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Apple's just riding the pony
for all that it can. I'm sure Apple relizes that the IPod fad, like many other products, has a limited life span.

Like any smart company would, they are just trying to maximize their proffits from the IPod in the time span a product has these days.

I do understand the frustration of many users though. Notice they said the sticker means is it compatable with the IPod, not that it meets Apple's quality standards.

And I don't blame them. For years Apple fans lauded praise upon Jobs and Co as the "caring computer creaters who care so much about their users that quality and style...(so on and so forth)" That irt must be a bit of a kick to find out that Apple in the end, is like any other company out there.

They're just much better at getting people to overpay for an item then the next company is..
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Too pricey  CobraA1 | 10/18/05
Well in a strange kind of way the fact that it was stolen  Laff | 10/18/05
Had my Dell DJ stolen -  Confused by religion | 10/18/05
Well Milly sometimes you HAVE to have a sale and other  Laff | 10/18/05
Sales  Loverock Davidson | 10/18/05
Generally..  nucrash | 10/18/05
You forgot one.  ShadeTree | 10/18/05
Sales right now  tic swayback | 10/18/05
still  CobraA1 | 10/18/05
Re:still  Paco20 | 10/18/05
Converting DRM'd music ...  An_Axe_to_Grind | 10/18/05
Or download jhymn  tic swayback | 10/18/05
Being stolen was Apple's fault?  BitTwiddler | 10/18/05
Gosh darn it!  tic swayback | 10/18/05
They *could* put in some theft deterrents, at least.  CobraA1 | 10/18/05
Usage deterrents as well  tic swayback | 10/18/05
re: Usage deterrents  CobraA1 | 10/18/05
Life is tough  tic swayback | 10/18/05
A freaking tracking device? Maybe!  dave95 | 10/18/05
thought the same thing  Jeff Spicoli | 10/18/05
Talk about greed  csa0307 | 10/18/05
Is this unusual however?  Laff | 10/18/05
I think this is  csa0307 | 10/18/05
Firewire is not the issue  tic swayback | 10/18/05
Who says they don't already  nucrash | 10/18/05
Funny, that  Fred Fredrickson | 10/19/05
Business norm?  ajole | 10/18/05
Question answered  tic swayback | 10/18/05
Apple's just riding the pony  John Zern | 10/18/05
Still say it's hard to call it a fad at least yet.  Laff | 10/18/05
Free video vs. $1.99 a show  eddzpc@... | 10/19/05
RE: greed  JakAttak | 10/18/05
Typical Apple  nucrash | 10/18/05
See post of mine just above.....Also  Laff | 10/18/05
I doubt it  voska | 10/18/05
As I remember Apple fought the Apple II clones as well  Laff | 10/18/05
Ahh... My first computer...  nucrash | 10/18/05
Why are your PCs crashing  eddzpc@... | 10/19/05
True  voska | 10/18/05
I've always been a route/admire the under dog type guy.  Laff | 10/18/05
Always for the underdog.  nucrash | 10/18/05
Apple as a software company ....YEAH!  ajole | 10/18/05
Have you not been following the news?  tic swayback | 10/18/05
Wow...it's been a while since I've seen the "Apple is doomed" thing!  Laff | 10/18/05
Untypical Apple  tic swayback | 10/18/05
Apparently you don't remember...  nucrash | 10/18/05
RE: Apparently you don't remember  JakAttak | 10/18/05
Apple didn't have the market share the 2nd time  voska | 10/18/05
Apparently you're a bit confused  tic swayback | 10/18/05
Killing clones...  jbroche18 | 10/18/05
Holy Schniekies!  BitTwiddler | 10/18/05
Illogical  yyuko@... | 10/18/05
An extraordinarily bad idea  bidemytime | 10/18/05
Apple "borrows" ideas just like everyone else  Otto_Delete | 10/18/05
Still a bad idea  nucrash | 10/18/05
Unbelievable double standards here  mlindl | 10/18/05
Not a double standard.  nucrash | 10/18/05
No Double standard present  voska | 10/18/05
So sell a cheap "adapter" separately  Tsu Dho Nimh | 10/18/05
Apple can just refuse...  Zinoron | 10/18/05
Is anyone REALLY surprised by this?  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 10/18/05
Booo Hooo  Paco20 | 10/18/05
Do you know what the profit margin on an ipod is?  csa0307 | 10/18/05
Re: Do you know what the profit margin on an ipod is?  Paco20 | 10/18/05
I bet you're a little off there  voska | 10/18/05
Thank heavens!  daver_z | 10/18/05
The other branders ..  An_Axe_to_Grind | 10/18/05
Greed is Greed  ArthurDent | 10/18/05
Success changes strategies  tic swayback | 10/18/05
Could be dangerous  voska | 10/18/05
Ask Microsoft  tic swayback | 10/18/05
Simple  voska | 10/18/05
Is it?  tic swayback | 10/18/05
IPod to go the way of the Betamax  John Zern | 10/18/05
Again not exactly the same.  Laff | 10/18/05
VHS vs Betamax comparison  Mr_Dave | 10/20/05
APPLE is really good....  dr_who@... | 10/18/05
Or...NOT. It could go any number of ways I would think.  Laff | 10/19/05
Apple, it's a love/hate relationship  Vote4Pedro | 11/01/05

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