Monday, August 6, 2007 |
16:08 - Benevolent despot
http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2007/07/09/blood-on-the-click-wheel/
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This (via JMH) has got to be the angriest giddy retrospective on the iPod's impact on the world I've ever read.
Microsoft ain’t going away. But when it comes to new products, usability, STOCK OWNERSHIP, one goes with Apple.
It was a trojan horse. A supposedly overpriced device that only worked on Macs. Now, the iPod and its attendant store are viewed as behemoths, which rule the world of music with an iron fist.
How funny.
But even funnier is that the consumer is on APPLE’S side. No one professed love for their Dell, certainly not for Windows, but Apple can sell ANYTHING based on the reputation it built with the iPod.
You know, I can't even seem to find the Penny Arcade strip from shortly after the iPod's launch where Gabe defends his decision to buy a Discman versus an iPod: "Mine doesn't skip either. It's cushioned by $380 in cash."
Down the memory hole, perhaps? Or am I just losing my mind?
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