Posted by FatKat on 10/14/05 15:17

Joseph wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 23:09:34 -0400, "Loco Jones"
> <locojonesnet@netscape.net> wrote:
>
> >"Bla" <bla@geenmail.nl> wrote in message
> >news:1fa6e$434dc963$3ec20f3b$11724@news.chello.nl...
> >> < SNIP another Macolyte rant >
> >
> >You iPod-people are everywhere, aren't you?
> >
> >It's not enough some relentlessly spam usenet in some misguided quest to
> >obtain a free Mac-toy, or that there are more than enough pod-product
> >forums infesting the web, but yet, here you are.
> >
> >I'd ask if you're getting compensation for acting as publicist, but knowing
> >what I do about Steve Jobs, you're only on the virtual payroll until you
> >cross him.
>
> You really are lacking in clues aren't you? If you don't want to
> participate in a forum just go on to the next message. Damn! It's
> not always just about *you!* Grow up.
> - -

Seems like a perfectly reasonable question to me - a sort of expansive
way of asking "why even bother talking about the video iPod?" I was
wondering the same thing - why bother spending about $300 for a
subscale version of a DVD player? Assuming it can do what a standard
portable player can do, what's the benefit. Existing players, while
not as small as the iPod are still small enough to be carried easily.
They play DVD's that you already own, and their storage is limited to
the number of DVD's you can get. With the iPod, you've got to load the
media using your computer and, if you're going to be away from home,
you've got one chance to do it.

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