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not so fast...

You guys may want to rethink going out and wasting (yes wasting) money on an Archos or Creative device. Why go out and spend money seemingly before a product will be released? That just doesn't make sense. Yes, Apple seems to be struggling with the iPod, and yes it's very frustrating. But that's no reason to go out and get some inferior product. (yes, they may have more "crap" features, but the iPod is just incredible...and this is before they update it!!)Patience is a virtue. Hold on a little longer, and you will be more satisfied in the end!! I'm sure the new iPod will rock, and wouldn't it be better to have one of those vs. an inferior Creative Jukebox or Archos product?

If you decide to get theose other products fine...but don't come bitching when Apple does release a KICKIN' iPod!!
 
march 14th, hmm?

So what's the beef with the emphasis on march 14th being THE release date? Isn't march 14th the predicted date for iTunes 4 or something? It would make sense for iTunes 4 and the updated iPods to come out together so that updates in one could be supported in the other.

Wasn't iTunes 2 mainly an iPod-friendly update? So maybe that's what iTunes 4 will be and that's why we have to wait for the combo release date. I'm thinking AAC, here.
 
I am a potential new customer for Apple, and therefore I have no product loyalty issues at this point. I would love an iPod, I was ready to buy one weeks ago, last week, today, etc., but I have no problem going out and getting an "inferior" device after this negative marketing move (Product Placement and Price actually) by Apple.. The Creative Zen and Archos for example, have 20GB as opposed to the 5 or 10 I would get from the iPod for the price. Look at CNET's mp3 Insider article, titled "iPod Killers Coming Soon," reviewing the upcoming mp3 players that will pose a serious challenge to Apple.

http://electronics.cnet.com/electronics/0-3219397-8-20851455-1.html

I have been waiting long enough where if I'm going to wait any longer, I would just wait for these new products to come out and put them in the running.
 
What is with all this whining? Apple is a great company, but your comments in a forum aren't going to make them rush a product to the market that isn't ready yet.
Keep in mind the 40GB drives just were released a few weeks ago. You can't expect Apple to announce a 40GB the next day, they have to recieve products, create prototypes, work out any issues that may arise. Then order batches of these things, have them assembled, then have them tested, packaged, and shipped in enough quanitity.
Would you rather have a buggy product sooner, or a better product later? Don't get your panties in a bunch.
 
My panties have been stuck in my crusty crack since these iPod rumors started several weeks ago. And if anybody can move and shake something to market quicker than the average bear, it's ol' Apple.

Better versus Buggy? Well, ya got me there. I'll take Better.
 
Originally posted by ceb
I am a potential new customer for Apple, and therefore I have no product loyalty issues at this point. I would love an iPod, I was ready to buy one weeks ago, last week, today, etc., but I have no problem going out and getting an "inferior" device after this negative marketing move (Product Placement and Price actually) by Apple.. The Creative Zen and Archos for example, have 20GB as opposed to the 5 or 10 I would get from the iPod for the price. Look at CNET's mp3 Insider article, titled "iPod Killers Coming Soon," reviewing the upcoming mp3 players that will pose a serious challenge to Apple.

http://electronics.cnet.com/electronics/0-3219397-8-20851455-1.html

I have been waiting long enough where if I'm going to wait any longer, I would just wait for these new products to come out and put them in the running.
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They wrote that the biggest ipod killer was the new ipods, lol. Why dont you wait for that like everyone else is? Besides, I'm waiting for the PDA version of the iPod, that will REALLY destroy the competition.
 
Originally posted by timbloom
What is with all this whining? Apple is a great company, but your comments in a forum aren't going to make them rush a product to the market that isn't ready yet.
Keep in mind the 40GB drives just were released a few weeks ago. You can't expect Apple to announce a 40GB the next day, they have to recieve products, create prototypes, work out any issues that may arise. Then order batches of these things, have them assembled, then have them tested, packaged, and shipped in enough quanitity.
Would you rather have a buggy product sooner, or a better product later? Don't get your panties in a bunch.
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Apple should have been working w/ toshiba from the start, not to mention that the hard drives are the same design.
 
everyone whose considering an archios or MD or whatever, go and buy them NOW!!

because you can be sure that as soon as you sign your name on your credit card reciept, Apple will release new ipods, and i want a new one!
 
Originally posted by DeusOmnis
Apple should have been working w/ toshiba from the start, not to mention that the hard drives are the same design.
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Since Toshiba provides the HDs and is not a direct competitor with the iPod, maybe Apple has to wait in line for product. Who knows..

I do think Apple should provide a software update, if there's going to be one, whether or not new iPods are available.
 
Unreal

I'd just like to see the article where APPLE promised us new iPods on February 25th. A lot of you folks here are behaving as though Apple has somehow let you down. Listen, I go to the rumors sites just like everyone else, and it's exciting to think we have information before the rest of the world, that we know "apple's secret plans". But the fact is, Apple is not beholden to any rumors site to release any product, however disappointed we are. I think we just need to take a step back, breath a little, and take the rumors for exactly what they are. :rolleyes:
 
Hey... I just called the 1-800 Apple store to check on my PowerMac dual 1.4 (since my card was charged yesterday, I am hoping there is movement on the order. Anyone have an idea on that one.) Well, the recording says that "Due to a local emergency, we are closed." Could this be affecting website updates as well?
 
To matty8r:

Pipe down with that logical speak, mister! This is a friggin' RUMORS site, driven by wild emotion and fanatical devotion! Save that rational commentary for somewhere else!

(jus' kiddin', buddy ;) )
 
Originally posted by Nermal
Ah, I'm still not used to Americans (and maybe others) calling a tick a check. In my country, to check something is to verify it.
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Yes, you are verifying that iTunes will play it or not. It's a 'Check Mark'. You check something if that item is to be used or included.
 
Originally posted by Foxer
Well, the recording says that "Due to a local emergency, we are closed." Could this be affecting website updates as well?
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Oh ****. We're about to go Big Live Fully on even MORE Bizarre, Insane, Unfounded Calamitous Speculation.

GO, CATS, GO!
 
unfortunately apple seem to have broken this since itunes 2.

I used to be able to uncheck a track and it would either remove it from my ipod or not copy it. Now however it doesnt make any difference.

Ive even unchecked, set custom ipod, deleted the tracks from the ipod then put back to auto update, but it still insists on copying unchecked tracks to my ipod.
 
Originally posted by Nermal
Ah, I'm still not used to Americans (and maybe others) calling a tick a check. In my country, to check something is to verify it.
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<anti-american rant>
You could put this down to yet another annoying Americanism but it has some founding logic from check lists (twisted logic but logic non the less). Where you would run down the list of items and tick them off once done/checked.

Ticked implies checked, but to Americans ticked equals checked. If you were to apply the same logic to our favourite fruit then all green fruit (and possibly all red fruit as well) would be Apples, even if they were pears or mellons, by American logic they're all Apples.

Don't get me started on the way they write dates.
</anti-american rant>

A more accurate name for the control would be a switch. Also not forgetting that old versions of both Mac OS and Windows used to put crosses in these boxes.
 
Originally posted by senjaz
Ticked implies checked, but to Americans ticked equals checked.
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May I propose that it is more accurate to say that "check" is simply an abbreviated way to say "checkmark," which may also be an American term. I don't recall ever saying "check" myself, but do call the symbol a "checkmark."
 
Macwhispers is now Dead

Macwhispers.com was stupid enough to make a confident guess of the iPod to be released today. Their reputation as a rumor site is permanantly scarred now. What idiots.
 
I bought my iPod in November. The rumor sites were already buzzing with Macworld update rumors. If I had decided to wait, I'd still be waiting.

There are 10 and 20 GB iPods are available *now*. Go get one. Believe me, having an iPod is much more fun than waiting for one.
 
Originally posted by greenfruit
unfortunately apple seem to have broken this since itunes 2.

I used to be able to uncheck a track and it would either remove it from my ipod or not copy it. Now however it doesnt make any difference.

Ive even unchecked, set custom ipod, deleted the tracks from the ipod then put back to auto update, but it still insists on copying unchecked tracks to my ipod.
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You know, you have to uncheck the songs both in the main library and on any playlist they are listed in to not have them transfer. I got a bunch of songs to stop transfering after figuring this out and unchecking them on the play lists as well.
This is obviously a poorly thought thru situation...
 
vitrector - yep cheers, i heard about that and frankly you shouldnt have to do that, if its unchecked in the main playlist it should automagically apply to all others, and besides im too lazy to search my playlists and uncheck everysong.

Besides, when i get my 20gig ipod itll nolonger be a problem, maybe thats apples evil plan. ;-)
 
Wow, that's uncalled for.

Originally posted by senjaz
<anti-american rant>
You could put this down to yet another annoying Americanism but it has some founding logic from check lists (twisted logic but logic non the less). Where you would run down the list of items and tick them off once done/checked.

Ticked implies checked, but to Americans ticked equals checked. If you were to apply the same logic to our favourite fruit then all green fruit (and possibly all red fruit as well) would be Apples, even if they were pears or mellons, by American logic they're all Apples.

Don't get me started on the way they write dates.
</anti-american rant>

A more accurate name for the control would be a switch. Also not forgetting that old versions of both Mac OS and Windows used to put crosses in these boxes.
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That's really quite obnoxious of you. The control is a checkbox, not a switch. It's a checkbox because when you activate it, it puts a checkmark in there. While you may call it a tick, or tickmark, or call the action 'ticking', other people do not. Also, the developers (or their bosses) were probably American, thus choosing an American word for the control. I don't ask you to use words that you don't use, and I kind of expect that I can use the words that I use. There's nothing better or worse about either word; they are different, but both arbitrary groups of letters of phonemes to describe something.

It's pretty amazing that you would get your panties up in a bunch because an operating system written in the US would use *gasp* an American word for something! Amazing. :rolleyes: My suggestion to you would be to find something important to rant about.
 
I just contacted MacMall.com and the sales associate told me that they are completely out of 5GB and 10GB iPods and have only a handfull of 20GB ones available. I asked him is this because Apple will be releasing new iPods soon - he said that could be the case, although he didn't know when they may be getting any in.
 
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