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ort888 · 05:31 PM

http://www.idont.com/

...and stupid. My god is that a pathetic attempt at making an "underground" site. Ugh. Who is that going to work on? Besides perhaps a 15-year old Hot Topic fashionista?

Kenneth · May 22, 2006, 05:26 PM

I don't see a problem there.

ghporter · May 22, 2006, 05:30 PM

Interesting advertising. You have to admit that a LOT of people have iPods because "everybody I know has one!" That's awful sheep-like.

I have one because there are darn few listenable radio stations between the points I drive, and personal music is better than none at all by a long shot.

SanDisk is a good firm, and they have a good campaign on their hands with "iDon't." But "I don't" see their product displacing the iPod for most people.

bradoesch · May 22, 2006, 05:37 PM

So is Sandisk going to stop selling MP3 players once they have 10% of the market?

turtle777 · May 22, 2006, 05:37 PM

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Millennium · May 22, 2006, 05:47 PM

Don't conform to the mindless iPod horde! Conform to our mindless horde instead!

[/sarcasm]

::maroma:: · May 22, 2006, 05:48 PM

Its funny, Sandisk's whole argument is "don't buy what everyone else is buying". But you can be damn sure that they wish every single day that they had half of the iPod's market share. Hell, you know they would rather have it all. Then that little "iDon't" campaign wouldn't work too well.

Salty · May 22, 2006, 08:55 PM

Makes sense... it's essentially the Think Different campaign but darker.

hayesk · May 22, 2006, 11:02 PM

Hmmm... they call me a sheep for not buying their MP3 player that only works on Windows XP.

I think I'll be buying Lexar flash for my cameras from now on.

production_coordinator · May 22, 2006, 11:03 PM

If I'm a sheep for using a fantastic product, call me a sheep. It's not like I'm using Windows.

JoshuaZ · May 23, 2006, 12:17 AM

I wonder if anyone will actually care....

No one can stop the iPod steam roller.

Salty · May 23, 2006, 12:27 AM

In all fairness apparently this COULD work with a Mac.

Love Calm Quiet · May 23, 2006, 01:18 AM

Nasty? Oh, you mean desperate. When you can't compete... or hire clever ad folks... throw mud. or FUD.

"It works in politics!"

CharlesS · May 23, 2006, 01:46 AM

Originally Posted by ::maroma::

Its funny, Sandisk's whole argument is "don't buy what everyone else is buying". But you can be damn sure that they wish every single day that they had half of the iPod's market share. Hell, you know they would rather have it all. Then that little "iDon't" campaign wouldn't work too well.

Well, Apple's no different, of course. You don't see the "Think Different" campaign anymore now that the iPod is a market leader.

Of course, the thing about their MP3 player only working in Windows kind of messes up their position if it's true...

dreamryche · May 23, 2006, 01:59 AM

The thing about "Think Different" was that it was more subtle. That campaign didn't call Windows users idiots or sheep. "iDon't" is more comparable to "Lemmings," which is probably the worst-conceived ad Apple ever did.

Salty · May 23, 2006, 02:16 AM

It's funny Apple being the market leader with the iPod. That said I can understand San's whole stick with it. The problem is that their product tries to be a little too much LIKE the iPod but not... I dono, they call themselves different but they're not that different. There's nothing special about their player.

Obi Wan's Ghost · May 23, 2006, 04:45 AM

iDon't like SanDisk's player.

kmkkid · May 23, 2006, 04:53 AM

Originally Posted by hayesk

I think I'll be buying Lexar flash for my cameras from now on.

Oh please

You buy a product for the products quality, not for the ad campaigns quality.

Oh good luck on paying that extra markup too.

yakkiebah · May 23, 2006, 05:12 AM

Ironically their player looks awfully similar to an iPod.

dhffhd · May 23, 2006, 06:52 AM

There just mad everyone has one... so they have to hate... good luck with that campaign... apple should just come back out at SanDisk and say "iMake bad MP3 Players"

ghporter · May 23, 2006, 07:16 AM

There's a thread in the iPod forum about this particular ad campaign. Some people are taking it personally-which makes SanDisk's point about "sheep" pretty well.

It's just an ad, for cryin' out loud!

starman · May 23, 2006, 07:18 AM

That's a ridiculous site.

Has it occured to Sandisk that the iPod might actually be *gasp* A GOOD PRODUCT?

That's like some nutjob saying "don't buy a CAR...get a motorcycle instead".

Stupid.

Dakar · May 23, 2006, 07:19 AM

Originally Posted by ort888

http://www.idont.com/

...and stupid. My god is that a pathetic attempt at making an "underground" site. Ugh. Who is that going to work on? Besides perhaps a 15-year old Hot Topic fashionista?

You gte bonus points for using the word 'fashionista'.

calvin · May 23, 2006, 07:30 AM

One of their links in the "propoganda " section actually has a huge ad for iPod + iTunes. These guys are too stupid.

Salty · May 23, 2006, 09:14 AM

I love how all these MP3 players complain about only one source for legal downloads... most iPods aren't filled solely by legal downloads.

zmcgill · May 23, 2006, 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by Salty

I love how all these MP3 players complain about only one source for legal downloads... most iPods aren't filled solely by legal downloads.

Yeah, that's one thing I noticed about most of the anti-iPod sites. They try and make it sound like the only thing you can listen to on an iPod is stuff purchased from iTunes. When they should be complaining that you can only listen to stuff purchased from iTunes on an iPod. But we all know that's not true.

Salty · May 23, 2006, 10:03 AM

It's as if people assume people actually stopped buying CDs.

zmcgill · May 23, 2006, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by Salty

It's as if people assume people actually stopped buying CDs.

Or using p2p stuff

CharlesS · May 23, 2006, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by kmkkid

Oh please

You buy a product for the products quality, not for the ad campaigns quality.

Oh good luck on paying that extra markup too.

I'm not the biggest fan of SanDisk quality, since I bought a USB flash drive of theirs a while ago and it died within a few months.

With that said, at least their MP3 player has a frigging record feature built in... grumble grumble...

wallinbl · May 23, 2006, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by Salty

It's as if people assume people actually stopped buying CDs.

I don't buy them anymore. Too little good music coming out. Too expensive. Too risky (I run Windows, a CD could install who knows what).

I just buy from iTunes. It's easier and cheaper.

olePigeon · May 23, 2006, 11:24 AM

99% of the music on my iPod nano is from CDs I buy. The other 1% is music from iTunes that I got for free from Sierra Mist caps. I don't like digital music stores because it woulda been 2% of my music, but I accidently deleted them.

So, CDs only for me. Usually 2nd hand CDs. They're cheap, and once I rip 'em to my comptuer I just file them away so they don't get scratched.

production_coordinator · May 23, 2006, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by olePigeon

99% of the music on my iPod nano is from CDs I buy. The other 1% is music from iTunes that I got for free from Sierra Mist caps. I don't like digital music stores because it woulda been 2% of my music, but I accidently deleted them.

So, CDs only for me. Usually 2nd hand CDs. They're cheap, and once I rip 'em to my comptuer I just file them away so they don't get scratched.

That's basically what I do... I've removed all my illegal songs from my computer. It's just not worth it.

kmkkid · May 23, 2006, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by CharlesS

I'm not the biggest fan of SanDisk quality, since I bought a USB flash drive of theirs a while ago and it died within a few months.

With that said, at least their MP3 player has a frigging record feature built in... grumble grumble...

I have no experience with them personally, but to boycott a product because of a petty ad campaign, which has no affect on anyones life? Puhllllease.

CharlesS · May 23, 2006, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by kmkkid

I have no experience with them personally, but to boycott a product because of a petty ad campaign, which has no affect on anyones life? Puhllllease.

Did I say that I'm doing that?

kmkkid · May 23, 2006, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by CharlesS

Did I say that I'm doing that?

I was referring to the post in the quote you quoted me on.

brassplayersrock² · May 23, 2006, 07:13 PM

i didn't know the devil had a sense of humour