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Posted by FatKat on 06/09/06 14:15
ZnU wrote:
> In article <1149716394.150508.39230@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> "FatKat" <robynari@juno.com> wrote:
>
> > ZnU wrote:
> > > In article <s4Yeg.15439$Zc7.204783@wagner.videotron.net>,
> > > NRen2k5 <nomore@email.com> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> > > Of course, what some other companies would like to do is get into
> > > Apple's existing value networks;
> >
> > WTF!?!? What value networks? What are you talking about?
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_network
>
> Think iTunes + iPod + accessories + etc.
I'm thinking of an open source encyclopedia that prints whatever
anybody posts. I'm thinking of self-serving corporate hype. I'm
thinking meaningless marketing talk consisting of annoying
non-sequitirs fleeing from an idea or a reasoned answer.
>
> > > to have their own music sales services benefit from the iPod, or
> > > their own devices benefit from iTunes, so they don't have to start
> > > from scratch and build an entire integrated solution themselves.
> >
> > They could just sell CDS/MP3 players that require no software
> > solutions at all, and can do so without haviong to start with
> > anything.
>
> Apple sells an easy-to-use, simple, well-designed all-in-one solution.
> If other vendors offered a user experience similar to Apple, and the
> iPod had 80% market share, you could maybe say it was just a fad. But
> the truth is, people buy iPods because Apple offers something you
> *can't* get elsewhere.
Obviously wrong because your market-speak is equally descriptive of
CD/MP3 players - it's not an all-in-one solution because you need to
buy the accessories to keep your iPod working - a skin, a screen-cover,
a recharger. Rechargeable batteries are nice, but they don't last
forever, and those on an iPod are much harder to replace than a couple
of penlights that will work in a host of devices and can be had
anywhere. Will an Ipod work w/o Itunes? With an MP3-CD player, all
you need is your computer's file manager. TRo say that iPod offers an
all-in-one really means that Apple has created a small industry of
unnecessary goods and services around the iPod, goods and services one
wouldn't need without the iPod, an entire market that exists merely to
serve the iPod rather than enhance the listening experience of those
who buy them. The point is that while you can't get iPod features
elsewhere, you CAN get practically the commensurate experience at a
fraction of the cost.
>
> That you're not interested in what Apple is offering, and don't really
> get it, is obvious.
Sure, must be my fault - always blame the customer. When somebody has
demonstrated that your product is uneccessary, unlreliable and
overpriced, and has shown you where you can the same thing for less,
it's obviously his fault.
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