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Posted by Michelle Steiner on 06/09/06 16:54
In article <1149862513.890308.195230@y43g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
"FatKat" <robynari@juno.com> wrote:
> 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.
You don't need any of those. The iPod recharges from the USB port on
the computer, and the other two are not needed at all to keep the iPod
working.
> Will an Ipod work w/o Itunes?
Not that I know of, but a disk with iTunes is in the package for every
iPod.
> With an MP3-CD player, all you need is your computer's file manager.
In other words, it won't work without a 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.
None of those are needed. The iPod, just as it ships, works just fine.
The operative word in your paragraph is "enhance."
> 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.
And that's the reason that iPod has a 70%+ market share, right?
> 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.
All MP3 players, portable CD players, portable cassette decks, etc. are
unnecessary. You have not shown that the iPod is either unreliable nor
overpriced.
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