Slog - Comments on New iPod Roundup http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup Copyright 2008 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:37:06 -0800 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:00:52 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe Wait, whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa, you're telling me Apple has ripped off all of the sheep that flocked to purchase another one of their new products?

Big surprise.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796795 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796795 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:43:00 -0800 Comment by Matthew Early adopters always get screwed. Comes with the territory.

]]> Matthew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796796 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796796 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:43:29 -0800 Comment by twee Early adopters? Come on, the thing's only been out for like 2 months!

]]> twee http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796808 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796808 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:49:38 -0800 Comment by Big Sven As a former Newton owner, I can attest to the fact that Apple is particularly bad at fucking early adopters.

]]> Big Sven http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796825 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796825 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:59:20 -0800 Comment by mookie Haven't you people buying Apple products learned the golden rule yet: FUCKING WAIT FOR 2.0

]]> mookie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796829 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796829 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:04:52 -0800 Comment by Westside forever Early adopters = suckers. But you do have to give Apple credit for being the rare tech company that can generate enough lust for it's products that people lose their minds and drop their money knowing a better, cheaper product is inevitably just around the corner.

]]> Westside forever http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796833 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796833 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:09:03 -0800 Comment by Christopher DeLaurenti Mookie's comment reminds me of an axiom from my days in the dot-com biz:

Never, never, never install, try, or buy version 1.0 (unless the boss tells you to)!

]]> Christopher DeLaurenti http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796835 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796835 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:11:51 -0800 Comment by Katelyn The people who purchased iPhones when they first came out KNEW the price would be dropping and the quality rising soon after their purchase. A hundred different consumer alerts went out, the history of Apple made for easy prediction, and smart people everywhere were vocal about the stupidity of purchasing v.1.0. So frankly, I don't give a damn how poorly those same "early adopters" feel right now. Their purchase was ill-advised then and just plain foolish now.

]]> Katelyn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796846 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796846 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:30:08 -0800 Comment by Al Yeah, but I had the fun of everyone wanting to see my iPhone :) Techno-lust, it's a glorious thing.

]]> Al http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796849 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796849 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:33:55 -0800 Comment by Matt Fuckin' Hickey Not everyone who's bought an iPhone is fucked. Behold, those who've bought less than two weeks ago are due for a refund.

Also, Hecht, I'll be getting a preview iPod Touch in a few days if you'd like a little Week in Geek preview.

]]> Matt Fuckin' Hickey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796859 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796859 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:43:47 -0800 Comment by T If you had $600 to spend on a fucking phone, you get no sympathy from me. You deserved it. "A fool and his money..."

The iPod Touch is a bit disappointing though. $300 for 8gb and $400 for 16gb isn't enough to hook me. They should have gone hard-drive based for that one, IMO, but they're moving away from hard-drives altogether so I'm not surprised.

]]> T http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796886 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796886 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:04:43 -0800 Comment by matthew fisher wilder Wow. No anti-Starbucks vitriol!

(There's no reason for it given the annoucement. I just expected it from kneejerk Slog commenters and it's nowhere to be found, that's all. Good job!)

]]> matthew fisher wilder http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796888 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796888 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:07:33 -0800 Comment by Matt Fuckin' Hickey @ #11: Yah, the storage isn't much, but that's what the iPod Classic is for. I'm more into the PDA functionality of it. The Safari browser on the iPhone is fantastic.

]]> Matt Fuckin' Hickey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796895 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796895 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:12:58 -0800 Comment by T @13: I know, I was just hoping to have my cake and eat it too. BTW, are you by any chance related to a Justin Hickey?

]]> T http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796910 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796910 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:23:48 -0800 Comment by mason If you are going to lift photos from Gizmodo, you should at least give them a link.

]]> mason http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796913 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796913 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:26:34 -0800 Comment by Matt Fuckin' Hickey @14: Yup, I'm his bigger, better-looking brother.

]]> Matt Fuckin' Hickey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796932 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796932 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:36:53 -0800 Comment by Matt Fuckin' Hickey Let me rephrase that: I'm his older, better-looking brother. Heh.

]]> Matt Fuckin' Hickey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796937 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796937 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:38:14 -0800 Comment by T @16&17: Small world. I went to high school with him.

]]> T http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796953 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796953 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:46:34 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi If it hadn't been for the suckers waiting in line to buy v.1, Apple would have less incentive to make the iPhone cheaper and better. Think of the suckers as pioneers, paving the way for the rest of us.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796955 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796955 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:48:29 -0800 Comment by Orv This is the same as people who payed $1000 to get a Wii the first week they were out. There's a certain type of person who's willing to pay extra to be the first on his/her block to have something knew. They know the price will come down. They don't care. They have to have it NOW.

]]> Orv http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796959 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796959 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:49:43 -0800 Comment by Katelyn @20... yes, we call those people "unreasonable" and "wealthy to the point of absurdity".

]]> Katelyn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796977 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796977 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:04:24 -0800 Comment by Orv @21: I think if you look up "early adopter" in a thesaurus, those are the synonyms you find. ;)

]]> Orv http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796983 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c796983 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:09:48 -0800 Comment by Ms. Zing ZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> Ms. Zing http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c797003 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c797003 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:33:18 -0800 Comment by Gitai Well, the price thing just seems normal, if a little accelerated. All digital technology is getting simultaneously better and cheaper.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c797015 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c797015 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:46:32 -0800 Comment by violet_dagrinder I'm a total iBook using iPod carrying Apple-kool-aid-drinking Jobs worshipper, and even I know better than to buy anything 1.0 from Apple.

$200 cheaper, whoo-hoo! When a reliable software-unlock becomes available, I'll begin to consider buying the iPhone that I will, inevitably, own.

]]> violet_dagrinder http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c797167 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c797167 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:10:42 -0800 Comment by Gomez A giant fuck you? No, that's stupidity on the part of everyone who paid the top price when it debuted because THEY JUST HAD TO HAVE IT. Every tech product debuts with a high price, which then drops over time as manufacturing efficiency increases and bugs are worked out.

They were just preying on the lemming like tech fetish of everyone. And now you're crying foul, when in reality it's your own fault, as they were simply playing the market demand, which people like you set, frothing at the mouth.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c797176 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c797176 Tech Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:51:30 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle My Wii is still the same price it was on launch day.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c797266 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c797266 Tech Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:51:52 -0800 Comment by Gloria @27: Mine too! Aw, snap.

]]> Gloria http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c797302 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c797302 Tech Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:05:22 -0800 Comment by butterw Reason not to buy Apple products too soon: they're hip, and hip value depreciates fairly rapidly.

Reason not to buy Microsoft products too soon: those people can't find their asses with both hands and a compass, their initial offerings always suck, and later versions usually suck a bit less.

]]> butterw http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c797498 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ipod_roundup#c797498 Tech Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:00:52 -0800