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iPod iPod is just a fad to be honest...
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For some people owning a dog is a fad (Paris?)
For some adopting a child is a fad (Brangelina?)
For others these actions are cherished permanent parts of their lives.
And the iPod can be both as well.
For some adopting a child is a fad (Brangelina?)
For others these actions are cherished permanent parts of their lives.
And the iPod can be both as well.
If iPods are a fad, then I'll continue enjoying my status as a trendwhore, and I predict that status will have a long shelf life.
This is the first time I've heard the Zune Halo 3 model being "slick". Yey I'd love an endorsed MP3 player 
Course the iPod isn't perfect. I've had to spend more to make it what I want (3rd party dock with better connections, radio etc). iTunes compatibility puts the 'pod above everything else IMO. Infact the best MP3 player I used up until my Shuffle and iPod Video was my i-Bead 100 (128mb, FM radio, necklace design) for the portability and battery life.
Course the iPod isn't perfect. I've had to spend more to make it what I want (3rd party dock with better connections, radio etc). iTunes compatibility puts the 'pod above everything else IMO. Infact the best MP3 player I used up until my Shuffle and iPod Video was my i-Bead 100 (128mb, FM radio, necklace design) for the portability and battery life.
You guys all realize that the who original post was just set up so you click the link and watch the video of "never going to give you up" by Rick Astley, it's called being rickrolled.
But, it's even better that we have 5 pages of people who obviously didn't click the link or get the joke even after the original poster replied a few times asking people to click the link and read the article.
The ipod is clearly not a fad, that's why it is so funny. Check out the ipod sales numbers over the last few years, obviously the original post was a joke:
Ipod sales numbers: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2007/tc20040527_8900_tc056.htm
But, it's even better that we have 5 pages of people who obviously didn't click the link or get the joke even after the original poster replied a few times asking people to click the link and read the article.
The ipod is clearly not a fad, that's why it is so funny. Check out the ipod sales numbers over the last few years, obviously the original post was a joke:
Ipod sales numbers: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2007/tc20040527_8900_tc056.htm
I wanted to say how the iPod originally wasn't my fave music player
now it is, but thats a different story Rickrolled?
swingerofbirch
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I look at iPods as a type of portable music player.
They have been around since the 1970s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_music_player
I think when a new one comes out, there's a surge in popularity. The iPod has more ability to change and add new features than did any of the other players, so its surge may last longer.
They have been around since the 1970s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_music_player
I think when a new one comes out, there's a surge in popularity. The iPod has more ability to change and add new features than did any of the other players, so its surge may last longer.
Wait a minute, are you saying something in the future will come out that is better than a current product!?! No way!
This is the first time I've heard the Zune Halo 3 model being "slick". Yey I'd love an endorsed MP3 player
*cough*U2 iPod*cough*
You honestly DO NOT know the meaning of fad if you think the iPod is a fad.
fad [fad] noun
a temporary fashion; a craze, interest or activity that (some) people follow enthusiastically, but lasts for a short period of time
Linky
The iPod isn't a fad, and I relate that to how many have been sold and is the popularity dropping dramatically?
and YOU obviously are not observant enough to actually click on the link in the original post, are you? you could not even have read post #81, just above, which explains exactly what this thread is about.
Ummmm, I really think it was you who completely missed the point of my post.... I think the subtle irony of my post was lost on you, I saw the link I was just adding fire the the "fad" fire, spure on the masses
. Obviously you were not observant enough to see what my post was about.This is a fad thread, here this week and we wont remember it come next week.
I read the posts, it was pretty obvious if it wasn't a troll it was a joke, either way I like to add fuel to the fire.
It kind of reminds of that "Mac Mini: The Emperor’s New Computer" floating around the web a few years ago.....
Alright girls, quit pulling each other's hair...
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Girl on girl action I like that
your american copyright laws are so ****ed up. I mean, let's say someone bought a book and then wrote down a page from it and put in his notepad, should that be a crime? It's basically the same thing with DVDs. theese things have all been legal until the digital age when it became easy for everyone to do