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Posted by ZnU on 06/10/06 23:37
In article <0tyig.34228$iO5.927974@wagner.videotron.net>,
NRen2k5 <nomore@email.com> wrote:
> ZnU wrote:
> > In article <1149862513.890308.195230@y43g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
> > "FatKat" <robynari@juno.com> wrote:
> >
> >> ZnU wrote:
> >>> In article <1149716394.150508.39230@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> >>> "FatKat" <robynari@juno.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> ZnU wrote:
> >>>>> In article <s4Yeg.15439$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.
> >
> > You're not thinking very clearly.
>
> You're still dodging.
The concept of value networks is very well understood, and it's not so
much a marketing term (in terms of hyping products to consumers) as a
business term. It's a useful concept that has considerable utility in
explaining how markets function. You were interested in a discussion of
how the music player market functions, yes?
> >> 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.
> >
> > You're going off on tangents again.
>
> Failure to rebut again noted.
I wasn't aware I was required to rebut random hostile rants.
But I'll give it a go.
Someone, please tell me where I can get an experience "practically
commensurate" with what I can get with a $150 iPod nano at "a fraction
of the cost". Let's be generous and say 1/2 of the cost, so, $75.
Do tell.
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"Those who enter the country illegally violate the law."
-- George W. Bush in Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 28, 2005
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