You guys are killing me
I'm a first time writer and the only reason I subsribed is because the comments on here as absolutely ridiculous I felt the need to address them.
1) Nike's sweatshops aren't any worse than any other company. Want to know why? They are doing what the US Gov't allows them to do - the exact same thing as every other shoe company and besides the point - we're talking about a new product and no, 99% of Americans DON'T GIVE A CRAP! (hence the massive popularity of Nike shoes)
2) A TON of people wear Nike shoes, it's the largest shoe company in America - they have a 47% market share (second place is all of 16%). Next time you go to the gym look at the brand of shoes people are wearing (yes, including the people on the treadmill), the overwhelming majority of them are Nike (I went last night and looked around to confirm this).
3) I am a runner (Cross Country, Track and still run today) and I've had Nike shoes for a very long time. I've tried asics and new balance and they don't work with how I run.
4) Nike shoes do last longer than 6 months, the current pair that I've been running in I've had for almost 4 years and i've logged a ton of miles on them and I wear them anytime I wear shorts - basically, I wear them A LOT.
5) Nike "makes" as much stuff as Apple does. Nike does all the research for their shoes and then has them made in other countries. When was the last time you got a Mac that didn't say "made in China" on it? Apple studies, researches and comes up with new stuff. Nike studies, researches and comes up with new stuff. While I don't really like the "Shox" shoes they spent about 10 years working on those and millions upon millions of dollars in R&D.
Now, I'm sure I'm going to get comments about how crappy Nike shoes are (don't care, they are the dominant shoe, much like how the iPod is dominant mp3 player but people still insist it's awful). How it's morally awful that Apple has joined with Nike because of sweatshop allegations and I'll just say that while you may be right, 99% of Americans really don't care (being completely honest with ourselves here). Base line is this - it's a really cool way to track your data and when my current pair of running shoes finally bites it I'll probably get a nike+ shoe since they cost about the same as the regular nike shoes.
link to share data "Nike is the industry leader, with a 47% market share"
http://www.unc.edu/~andrewsr/ints092/vandu.html
Oh yeah, lastly. Nike shoes are still "cool" - one of my friends buys them because he likes the look of them.
I'm a first time writer and the only reason I subsribed is because the comments on here as absolutely ridiculous I felt the need to address them.
1) Nike's sweatshops aren't any worse than any other company. Want to know why? They are doing what the US Gov't allows them to do - the exact same thing as every other shoe company and besides the point - we're talking about a new product and no, 99% of Americans DON'T GIVE A CRAP! (hence the massive popularity of Nike shoes)
2) A TON of people wear Nike shoes, it's the largest shoe company in America - they have a 47% market share (second place is all of 16%). Next time you go to the gym look at the brand of shoes people are wearing (yes, including the people on the treadmill), the overwhelming majority of them are Nike (I went last night and looked around to confirm this).
3) I am a runner (Cross Country, Track and still run today) and I've had Nike shoes for a very long time. I've tried asics and new balance and they don't work with how I run.
4) Nike shoes do last longer than 6 months, the current pair that I've been running in I've had for almost 4 years and i've logged a ton of miles on them and I wear them anytime I wear shorts - basically, I wear them A LOT.
5) Nike "makes" as much stuff as Apple does. Nike does all the research for their shoes and then has them made in other countries. When was the last time you got a Mac that didn't say "made in China" on it? Apple studies, researches and comes up with new stuff. Nike studies, researches and comes up with new stuff. While I don't really like the "Shox" shoes they spent about 10 years working on those and millions upon millions of dollars in R&D.
Now, I'm sure I'm going to get comments about how crappy Nike shoes are (don't care, they are the dominant shoe, much like how the iPod is dominant mp3 player but people still insist it's awful). How it's morally awful that Apple has joined with Nike because of sweatshop allegations and I'll just say that while you may be right, 99% of Americans really don't care (being completely honest with ourselves here). Base line is this - it's a really cool way to track your data and when my current pair of running shoes finally bites it I'll probably get a nike+ shoe since they cost about the same as the regular nike shoes.
link to share data "Nike is the industry leader, with a 47% market share"
http://www.unc.edu/~andrewsr/ints092/vandu.html
Oh yeah, lastly. Nike shoes are still "cool" - one of my friends buys them because he likes the look of them.