December 20, 2004
Women and iPods
Betsy Shifman writes in Forbes, in an article titled Music Machine For iPod Resisters, that
Certainly, the iPod is a lovely little device that has changed the way Americans buy and listen to music. But it's also a finicky player that requires lots of love and attention.
Well, Betsy, if you can say that it proves you've never tried an iPod and know nothing about them. iPods work perfectly, never crash, synch instantly and stand head-and-shoulders above the pale imitations that Creative and Sony are peddling. Shit, those devices don't even have FireWire connections and still can't synchronize to your music collection. The Creative "Nomad" 5GB player in 2001 was so bad -- running on Linux -- that for me it lasted just 5 days before dying and never got more than three hours of battery life.
The lesson obviously is simple: never believe advice from a woman on high-tech gadget issues!
Posted by glenn
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