Neither are they a dismissible share of the market. Ask Apple stock holders.
Yes, there's quite a few people who have multi-gigabyte libraries. And still, iPod Nano outsells the HD-iPod.... And Shuffle has sold over 10 million units. Even if you have large library, you do not have to have it all with you. I have actually looked at my library, and I have come to the conclusion, that I could create a smart playlist that would only have the songs I actually listen to (as opposed to skipping over them every single time I come across them), I would be able to trim that collection to maybe 2GB in size. Less than half the size of my full library.
Quite easy to understand, really. Unless you're so hell-bent on defending everything they do that reason doesn't matter. Simply, they finally added a screen that justifies video-playing capacity, but they made it so that you have to compromise a core principle of the iPod, the ability to carry a larger library
What is "larger library"? Their best-selling iPods have LESS storage than touch has. Hell, I have about 12GB of podcasts on my computer, and I only have maybe 100MB of them with me at one time. For some reason I have no need to have all that stuff with me. I could drop over half of my music from my iPod, and my music-listening habits would not change one bit, apart from not having to hit "next" all the time.
In doing so, they made its purchase at current standards hype-driven only.
So, you are basically claiming that anyone who buys the touch is an idiot being driven by hype? Or in other words: Whereas you are smart when you see touch as a failure, everyone else who disagrees with you is an idiot?
They're pretty much telling you to wait to buy it, but many won't listen to reason and will buy it right away because they just have to have
the latest thing out there.
Or maybe, just maybe they feel that the touch is a perfect fit for their needs? I'm planning to get one as soon as possible. It fits my entire music-library with ease, and double so if I limit myself to the songs I actually listen to. It has more than enough space for video and podcasts. It offers superior browsing-experience when compared to my Nokia 770. It's a lot more than merely media-player. I have noticed that my iPod Mini has become a bit more to me than just an mp3-player. And I feel that the versatility of the touch will carry that to the next level.
What if I got the classic instead? Well, it would be mostly empty since I simply do not have enough stuff to put there. I could maybe put all my movies in there, but that would be pointless, since I do not watch them all the time. And I would lose the functionality touch has that I actually find very useful for my purposes. But maybe you are right: maybe I'm just an idiot being driven by hype.
As for Apple sucking, being doomed, etc. I haven't read that here yet. Those are your words trying to turn legitimate complaints into hyperbole.
But it is very simple really: if touch does not fit your needs, buy something else. It fits my needs perfectly, and I'll be getting one ASAP. I'm not trying to claim that it fits everyones needs. Many people have a need for large storage. But Apple has a product just for you. And if that product does not fit your needs (which would be odd, if 5G iPod fit your needs, why wouldn't 6G iPod do so as well), you need to look elsewhere, like Archos.
No, they continue to be a great company and this will not kill them. It will rob them of many, many sales. For that, and for telling the customers they groomed over 6 years to believe carrying your entire library was the reason to keep updating that they now have to be content with a product they just officially made antiquated (Classic,) this was a big drop of the ball.
They have been selling devices that wont fit a large library FOR YEARS. What exactly has changed here? Apple has touted the iPod classic and it's predecessors as the device that will hold everything you have. Mini, Nano and Shuffle has been marketed as something else. And touch is not marketed as "take everything with you" device either. The "have it all" device is, and has always been, the iPod classic.
And they have done it before, as much as you think they're infallible. Cube, anyone?
Where exactly have I claimed that they are infallible? I believe that Apple has made and continues to make serious mistakes, their incomplete lineup of computers being one of them.
The Touch will be a great product one day. Right now, it isn't.
That is your personal opinion and not universal truth.
For me and many more people than youre willing to admit.
And there are lots of people who feel that is IS a great product. You can't please everyone, and touch obviously is not for everyone. Neiter is Shuffle or Nano, or classic.
But Apple knows there are many others out there who'll buy on hype alone. So, they launched it anyway. Good for those people, and for you. As for your small library
Like I said: I don't think my library is "small". It's propaby a bit bigger than average.
just remember it won't get any smaller over time. So, in two years or so, when they have a 128GB and people like me will finally decide it's a good time to buy, you'll be buying your second one and selling your 16B for nothing on eBay.
I bought my mini a bit over two years ago, and if I sold it tday, I could propably get 20-30 bucks for it
When was the last time it dropped 10% in 2 days?
Shareprce seemed to take a sharp turn downwards after they introduced the new iMac.
