| Monday, December 31, 2001 |
10:06 - iPod Defense Comes Boiling Out of the Woodwork
http://www.cube-zone.com/ipodzone.html
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On 12/24, someone had the temerity to post an article saying a few not-so-nice things about the iPod. Namely, the author lambasted its short warranty, its lack of an on-the-fly graphic equalizer, and its earbuds.
None of these things are core to the iPod's design or function, and all of them can be worked around and/or improved with firmware upgrades. But the interesting thing about the article is that it's the first time in a month that I've heard even the first negative thing about the iPod. After an initial uncertain week where people hemmed and hawed about the price, every single negative opinion of the iPod vanished from the Earth. And the praise, oddly enough, has consistently been higher from PC users than from Mac users. Weird, huh?
But the article linked above has followups from iPod users swarming to its defense after the rant on Christmas Eve. They're exhibiting classic Mac-user solidarity: they've got something they think is really cool, and they'll be damned if they let the public ever latch onto something that will paint it as a failure or a waste of money.
In the iPod's case, I totally agree.
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