Endless iProducts

Marty_J

robredz wrote: »

An mp3/4 player from Aldi will do the job just as well imho,

Do what job?

robredz

For the simple task of playing tunes downloaded from the likes of Amazon, or ripped and converted from CD. If someone wants to do more that is up to them, and Ipod, Zune et.al are there if you want them.

Bowling_4_Gold

Marty_J wrote: »

It's so good, Microsoft discontinued it.

Err.... what about the iTouch 1st Gen?

If it WAS sooo good, why didn't Apple issue a software update (yes, I know about 3.0) and continue to sell it?

Probably because they wanted to incorporate more features and enhance the user experience (as does pretty much every company renewing their hardware (including Microsoft))

I am struggling to find a suitable case for my 1st Gen, and am having to make do with some dodgy case I bought from TK Maxx (diso!!!! designer store in UK) for £10.

Bowling_4_Gold

Marty_J wrote: »

Do what job?

Clue in the name... Play MP3/4 files

BillScarab

Bowling_4_Gold wrote: »

with some dodgy case I bought from TK Maxx (diso!!!! designer store in UK) for £10.

Best misspelling of discount ever!

Back on track, are Zunes actually sold officially in the UK now?

They do look like decent devices but I suspect they'll be forever in the shadow of the iPod.

Marty_J

Bowling_4_Gold wrote: »

Err.... what about the iTouch 1st Gen?

If it WAS sooo good, why didn't Apple issue a software update (yes, I know about 3.0) and continue to sell it?

Probably because they wanted to incorporate more features and enhance the user experience (as does pretty much every company renewing their hardware (including Microsoft))

I am struggling to find a suitable case for my 1st Gen, and am having to make do with some dodgy case I bought from TK Maxx (diso!!!! designer store in UK) for £10.

The subsequent iPod Touch models are all updates to the 1st gen model. The Zune HD is not an update to the original Zunes.

Regardless, I doubt even the Zune HD will be around for much longer. It's not selling very well. After the initial flurry of excitement, it's currently only the 28th highest selling PMP on Amazon. The 1st to 12th best selling products are all iPods of one form or another.

Certainly not a strong showing given that Christmas is next week.

Marty_J

robredz wrote: »

For the simple task of playing tunes downloaded from the likes of Amazon, or ripped and converted from CD. If someone wants to do more that is up to them, and Ipod, Zune et.al are there if you want them.

Well that was rather my point. A cheap mp3 player from Argos will not do the same things as an iPod can.