apple get it wrong!

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U2 ipod

i am a huge fan of apple but this is completely naff – what amazes me is that out there in the blogosphere people are drooling – why?! i don’t get it. this is hideous…

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  1. darren October 27, 2004

    because we’re absolute u2 fans!!!
    and, many people probably won’t actually use it, it’ll remain in package for memories instead of being used.
    what dont you like about it?
    the consumerist nature of it bastardising the lovely ideal of apple?
    the design which is not as cool as the plain white?

  2. gareth October 27, 2004

    well I quite like it. the black and red is very u2. not that keen on the signatures though. but if anyone fancies getting me one for christmas (jonny?) I wouldn’t say no 🙂

  3. john October 27, 2004

    I do agree with you in terms of the looks of it, though I myself like the autographs. However, the big plus for me (though I won’t be purchasing this) would be the inclusion of the complete U2 catalog!

  5. jon birch October 27, 2004

    really ugly… really really ugly. looks like a colour scheme a pc designer would come up with. apple should be ashamed of themselves. shocking!

  6. Tom Allen October 27, 2004

    Not having fallen for the iPod con in the first place I haven’t a clue what it is – will enlightenment follow?

  7. Mike October 28, 2004

    I take it “naff” is not a good thing…

  8. Mike Rose October 28, 2004

    I agree. It’s truly horrible.
    Another reason to dislike U2 though which is always handy when discussing the flag waving popsters

  9. StephenG October 30, 2004

    iPod cartoon I saw yesterday
    http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20041028
    For what it’s worth, I like the black unit, am not grabbed by the red wheel – black would have been better – with a silver fern 🙂 – and quite like the idea of it coming bundled with music (not necessarily U2, though that would be one of my picks).
    The signatures hark back to similar ones found inside the first Mac (128-Plus/SE?) cases – crack open an old one and have a look.

  10. Sailor and a Scholar November 1, 2004

    U2 IPOD

    First of all, I’m concerned about my hipness. Jonny Baker and Rudy Carrasco are bashing the U2 Ipod. Fella’s, have you seen the cover art for the new album???????? The ipod was designed to match the artwork on the new…

  11. hadge November 3, 2004

    Will the battery be any less of a rip off than the nice white one I bought for my son only to find out that three days after the warranty runs out the battery will die and cost almost as much again to replace it? I’m thinking of getting a creative alternative – much to the annoyance of the apple purists – including my daughter – but you know guys, PC’s can do as good a job at anything macs can – but the macs are pretty, I’ll grant you that – I quite like the idea of black but the commercialism of packaging it with U2 autographs and tracks shows that apple have finally become just as bad as their nemesis Mr Gates – profit motivates production . . .

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