“As widely rumored, today, Apple released an iPod with color screen that synchronizes digital images as well as music. It’s called simply: iPod Photo,” Joe Wilcox writes for Microsoft Monitor. “I think Microsoft and some of its competitors could learn some lessons from Apple
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Microsoft have had 20+ years to learn from Apple, yet they always seem to make 2+2=5
No. For Microsoft 2+2 = 3!
Actually it’s 2+2=<blue screen of death>
MDN’s take is right on. Other companies just don’t get what Apple is doing with the “Digital Hub” concept, and those that do are playing catch-up with inferior products and services.
I was just reading the Slashdot thread about the iPod Photo and a surprising number of posters are pooh-poohing it as nothing special and was doomed to failure. I was highly amused when someone linked to his blog and decisively demonstrated that the nay-sayers were clueless about the ‘Pod from the very beginning, and they’re just as wrong about the iPod Photos chances of success.Funny stuff. How would like your crow served?
Personally, I don’t think there will be enough salesdroids to handle the demand for iPods this holiday season. They’re just going to back up the delivery trucks to the checkouts and let the customers grab one on the way out. They are the absolute must-have item this year.
As Steve has said about many of Apple’s products.. ‘they still haven’t matched our first version!’
I remember when they unwrapped the 12″ and 17″ Powerbooks.. it was amazing.. and they were saying, “We can’t believe it.. the original 15″ PB was released way back in 2001 and the competitors still haven’t matched it”
With the iPod.. the competitors still haven’t matched the original 5G iPod.. This new iPod Photo is for Early Adopters, to be sure, but only because it’s price is so high. Actually using the thing is probably heaven… and certainly light years ahead of any portable media brick.
Ah yes…. MicroSoft thinks its all because of THE NAME of the product.
Sure, right.
A word of advice to Mr. Gates & Co…
Calling horse manure “prime rib” will not make it taste any better – nor will it result in a wildly enthusiastic embracing of the product.
It’s about the end-user experience and product quality Billy.
Try again!
YAWN.. people are still on about ipods? If ipod is THE thing for Apple, im going back to sleep.
over hyped and over priced!
It looks nice but a little expensive. I just checked out the Creative Zen 60gig player and it around 300 bucks cheaper (Aussie dollars). But, of course is not compatable with a mac.
Does anyone know of a 60gig mp3 player that works on a mac and is reasonably priced. I don’t need colour or video just music player capabilities.
No Bill Gates counts 2 + 2 = 4, but all four are mine… all mine, and I invented 2 and 2 as well as 4 in fact we are filing a patent on the number 5 so there!
FWIW, 2+2=5 – ask Radiohead
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Sheesh people, talk to your kids.
1 + 1 = Windows.
And if you don’t know the joke, find a grade 1-3 kid to explain it to you.
Ian, specs aren’t everything. Do you really need 60Gb? Why not just add and remove songs every now and then? If capacity is your only concern you’ll be sacrificing portability and usability.
The iPod Photo will be the most widely coveted high-end Christmas Gift this year.
The writing is on the wall — the video iPod WILL happen. But at Apple’s convenience.
As for Microsnot, take your pick from an infinity of possibilities. My favorites:
1 + 1 = +0.5
1 + 1 = -1.0
Hey guys. check out the QT stream
http://stream.apple.akadns.net/
it’s tons of fun
kinda like Rob Glaser
well mdn, i want to know whats the difference between the iPod Photo and the Microsoft POS PMC.
Added the Black U2 iPod to my “collection”
uhh sorry check that link, Preview!
Microsoft should learn one thing from APPLE and that is:
GET OUT OF THE I.T. BUSINESS AND GIVE UP – YOUR’E LOSERS!!!!
Thanks, Mike! I’ve been waiting for the link to see that presentation :o)
” mdn, i want to know whats the difference between the iPod Photo and the Microsoft POS PMC”
i’d suggest usability as being the key difference – that’s just an assumption based on experience of other products
“I think Microsoft and some of its competitors could learn some lessons from Apple�s approach…”, Joe Wilcox writes for Microsoft Monitor.
Yeah, like how about making a product that people actually want to use and enjoy using, rather than using your monopoly to put a gun to the heads of your ‘customers’ and forcing them to swallow whatever you put in their mouths.