Comments on: The iPod Shuffle is Lame http://gigaom.com/apple/the-ipod-shuffle-is-lame/ Fri, 25 May 2012 18:02:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Lisa http://gigaom.com/apple/the-ipod-shuffle-is-lame/#comment-304565 Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:15:40 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/01/22/the-ipod-shuffle-is-lame/#comment-304565 It is a stupid, lame, device. No display?! I wonder what the Apple worshipers would say about it if it was any other brand?

]]> By: E.K http://gigaom.com/apple/the-ipod-shuffle-is-lame/#comment-304566 Mon, 19 Sep 2005 21:12:59 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/01/22/the-ipod-shuffle-is-lame/#comment-304566 YOUR WRONG!!!!! I have one and i love it. It’s the best.

]]> By: Brandon Sergent http://gigaom.com/apple/the-ipod-shuffle-is-lame/#comment-304567 Thu, 04 Aug 2005 17:24:29 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/01/22/the-ipod-shuffle-is-lame/#comment-304567 The shuffle *is* over priced.

I have yet to touch one but it is my understanding that you need special software into order to get the songs on the thing. If not, ignore that bit as it isnt my main point.

In any case you can get a 1gb mp3 player off ebay for 40$, that is also a DVR, Radio, and flashdrive. Sure the package came with japanese on it, but the menu is in english. (had it for about 6 months now, flawless performance)

Down with artifically inflated prices, I’m Sick and Tired of something that costs 10$ to manufacture, ship, and deliver (thanx to $0.30 an hour mexican sweat shops) being priced at 100$+ just because thats how much you can squeeze out of rich idiots.

Take a lesson from walmart, drop the prices and watch profits soar.

Silly me wanting ethics in buisness.

]]> By: Joe http://gigaom.com/apple/the-ipod-shuffle-is-lame/#comment-304568 Wed, 08 Jun 2005 02:42:42 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/01/22/the-ipod-shuffle-is-lame/#comment-304568 Part of the adventure in life is WANTING something/one special. Besides self-gratification, it makes people feel good. I am no different. I recently paid $499 (my currency exchange rate is $3.80 to US$1) to buy my 11 y. o. son a Shuffle and the smile on his face just says it all. Life isn’t about money. It’s about giving and enjoying. The opposite to wanting is suffering. So keeping smiling…

joeleong@mac.com

]]> By: pb http://gigaom.com/apple/the-ipod-shuffle-is-lame/#comment-304564 Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:53:30 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/01/22/the-ipod-shuffle-is-lame/#comment-304564 I don’t remember that argument about the original iPod but I certainly do about the mini. People just couldn’t avoiud comparing it to the 15 gig iPod and the other pretenders despite that they were very different devices.

]]> By: Scott http://gigaom.com/apple/the-ipod-shuffle-is-lame/#comment-304563 Tue, 25 Jan 2005 06:12:00 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/01/22/the-ipod-shuffle-is-lame/#comment-304563 The funny thing is that this is awfully similar to the arguments people made about the original iPod. It’s a hard drive that plays music! It won’t hold enough music! It costs too much for what it is!

And boy did they ever get that one wrong.

]]> By: pb http://gigaom.com/apple/the-ipod-shuffle-is-lame/#comment-304562 Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:09:07 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/01/22/the-ipod-shuffle-is-lame/#comment-304562 If you’re argument is only that it’s a rip-off then you are still wrong. First, it’s cheaper than its direct competitors. Second, it’s by far the cheapest player integrated with iTunes. By far. To repeat, by far. Third, it’s very usable both as a primary device and a secondary device. Fourth, who needs all your music on a portable device? It’s pretty common usage to be listening to 10-20 albums at any given time. Or to listen to a random set of 100-200 of your library’s tracks.

]]> By: John Moltz http://gigaom.com/apple/the-ipod-shuffle-is-lame/#comment-304561 Mon, 24 Jan 2005 06:20:16 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/01/22/the-ipod-shuffle-is-lame/#comment-304561 Josh, you keep trying to make the point that for more money the standard iPod is a better deal. I don’t necessarily agree that that’s true, but even if it is, what if I don’t *have* $300 to drop on a digital music player? What if I want a smaller form factor?

From time to time I’ve had a Costco membership, but I always let it lapse because I just can’t eat a 120 lb package of ground chuck before it goes bad. See, not everyone needs the jumbo size.

You’ve stated the iPod shuffle is simply a flash drive. If that’s true, then the other iPods are just hard drives. They’re just overpriced hard drives. So what if they play music, right?

A quick perusal of Amazon seems to indicate that the price of the iPod shuffle is highly competitive. Perhaps you could point us to the brand Z flash MP3 players that are priced so much better.

I usually really enjoy this blog, but I found this post so poorly defended that I’m left to wonder if Tim Swan isn’t right. And that would be really disappointing.

]]> By: Tim swan http://gigaom.com/apple/the-ipod-shuffle-is-lame/#comment-304560 Sun, 23 Jan 2005 18:58:01 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/01/22/the-ipod-shuffle-is-lame/#comment-304560 Josh, Overpriced compared to what? Certainly not when compared to other flash MP3 players. Your argument that this is just a flash storage device and should be priced like one is ludicrous. Again, this is so whacked that it just seems like a cry for attention.

]]> By: Josh Pigford http://gigaom.com/apple/the-ipod-shuffle-is-lame/#comment-304559 Sun, 23 Jan 2005 15:53:51 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/01/22/the-ipod-shuffle-is-lame/#comment-304559 My argument has, and will continue to be, that for the price the Shuffle is a rip-off. It’s not useless. It’s just overpriced.

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