“Apple has apparently begun bundling a soft fabric slip-case with its iPod Nano, recent buyers of the diminutive digital-music player have claimed,” Tony Smith reports for The Register. “So is this tacit recognition on Apple’s part that the Nano is particularly scratch-prone? ‘Tacit’ it certainly is – there’s no mention of the case on Apple’s iPod Nano website or on the AppleStore Nano purchase page. The latter fact suggests the company hasn’t reprinted the box art, just simply tucked the case in among the carton’s other contents.”
Full article here.
Pix of the new iPod nano cases here.
“Watch for lawsuits from current nano owners who are bitter over not getting cases with their units,” Marc Perton writes for Engadget.
Full article here.
On Wednesday, October 26, 2005, we posted an article regarding an AppleInsider report that stated that Apple “is expected to include a standard protective casing with future revisions to the iPod nano.” It seems that the added cases are now reaching nano buyers. Too bad Apple didn’t see fit to ship all nano units with a basic included case from the start.
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Although we have no proof, we get the feeling that Apple promised “opportunities” to third-party “Made With iPod” licensees in exchange for their tithes. If such an “opportunity” included Apple not shipping cases with iPod nanos in order to spur third-party protective case sales, well, that move certainly bit Apple on their collective ass, now didn’t it? Or perhaps Apple was originally just trying to save 3-cents per iPod nano by omitting the “worthless case that nobody’s really going to use anyway, but which indemnifies us from lawsuits?” We did notice that the new 5G iPod includes its own “worthless case that nobody’s really going to use anyway, but which indemnifies us from lawsuits” from day one.
Related MacDailyNews articles:
Report: Apple relaxes 5G iPod return policy; to include protective cases with future iPod nano units – October 26, 2005
Apple iPods have always been far too scratchable, protective cases required to keep iPods pristine – September 30, 2005
Apple’s new ‘Made for iPod’ program designed to help iPod accessory makers – January 27, 2005
what’s this, MDN finds flaw in Apple?
Stop the presses.
It’s too bad people do not know how to treat their own property carefully and then blame someone else…
oh this is ridiculous. all things are scratchable. i scratched my 3G ipod the day i got it. did i sue apple? no… it was my fault. i didn’t treat the thing with respect. i hope these ipod nano scratch victims get no compensation for their own stupidity. they are as clueless as all the other pavement trippers and manhole faller downers that make lawyers so wealthy. in fact i hope they have to pay apple because they are stupid. too stupid. MW stupid.
Ives must have been on holiday when they came up with that naff idea. (perhaps it was designed in Apple’s legal department – in which case they should stick to their day job).
There is a reason it’s called “the bleading edge of technology”.
I believe the original 5GB iPod shipped with a cloth case but other models didn’t. My iPod mini didn’t and I also didn’t blame anyone but myself when I scratched the darn thing one day.
Since when does being an American releave us of our responsibility to have common sense?
MDN word: when
Hey,
“worthless case that nobody’s really going to use anyway, but which indemnifies us from lawsuits” is that not the cousin to that other famous “Worthless piece of MS OS with an EULA that idemnifies of from Lawsuits”.
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That’s the same case that came with my 5th Gen iPod. Works well for me. It keeps my iPod COVERED!
covered is my magic word.
Who are you and what have you done with MDN?
Hey! I just noticed that my Sony Walkman cassette player from 1982 has some scratches on it!!! Time to sue!!!! Who’s with me!!!?
“Since when does being an American releave us of our responsibility to have common sense?”
Do you really want an answer to your question?
Could be worse….they could have included a piece of clear plastic food wrap; Saran wrap….
Reminds me of some cheap-o plastic thing that comes with a cheap toy you buy at a some 99cent discout toy store.
My cat put some scratches on me…who do I sue?
Yeah, I like these cases.
Yeah, wtf, I use the sleeve that came with my 5th gen iPod and it keeps it from getting scratches… What’s wrong and worthless with that?
I must add my voice to those who actually like the cover. It may be simple, but it has a plush feel and does the job. Plus it allows you to remove the iPod and fondle it in its virginal state, unlike those condom-like covers.
I guess some people always have to find something to bitch about. I use my “worthless case” that came with my 5G iPod and it isn’t all scratched up. Oh well, it’s just another excuse for lawyers to make money…
Worthless case?
No worse than the slipcase that came with my last pair of sunglasses…
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What MDN really wanted to say in the title:
“Worthless [Piece of Shit] iPod Nano Case (that nobody’s going to use, but which indemnifies Apple from lawsuits) ships.”
MaWo: ‘total’. As in, “Sometimes, all the facts need to be laid out in order for us to get the total picture.”
Using my “worthless case that nobody’s really going to use anyway.” My 5G iPod (black) is still pristine!
Just when I criticize MDN for always spinning things in favor of Apple. You dirty, rotten sneaks.
Happy Veterans’ Day everyone!
Just when I criticize MDN for always spinning things in favor of Apple. You dirty, rotten sneaks.
Happy Veterans’ Day everyone!
Just when I criticize MDN for always spinning things in favor of Apple. You dirty, rotten sneaks.
Happy Veterans’ Day everyone!
Just when I criticize MDN for always spinning things in favor of Apple. You dirty, rotten sneaks.
Happy Veterans’ Day everyone!
“worthless case that nobody’s really going to use anyway”
Hey! I use the one that came with my G5 iPod everyday. It does protect it from being scratched while I’m on the way to work and home again.
Of course as soon as I buy a case it will go right back into the box with that worthless dock connector thingy.
“Ives must have been on holiday when they came up with that naff idea. (perhaps it was designed in Apple’s legal department – in which case they should stick to their day job).” -max
New headline:
“Worthless cricticm by MDN about iPod nano case that nobody’s going to use, but which indemnifies MDN from people stating that MDN never criticizes Apple.”
I plan to get in on the class action suit because Apple WAS negligent in their design. They were also negligent in their marketing strategy, keeping their product partners at arm’s length until they debuted the product. Because of this, the only option, I, as a nano owner had, was to apply a PDA screen protector to the front and back of the nano.
However, my nano STILL developed scratches in the first HOUR that I owned it and the unit never left my hand. I never put it in my pocket, on a table, or anywhere. The meer fact that I held it, caused scratches.
So, please, if you don’t know what you are talking about, please don’t comment. I work hard for my money and I think Apple owes its clientelle a better product.
As a early Nano buyer, I would have used the Apple case (if they had supplied one) until a suitable aftermarket case was available. I had to use the little bag that came with my 3G iPod until I got my case from Z-cover. So I don’t think its worthless.
“The devil made me do it.”
“It’s not my fault, I was drunk.”
“Why doesn’t the government step in and take charge?”
Why doesn’t everyone just STFU and take responsibility for their actions?
The case is not useless or worthless – its just not what everyone expects from an Apple team that takes more time to design the box than they have this case.
A pouch made of micro chamois ( like iklear cloth) with a panel and/or screen guards like the PSP etc.
It wouldn’t have taken a huge effort to inject some panache into the result
legal deptartment inspired – or otherwise
I think it’s really childish the way some of the posters here react to the justified disappointment of iPod owners. For many people an iPod is something to be proud of and something they have had to save for – and then after a few weeks it looks like rubbish!
Apple has made a serious design mistake here. There are plenty of portable plastic devices out there which only scratch if you take a sharp tool to them. So why can’t Apple manage it then?
The new iPods scratch far too easily.
That’s a big let down for a lot of people and a disgrace for Apple.
All power to the litigators.
I really wish I had one when I got my nano. If it protects it then great there is no need to complian for a free add-on.
If anyone wants to send me, an early nano buyer, their ‘worthless’ case, I’d be very pleased to have it.
I’d hope that Apple would be able to hand these out in the stores free to customers like myself. They could even make it cost-neutral by asking people to drop them back in when they buy a third-party case
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Lev said that an iPod nano scratched just cause it was held, well I’ll do better than that, my friend’s iPod nano got scratched just cause I thought about it sitting in its protective case. Top that while I go call a lawyer to get a peice of that juicy settlement action
That’s nothing. I just scratched up all the yet-to-be-produced iPods before manufacture just by thinking about them, and now, I’m telling mom.
MOM!
I had my Nano for over a month, it’s got some scratches, but nothing that I’m going to be anal about.
I can understand someone plunking money down for a Nano and thinking they want to keep it like it was out of the box, but let’s get real here – should everyone expect it to be brand new always? This is life, everything gets worn.
My two cents.
I’m amazed there are still so many people who don’t seem to believe there’s a scratching issue. My nano was scratched within the first couple of hours, and believe me, I baby my toys. It was only ever in my hand or in a shirt pocket. Later I carried it around in my jeans (in the little pocket that Steve told us is FOR the nano!) and it looked like hell after one day. I’m not careless, nor do I expect these things to stay mint forever, but that was just too much.
After the announcement of the 5G, I Brasso’d the nano and returned it. I’m using an invisibleShield on my 5G and it’s great. I’m a little annoyed that it’s so necessary, but, like many of you, my tolerance for Apple is very (perhaps unreasonably) high.
Let’s at least agree that there’s a problem beyond carelessness and ignorance. I can’t speak for everyone else’s, but MY nano was way too delicate. You may hate criticizing Apple, but no company is perfect.
My car was scratched the other day. Should I sue Ford?
I disagree that nobody will use these protective cases. This is the same style of case that shipped with my new video enabled iPod and I use it all the time. Why? Because there aren’t any other caess out there at the moment. Once the third party case makers ship their new cases I will buy one. Until then, this is the ONLY way to protect the iPod I just bought. This Apple case was never designed to be the final solution, just a temporary band-aid. For that purpose it succeeds.