The whole basis of buying gifts for others during the Christmas season is based on Christianity.
No it isn't. It is silly.
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iPod New iPod: what apple doesnt want you to know this xmas.
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The whole basis of buying gifts for others during the Christmas season is based on Christianity.
No it isn't. It is silly.
I am not sure of the OP's intentions or sources , but the advice to hold out is definitly worth it unless its a christmas present or an absolute direct necessity. When the new iPod comes out it will definitly be better than what is currently availible.
Dude, you are entitled to your beliefs. And the OP is entitled to his spelling preferences. Let's sitick to answering the questions, or move on.
Good grief man/woman - use the search feature on this - there are too many rumors to list.
This point has likely been raised before, but what are the odds of a release next month? The choices for launch are the (code named) iPhone, (code named) iTV, the True Video iPod, to name three. Of which, only the iTV has been spoken of directly by Steve.
Would either the iTV of True Video Ipod be launched independant of a large-scale expansion of the iTunes Movie store?
Would either the iTV of True Video Ipod be launched independant of a large-scale expansion of the iTunes Movie store?
sure the new might be nice and all that... it's not coming out in a month... it was updated the past september.. .the last time it was updated was a year ago. get real
there is no right or wrong in belief, but there is right or wrong in spelling...
sure Xmas is a few letters short than Christmas, it might be annoying and perhaps even in convenient to others... that's just plainly selfish. i can't believe people defend for this. surely you would want other people to properly spell your name.
also... what is the question OP asked? last time i checked there was no question asked...binky2033 said:
you can move on if you like.binky2033 said:
not to mention that christmas is part of the christian religion, removing "christ" from a christian radiotion would be really sad, however commercialised it might have become
(so yeah, go bearbo!)
Um...did I miss something? How did this thread turn from a conversation about iPods coming out after Christmas, to the proper spelling of Christmas.
By the way, weren't all the iPods released some time after Christmas?
By the way, weren't all the iPods released some time after Christmas?
With how up-in-arms people here get when iPod is spelled wrong (ipod, Ipod, I-pod) instead of "iPod", I would think "Christmas" would be spelled right instead of "xmas".
Moving on, I believe the OP is full of crap.
Moving on, I believe the OP is full of crap.
Has no one ever seen this?
http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmas
I can't believe I'm using wikipedia for a reference. It's a horrible reference.
http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmas
I can't believe I'm using wikipedia for a reference. It's a horrible reference.
It can be both actually, early christian believed it was sacreligous to write christmas so they used a cross as a symbolise the word chirst, which in time became "Xmas". This is where "Xmas" or "tmas" had it's intial beginings.
Xmas was a sign of respect because christ's name was believed too holy for just anyone to write, so Xmas was born.
Xmas was NEVER an abbreviation of Chirstmas it was intially a sign of respect in latter time it was believed to be the "shorthand" or lazy way to write Chirstmas.
LOL @ ^
Some people will wonder why you're bringing bagels and such into the conversation.
Anyways, anyone have any ideas on what a new iPod Nano would include? I can't imagine it being that much better..maybe cheaper, but not much better.
And please, Christmas as we know it was invented by Coca-Cola...
Some people will wonder why you're bringing bagels and such into the conversation.
Anyways, anyone have any ideas on what a new iPod Nano would include? I can't imagine it being that much better..maybe cheaper, but not much better.
And please, Christmas as we know it was invented by Coca-Cola...
It's completely relevant, and pretty much the point. You pulled this out of your ass, so here's my discussion on the ideas presented: it's a bunch of crap.
Get it?
I actually disagree with not buying an iPod now (waiting) as the iPod is a MUSIC player. I don't believe it should be a portable all-media device. although I know the nano will become the "music" player after the FS video iPod is introduced, nanos simply can't handle large libraries. my iTunes library is 25 -28gb OF MUSIC so the 30gb 5.5g iPod is actually perfect. I can even fit a movie or a few sitcoms on it when need be. I LOVE having ALL my music with me ALL the time. I know I don't listen to all of it, but it gives me peace of mind that whenever I want to, I can listen to practically anything I want. Having "just" 8gb of music seems almost barbaric
That said, I can't wait for the 6g iPod to arrive... an 80gb 5.5g refurb would be a perfect toy for the perfect price
That said, I can't wait for the 6g iPod to arrive... an 80gb 5.5g refurb would be a perfect toy for the perfect price
To answer the OP:
I suspect we'll see a shake up in the iPod line in the next month or so (probs not at MW though - at a special event). I could believe a 16GB flash-based slimline video device in with all that. Though I'm hoping that is actually part of the iPod Phone. Simply because I'd like that much storage in a phone rather than just 8GB (which is probabably what it will be).
Those 'real' video ipods will surface with big hard drives over the next couple of months too. We just need to be patient.
I suspect we'll see a shake up in the iPod line in the next month or so (probs not at MW though - at a special event). I could believe a 16GB flash-based slimline video device in with all that. Though I'm hoping that is actually part of the iPod Phone. Simply because I'd like that much storage in a phone rather than just 8GB (which is probabably what it will be).
Those 'real' video ipods will surface with big hard drives over the next couple of months too. We just need to be patient.
I have no doubt we will see a new iPod come January 2007, let's face the facts the last iPod "Video" wasn't much of an update so I have to say I think there is a new G6 iPod in the works.
Uhm no, not quite.
The celebrating of 'Christmas' predates Christianity. The tree, the giving of presents and the place on the calendar were part of the ancient European tradition of celebrating the shortest day of the year, which in our present calendar is situated in the last half of December. Similarly there exists a celebration for the longest day of the year which is still celebrated in parts of Europe.
This celebration obviously wasn't called Christmas because Christianity in turn predates the English language. It probably had some Germanic name which I don't know by heart. When people began to convert the Europeans to Christianity (which proved rather difficult at first, they had to abandon a whole range of gods for just one) it was convenient to tag on to an existing celebration. Some historians estimate the original Christian event was held some four months later, around what we now call April.
Now Santa Claus is a wholly different thing. Santa Claus is an American invention of the 20th century loosely based on the couple of centuries old Dutch tradition of Sinterklaas. The similarity in the giving of presents and of appearances are striking. The celebration is held on the 5th or 6th of December.
Sinterklaas in turn is loosely based on Saint Nicholas, the Bishop of Myra, who lived in the 4th century in what we now call Turkey. Saint Nicholas was (in some part of Europe still is) the patron Saint of children and sailors.
OK, OK, I'll stop.
Thanks man you've just ruined xmas for me....
I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to. As a compensation for your grief I'd love to give you an iPod but, according to the Great Visionary thumper, that is unwise at this time.