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irateplatypus · 09-25-2004, 02:32 PM

i think the backlash against the ipod is due to it's position in pop-culture. it's a great product but its overpriced for it's tech specs. basically you're paying for the design and the "hip" element of owning own. you'll find similar negative opinions of abercrombie&fitch, oakley sunglasses, the gap, etc...

basically, some consider it pretentious to get an ipod... falling victim to marketing and the image of having one. don't get me wrong, the ipod is a superior product and owning one doesn't make you a bad person... but there can be an aire of shallow image-consciousness about it that some people respond negatively to.

09-25-2004, 02:32 PM	#13 (permalink)
irateplatypus can't help but laugh Location: dar al-harb	i think the backlash against the ipod is due to it's position in pop-culture. it's a great product but its overpriced for it's tech specs. basically you're paying for the design and the "hip" element of owning own. you'll find similar negative opinions of abercrombie&fitch, oakley sunglasses, the gap, etc... basically, some consider it pretentious to get an ipod... falling victim to marketing and the image of having one. don't get me wrong, the ipod is a superior product and owning one doesn't make you a bad person... but there can be an aire of shallow image-consciousness about it that some people respond negatively to. __________________ If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves. ~ Winston Churchill Last edited by irateplatypus; 09-25-2004 at 02:34 PM..