it too much to ask for a portable media player that offers compatibility with MP3, WMA, WAV, RAR, QT, MPEG, and AVI? I didn't waste half of my life building a media collection only to buy evreything again through Apple. (Doesn't anyone remember that this is APPLE? Sorry folks, but APPLE will NEVER be cool. If you think it is, well, I feel for you.)

[cjohn17]

MS Cutting Edge Cool??? Seriously?

Really? You think MS is "cool"? How sad for you if you believe that
MS cutting edge.

LOL!

[Llib Setag]

iPod Compatibility Tech Specs

DIRECT from the Apple iPod web page regarding compatibility
audio specs:

AAC (16 to 320 Kbps),
Protected AAC (from iTunes Music Store),
MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps),
MP3 VBR,
Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4),
Apple Lossless,
WAV,
AIFF

You can fill your iPod of choice with MP3 files from your CD
collection without ever using Apple's iTunes Music Store if you
choose to...
For Windows &#38; Mac comptuers

Could you be anymore bias?

Sure Apple makes a good music player but could you maybe be a little more objective and not such a Apple geek. I get so tired of Apple fans thinking everything that they come out with was created by God himself. I own an iPod I like it but I don't have a verbal orgasm when I talk about it which I don't unless asked about.

Could you be anymore bias?

Sure Apple makes a good music player but could you maybe be a little more objective and not such a Apple geek. I get so tired of Apple fans thinking everything that they come out with was created by God himself. I own an iPod I like it but I don't have a verbal orgasm when I talk about it which I don't unless asked about.

Could you be anymore bias?

Sure Apple makes a good music player but could you maybe be a little more objective and not such a Apple geek. I get so tired of Apple fans thinking everything that they come out with was created by God himself. I own an iPod I like it but I don't have a verbal orgasm when I talk about it which I don't unless asked about.

Could you be anymore bias?

Sure Apple makes a good music player but could you maybe be a little more objective and not such a Apple geek. I get so tired of Apple fans thinking everything that they come out with was created by God himself. I own an iPod I like it but I don't have a verbal orgasm when I talk about it which I don't unless asked about.

[M C]

Dan, your compatibility wish is my command...

Presto.

Now you can play all your MP3s on your iPod.

(Now, nobody tell him he could always have done that - magician's code and all.)