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*shaking head*
I didn't understand the lure of pet rocks and bennie babies either - I guess that after all is said and done, an iPod is useful, whereas the others are not. I had questions about the IQ of the pet rockers - as I do about the iPodders, but maybe its not lack of IQ - but lack of wisdom that I have trouble with. Every year, new ways of listening to music come out, and people flock to them - even if the older tech works just fine. The lure of the iPod is the lure of music without comercials - but the Sony walkman and diskman gave that to us years ago. So I guess the lure of the iPod is to save space. No carrying around stacks of CDs or cassettes - but the media has a "single-point-of-failure" that the previous generations didn't have - losing an iPod harddrive means NO music - whereas losing a CD meant just losing SOME of your music. This hassle of backing up and keeping track of your MP3 tunes will be changed with the next paradigm - That's right, the WiMAX steamroller. Why save files yourself, when you can just connect to the internet and PLAY them? I wonder how much a $300-$400 iPod will be going for on eBay (in 2 years), when a $300 WiMAX handheld provides all things electronic (VoIP, audio, video, web)?
Posted by: Roger Ramjet   Posted on: 03/31/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Well I have to admit that I never thought the iPod  Laff | 03/30/05
Nice device...  Mike (not Cox) | 03/31/05
They have legs too...  gtdworak | 03/31/05
Me either  tic swayback | 03/31/05
IT'S A FAD!!!!  NonZealot | 03/31/05
Its a fad until  TWRX | 03/31/05
*shaking head*  Roger Ramjet | 03/31/05
I have *ALL* my music with me *ALL* of the time  Atlant | 03/31/05
You and your wacky steamroller  tic swayback | 03/31/05
The Streaming Paradigm  Roger Ramjet | 03/31/05
"Clue Phone for Mr. RamJet..."  Atlant | 03/31/05
Thanks!  Roger Ramjet | 03/31/05
You're probably remembering that...  Atlant | 03/31/05
Don't hold your breath  tic swayback | 03/31/05
Once again for the hearing impaired.  ShadeTree | 03/31/05
Plus he's stipulating ubiquitous coverage  tic swayback | 03/31/05
Then there is market share  TWRX | 03/31/05
Standing on the subway this morning, there were a lot of white headphones  Atlant | 04/01/05

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