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The Beat Goes On: Nano, Touch, Beatles, Wireless?
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It's on the net therefore it must be real..... I'm tempted to put that mashmellow in my hot chocolate
"Spring is here and Leeds play Chelsea tomorrow and Ringo and John and George and Paul are alive and well and full of hope. The world is still spinning and so are we and so are you. When the spinning stops that'll be the time to worry, not before. Until then, the Beatles are alive and well and the beat goes on, the beat goes on.
Final Beatles press release, April 10, 1970"
http://purplelagoon.org/Beatles/
It's a theory however, but a sight better than Sonny & freakin' Cher.
Thanks for the arrogance. This has been well explained in several threads, including this one, already. I'd say it's typical Apple cleverness and subtelty. I suppose you'd have gotten it right off if they'd used "I Want to Hold Your Hand" or "Come Together" as the tag line...
Read this then you can go back to that infallible source of all human knowledge, wikipedia
ROFL... pure pwnage.... I tried to look before for a press release like that but I couldn't find one, cheers for putting it up.
What if its not a nano?
No one seems to be thinking that it might be a full sized ipod with flash
Consider something with the dimensions 3 inch H x 4 inch W x .2 inch D or so.
That would give it room for say a 2.6 inch W x 1.5" H just a tad shy of true 16:9 screen ratio. That could give you a 416x240 screen at 160ppi, which is the same screen density as the iphone.
That's my guess... 16GB of flash to go with it.
Or it could be nonflash and have the normal ipod depth. ( .4 inches )
There's no way this is a nano IMHO. Well not at least in its current incarnation. They might call this the new nano video or something, but I think my dimensions sound more reasonable.
Just putting my $0.02 in just incase I'm right and I cam come back and brag.
No one seems to be thinking that it might be a full sized ipod with flash
Consider something with the dimensions 3 inch H x 4 inch W x .2 inch D or so.
That would give it room for say a 2.6 inch W x 1.5" H just a tad shy of true 16:9 screen ratio. That could give you a 416x240 screen at 160ppi, which is the same screen density as the iphone.
That's my guess... 16GB of flash to go with it.
Or it could be nonflash and have the normal ipod depth. ( .4 inches )
There's no way this is a nano IMHO. Well not at least in its current incarnation. They might call this the new nano video or something, but I think my dimensions sound more reasonable.
Just putting my $0.02 in just incase I'm right and I cam come back and brag.
That is the ugliest fake i've ever seen. My gut reaction was, I don't want it." All the tech in the world won't save it if its that ugly. I just can't buy it. I'd be embarrassed. Really.
i live about 10 min away from my local apple store i have about $450.00 saved right now i am gonna get another hundred and be on my way to haveing one when they come out. even if i have to cut some one's arm off. i will deff be in line the day it comes out. i can't wate i knew the rumors were true. i'm gonna have huge bragging right fo sho
Will MR be offering a spoiler free option? Or a live option? Sorry if this has already been asked.
The new iPod will have a better screen than the iPhone.
That way, people like me, who want the iPod primarily for watching movies, but would REALLY REALLY like Wi-Fi and Safari, won't say "Well, since the iPod has no wireless connectivity, i'll just go with the iPhone".
I really think this would be the best way for Apple to deal with this situation. By giving the iPod a better screen than the iPhone, they are stating clearly that the iPod is the Media player, and the iPhone is the phone.
That way, people like me, who want the iPod primarily for watching movies, but would REALLY REALLY like Wi-Fi and Safari, won't say "Well, since the iPod has no wireless connectivity, i'll just go with the iPhone".
I really think this would be the best way for Apple to deal with this situation. By giving the iPod a better screen than the iPhone, they are stating clearly that the iPod is the Media player, and the iPhone is the phone.
sorry bud, i just think a wifi iPod will hurt iPhone sales. This has nothing to do with what makes apple more money. Maybe having a wifi iPod will increase Apple's revenue, more so than not having an wifi iPod. I just know that:
WIFI iPod will dip into iPhone sales.
Proof:
-If Apple releases a wifi iPod, I won't buy an iPhone.
-If Apple doesn't release a wifi iPod, I will buy an iPhone.
therefore, WifI iPod dips into iPhone sales.
I can't imagine a scenario wherein a wifi ipod boosts iphone sales...that doesn't make any logical sense whatsoever...unless...
there is someone out there willing to say, honestly, that:
-If Apple releases a wifi iPod, THEN i will buy an iPhone.
-If Apple doesn't release a wifi iPod, THEN i won't buy an iPhone.
Take all the people that will buy an iphone if the new ipod does not have wifi, subtract them from the people that feel the opposite, and you have your total number of iPhones not sold (or xtras sold) thanks to the WIFI iPod. so far, we're at (1-0=1).
You just can't seem to accept that this could be, in any shape or form, a factor now can you? Hehe...it's a basic truth. I feel how I feel, and you aren't going to change that.
So the beat is half dead?
Last time I looked, George and Paul were not alive and I can't see Leeds playing Chelsea anytime soon (cup ties omitted)
Last time I looked, George and Paul were not alive and I can't see Leeds playing Chelsea anytime soon (cup ties omitted)
The iPhone/iPod landscape is getting a bit muddied and there is no doubt that the iPhone cannibalizes sales of iPods, but the question is *by how much*. It's okay for the iPhone, which is more expensive than any iPod both to own and to operate, to cannibalize some of the iPod market. However, there is still room for the two to remain differentiated. Some factors:
1. Millions of people are tied to Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, and other wireless carriers. They will not buy an iPhone and the iPhone does NOT cannibalize the iPod market from this segment. Yet others simply don't like AT&T and won't switch (anytime soon).
2. There are others who are waiting for iPhone 2 with G3, MMS, Exchange Support, Video Camera, GPS, and the kitchen sink. The iPhone again does not cannibalize the iPod market from this segment.
3. The iPod is sold in MANY more countries than the iPhone (which is currently sold in one). The iPhone again does not cannibalilze the iPod market from the international segment.
4. The iPhone is limited to 8GB. Newer iPods might double the flash capacity and maybe even double the hard disk capacity of existing models. Even iPhone owners might justify the purchase of a 120GB or 160GB iPod.
5. The iPhone starts at $500 and incurs a minimum monthly charge of $60. The iPod starts at $80 and incurs a monthly charge of $0 for eternity. You can buy one for yourself, your friends, your family.
IMO the iPhone screen is perfect. It makes the iPod to be something between a DAP & PMP. Big enough to watch small clips and simpsons episodes on, but still compact enough to carry in the pocket without any discomfort. Music first, video second.
Bastaaaa
So tired of cannibalizing this and that bull****s.
Apple will sell an iPod touch or wathever it calls it, similar to the iphone and with no phone, but with hard drive.
Their market is the music player not the phones.
They won't make their music player crappier only because they have a phone on the market.
We'll see a fully featured phone with all the latest goodies.
Do you think Steve really cares about phones?
So tired of cannibalizing this and that bull****s.
Apple will sell an iPod touch or wathever it calls it, similar to the iphone and with no phone, but with hard drive.
Their market is the music player not the phones.
They won't make their music player crappier only because they have a phone on the market.
We'll see a fully featured phone with all the latest goodies.
Do you think Steve really cares about phones?
The iPhone is at the moment only for sell in one single country while the iPod is sold world wide. The iPhone is a tiny little midget compared with the iPod on the big scale. The iPod has made Apple the company it is today.
Further more Steve has said that the phone industry is Apple's third business after iPods so he doesn't care too much for the iPhone.
Regardless of which one you buy Apple will be a winner and profit.
Don't forget that an iPod with WiFi might have wireless media capabilities the iPhone doesn't have.Oh yes, they would use a proprietary technology that no-one else uses. THAT makes a lot of sense!
Nokia and KONE have their headquarters right next to each other. OMG, they MUST be working together on something!
Yes it would. So?
And no-one is using it.
Maybe that's because no-one is using their tech?
So we could transmit lossy music losslessly to the headphone?
As to "And the beat goes on..." being a Sonny & Cher-reference... By that logic, it could just as well be a reference to Scooter
Considering he just released the most hyped phone ever, this being a multi-million investion for Apple and a huge move for the whole industry - i would dare to say "yeah, he does care".
But this could just be my imagination.
Woops
September 26, 1969 in Abbey Road and musically sometime after.
Just a typo - should have been John
Paul's dead?!
When did that happen?
September 26, 1969 in Abbey Road and musically sometime after.
Just a typo - should have been John
I think that the top of the range iPod will have wi-fi, along with the iPhone style Mac OS X and touchscreen.
Reasons:
1. If the iPod is released without these features Apple will suffer. The iPod is popular worldwide yet the iPhone is still a US only product, iPod sales will eventually drop if only a minor update is made.
2. The iPod is, even if you want to deny it, Apple's flagship product. It is the key to its recent success and I can't see Apple neglecting it and giving it a vastly inferior feature set to the iPhone. Everyone will know about a new iPod... a new Mac receives alot less press.
3. Safari! An important point, I believe. Apple has just rolled out Safari for Windows. It is trying to spread its usage what better way to do that than supply wi-fi equipped iPods with Safari. Safari usage would leap.
4. Finally Mac OS X. A iPod equipped with Mac OS x will be a great way to introduce people to the operating system and would increase the halo effect beyond that the current iPod has.
Reasons:
1. If the iPod is released without these features Apple will suffer. The iPod is popular worldwide yet the iPhone is still a US only product, iPod sales will eventually drop if only a minor update is made.
2. The iPod is, even if you want to deny it, Apple's flagship product. It is the key to its recent success and I can't see Apple neglecting it and giving it a vastly inferior feature set to the iPhone. Everyone will know about a new iPod... a new Mac receives alot less press.
3. Safari! An important point, I believe. Apple has just rolled out Safari for Windows. It is trying to spread its usage what better way to do that than supply wi-fi equipped iPods with Safari. Safari usage would leap.
4. Finally Mac OS X. A iPod equipped with Mac OS x will be a great way to introduce people to the operating system and would increase the halo effect beyond that the current iPod has.
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