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    RainyDayInterns: Apple's got it right. If they are afraid to eat their own lunch...someone else will do it for them. This is the way of the "innovator's dilemma." H... more »
    Spoony Bard: I'm still waiting for an iPod that will hold my 220 GB library. Guess I'll be waiting a looooong time. Then again, I'm pretty happy with my 16GB iPho... more »
    fanboy.took.my.star: are people finally learning that you can buy mp3 players that dont require additional software? more »
    brandeis1: I work at a 3rd party resale store, and we just keep dropping the nano prices lower and lower. We can barely give the things away, let alone sell them. more »
    spikespeigel: I guess I'm in the minority here. The only reason I haven't gotten an iPod Touch is because of storage capacity. I have an 80 gig Classic, and of th... more »
    shocker: A decent music library ripped in Apple lossless requires 80G minimum. Until the Touch passes that mark, I think that the Classic will be here to stay. more »
    strider_mt2k: All kind of stuff heading for the grave lately. iPods, people who make iPods...all kindsa stuff. more »
    UnderLoK: My wife has a Touch (1st gen) and I have an old school 1st gen Nano that I love. No it doesn’t hold my whole library, no it doesn’t play videos, y... more »
    martini1992: I hate iTunes which means I hate iPod's in general... If they made an iPod that used the USB Mass Storage Device route that older MP3 players used I'd... more »
    Mrs. Stephen Fry: I carry my 32 GB iPhone and my 120GB iPod with me, too. I listen to the iPod at work, and I like to have a larger selection. I'm a music nerd, though... more »
    ioos: While, most the readers on here are probably past the need for one. That doesn't mean the rest of the world is. I'm always surprised at the number of ... more »
    iwuzbord: simply put, apple should just elimiate the shuffle. they would lower the price of the nano, making it the true budget ipod. then if they did that, the... more »
    moozicmon: The Nano does have a place, the gym bag. The click wheel makes it a great work out companion. What it needs is Nike+ support. I couldn't believe they ... more »
    The Lab: Users generally need only a small feature set yet are driven as consumers to buy based on feature comparisons. I know a number of people whose needs ... more »
    AtwoodBomb: The problem is that no one buys them as rapidly as they used to, because Apple updates the featureset every six friggin months. Perhaps if there was ... more »
  • #proclamations

    iPods Headed for the Grave

    This week, Apple announced that iPods are in a nosedive. Meanwhile, we are seeing evidence that the Nano is about to get a camera. My response is "Why?" The old clickwheel iPod isn't dead yet, but it's definitely dying. More »
  • #opinion

    App Store Subscriptions Mean More Expensive (Hopefully Better) iPhone Apps

    Today people were shocked to discover that the first turn-by-turn navi iPhone app to hit the iTunes App Store cost $9.99—per month. Well, get used to it, because there are a lot more subscription apps coming. More »
  • #thinkingoutloud

    Separated at Birth?

    I'm sorry, but I just gotta know—are Dell Dude #1 Michael Dell and Iron Man director Jon Favreau secretly related? Does their freakish resemblance not trouble anyone else?
  • #thinkingoutloud

    Why MacBook Is About to Mean Something Else Entirely

    Historically, Apple loves cleanly delineated product lines, so the "MacBook Pro" re-shuffling seems strange even if the socialist element is a fun side effect. Unless they're clearing out the MacBook for something else entirely. More »