The Shuffle Shock
BillDay has had a Shuffle shock. Everybody is poo pooing Shuffle’s screenlessness. No screen means less power drainage, more zip and of course ability to cut prices even further. Good thinking Bill!
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I got to hold one over the weekend at an Apple store (sales person’s… there were none to buy). It’s very slick and amazingly simple as well as small. I thought it felt very solid, even though it was made of plastic….
Yeah i tired looking for one in the apple store in san francisco – no luck – oh well
I mean, really.
http://davesipaq.com/articles/iPOD_Shuffle_Sandisk_MP3/3
People who want shuffles want apples–always been true; always will be true.
Always will be fringe; always will be used by fringe…
Maybe apple should sell 3 kinds of white pencils:
a mechanical model that includes an eraser
a wooden graphite stick that includes an eraser
a stubby wooden graphite stick without an eraser
Features and price rule the day for some; style over substance is king for others.