Apple Expected to Launch New iPods on Sept. 9

[Yoder54]

[citation][nom]chripuck[/nom]It's because Apple has sold over 206 Million ipods to date. Given that roughly 25% of the population is over 65 or under 12 that means that close to every American should own an iPod now. Who are they possibly selling these things too if not repeat buyers?[/citation]

Oh gee whiz, let me thinks about this. Maybe they break, fall into toilets, get old and worn out, and maybe some are shipped overseas like mentioned above. Use something everyday, for hours a day, and it will wear out.

 

[zak_mckraken]

[citation][nom]Yoder54[/nom]Use something everyday, for hours a day, and it will wear out.[/citation]

Wrong. My little man still works after 29 years of use (and abuse)!

 

[Yoder54]

It is a relative term in your case. One day it will die (the laws of entropy apply to everything.) The life cycle of high-tech toys is not that long and that is the subject here.

Maybe you should discard the small and go BIG.

 

[ssddx]

I had a gen 1 nano, ended up buying an 80gig ipod classic. I needed the space, that and it finally died (after being used/stored in a car and subjected to 10-120 degree temperatures for a few years.)

[citation][nom]captaincharisma[/nom]i guess with this generation they will stop making the 8GB ipod and make the customer pay a buttload for the 16GB[/citation]
Most likely you will pay as much for the 16 as you did the 8. Then you will pay as much for a 32 as you did for the 16. This is more like how apple seems to do business when it comes to ipods.

 

[rooket]

social networking, ftl. I'm more interested in the hardware than the fluff. always cool to see apple's new offerings although I have never purchased an apple product in my life lol.

 

[Impulse Fire911]

Apple pisses me off like people always rant on how the zune is inferior to the ipod. but there has been like what at least 7 or 8 generations of different ipods and only 2 gen's of zune's if it takes apple 7-8 tries and microsoft only 2 who wins this battle? and besides the only peice of technology that even a microsoft fan boy would even consider of getting is an ipod touch because they just happened to make it something new. i hate how every ambercrombie/american eagle wearing kid has an ipod not because they see it as a superior peice of technology but because "their friends have one" and i would not care if i had to use a mac for work or typing but thats like the only thing i could do with it i couldnt use my sony vegas or play any of my games. Apple sucks overpriced shit for crap usage. kinda like buying a 40 inch HD TV and a BLU RAY player with surround sound for your house to watch the news in the morning nothing else. would cost less than a mac laptop.

 

[Yoder54]

Quit whinning. Why do you care what people buy, why they buy, or who they choose to buy from?

To win the market in America, you need good marketing. To maintain a loyal consumer base, you must make a quality product, and to continue expanding you must be innovative. Most people choose to go with Apple for those very reasons, and only a few are for the reasons you speak of.

Granted, not many people really know why they buy the technology that they buy...but, many know the feel of a good product built for hand use. Have you asked kids why they like the iPhone Touch? I have, and it has everything to do with how the product functions, feels, and provides them with the media experience they want. You also have to realize that Apple has spent decades addressing the multimedia experience, while MS is stepping in a little late hoping to get in on some of the action...but, too bad for MS they have dropped the ball when it comes to consumer confidence. Apple has done just the opposite, plus they have the advantage of having the real touchy-feely hardware that MS only wishes they had. Capitalism at its finest!

 

[mcreskiller]

maybe these new ipods will explode louder adn send more shrapnal flying? maybe they wont even hiss before they explode they will just explode

 

[Yoder54]

[citation][nom]mcreskiller[/nom]maybe these new ipods will explode louder adn send more shrapnal flying? maybe they wont even hiss before they explode they will just explode[/citation]

Yea. How cool. More injury, more blood, more pain, more grief,...just what we need in this world. To borrow a phrase: "And you are from what planet?"

 

[danny69t]

Sweet!!! The new iPod Nano NB(Nuclear Boom). Tech Specs: 16GB & 32GB, 50 years battery life out of box for video, audio and images (no more recharging needed), Plutonium-Uranium unstable battery, iExplode App (downloadable via iTunes, promo code ticket inside package), iWarning App not included(for your safety please purchase it, gives warning sound 30 seconds before explosion, promotional price only 49,99$).
Bonus features: if you survive the explosion, you may get cancer, serious burns or mutations for free at no extra cost.

 

[idiom]

Wow, Impulse Fire911, where to begin?

[citation][nom]Impulse Fire911[/nom]Apple pisses me off like people always rant on how the zune is inferior to the ipod. but there has been like what at least 7 or 8 generations of different ipods and only 2 gen's of zune's if it takes apple 7-8 tries and microsoft only 2 who wins this battle?[/citation]

Apple, because each generation of iPod has actually sold well. How many car manufacturers are advertising: "Zune compatibility"?

http://www.zunescene.mobi/forums/index.php?topic=7279.msg383704

FAIL.

[citation][nom]Impulse Fire911[/nom]and besides the only peice of technology that even a microsoft fan boy would even consider of getting is an ipod touch because they just happened to make it something new.[/citation]

?

I'm not touching this, because I'm not sure you've made your point very clear.

[citation][nom]Impulse Fire911[/nom] i hate how every ambercrombie/american eagle wearing kid has an ipod not because they see it as a superior peice of technology but because "their friends have one" [/citation]

So, loving a product based on it's popularity is stupid. What about hating a product for the same reason? Unstupid?

[citation][nom]Impulse Fire911[/nom]i would not care if i had to use a mac for work or typing but thats like the only thing i could do with it i couldnt use my sony vegas or play any of my games.[/citation]

Any apple made in the last 4 years can run anything made for PC. My Macbook has Windows7 RC, OS X Leopard, and Ubuntu. I don't even need to reboot my system if I want to run a windows app, I have WinXP running in VMWare and linux apps can run native under X11 compiler. Apple is a closed platform for hardware, but it's an extremely open platform for software. You really should do some research about this. Any game for PC will run just wonderfully on a mac, so will Sony Vegas.

[citation][nom]Impulse Fire911[/nom]Apple sucks overpriced shit for crap usage. kinda like buying a 40 inch HD TV and a BLU RAY player with surround sound for your house to watch the news in the morning nothing else. would cost less than a mac laptop.[/citation]

Apple isn't interested in making the most affordable product, they're focused on making the highest quality product. You get what you pay for, anyone that uses Mac OS X most likely finds it more enjoyable, and worth the premium. Design, cohesion, and devoted customer support have a price. For most Apple customers, this is acceptable. Any perceived limitation you imagine a Mac having is pure fantasy.

Yes, I know their laptops cost more, I've seen the commercials.

Also, cars made by Hyundai cost more than cars made by BMW and Audi.

 

[idiom]

Also, cars made by Hyundai cost more than cars made by BMW and Audi.

/sarc

 

[CHRISTLUBAS]

I want a IPC you can customize it like a PC play MS games and be able to use MAC OSX (in my dreams)

 

[idiom]

build a hackintosh

 

[snarfeck]

i think they should re-release the Apple ][ C. daisy chaining floppy drives was the coolest thing remember?

 

[CHRISTLUBAS]

Ya exept i want it to have DX11 MS GAMES and MS Software too bad the only way is Bootcamp/Parallels

 

[idiom]

[citation][nom]CHRISTLUBAS[/nom]Ya exept i want it to have DX11 MS GAMES and MS Software too bad the only way is Bootcamp/Parallels[/citation]
Forget Parallels. Just use bootcamp and enjoy native windows with full hardware support. Apple even includes the drivers with auto-update.

 

[CHRISTLUBAS]

Hmm did not think of that...will it work on AMD Hackintosh

 

[idiom]

[citation][nom]CHRISTLUBAS[/nom]Hmm did not think of that...will it work on AMD Hackintosh[/citation]

Hackintosh doesn't need boot camp, since you can have an actual BIOS.
I built an AMD hackintosh with dual 7300 GT graphics, not a gaming rig, but it gives me 4 displays in HD for under $400

 

[Guest]

Impulse Fire911 :

Apple pisses me off like people always rant on how the zune is inferior to the ipod. but there has been like what at least 7 or 8 generations of different ipods and only 2 gen's of zune's if it takes apple 7-8 tries and microsoft only 2 who wins this battle?

Dumba$$ you should educate yourself before you open your mouth, the reason why apple has 8 generation (actually 6 the ipod touch is a model not a generation) is because the first ipod was release on October 2001 and the fist Zune was released on November 2006 not because it took longer to "win" the battle and I think 206 million ipods sold vs 3 million zunes I think somebody here failed math. I'M NOT A FAN I JUST READ THE FACTS.