Friday, October 27, 2006
Happy B-Day iPod: iPod Gets Older But Not Wiser
After five years, the iPod is still not doing certain things well. And for the stuff they think they do well – well, they should think again.
The experts say that people are still having a hard time doing really basic stuff, such as turning it off! (Just in case you didn’t know how, you have to press the Play/Pause button for two heart beats – which makes about as much sense as going to the Start button on the PC to turn it off).
iTunes also misses the mark on other stuff, such as making the shuffle function easy to use, getting music back after it crashes (yes, I know it is hard to hear and accept, but they do crash), and being able to reset the device (which, by the way, requires nothing less than finger-acrobatics).
When looking at what iPod users wish it did, the device starts sounding a lot like Zune.
What do I know? Apple just had a great quarter… Apple Droning abides.
posted by Andres Zapata @ 12:21 PM
And I seriously doubt that iPod users want Zune-like features:
Useless WiFi connectivity
Crippling (and viral) DRM
Crappy battery life
Yes, the iPod doesn't do everything (no WiFi, no FM tuner, no swappable media card) but that's exactly the beauty of the thing...it does just enough and does it beautifully with design that's superior to every other rival.
http://blog.wired.com/cultofmac/2006/10/ipod_week_happy.html
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