[Buckaroo]

I just wonder why they picked Brown as their first color. It's like, not only do they want to fail, but they want to be known as the toilet mp3 player. I wouldn't even waste $10 on one.

[iomatic]

Are all the iPod users switching now out of boredom, and clear market share leadership by Microsoft?

[moonmonkey]

no.

[Kenneth]

Switching?

[Buckaroo]

Originally Posted by iomatic 

Are all the iPod users switching now out of boredom, and clear market share leadership by Microsoft?

F U N N Y ! ! !


Smart allech

[iomatic]

Perhaps. Yes.

Silobreaker: News Trends

[Tiresias]

Originally Posted by olePigeon 

Is that SFW? I cut the video really quick when I saw the walking penis.

That's a wise policy, whether you're at work or not.

[ctt1wbw]

I'll think I'll stick to my 32 gig iPod touch.

[freudling]

I actually want a brown iPhone that is a bit rubbery. I love my iPhone, but it would be better if it were a bit rubbery so it would not slip so much. And brown is very nice and organic. Apple's products, by virtue of all the metals they use, are too industrial looking.

[Buckaroo]

Originally Posted by freudling 

I actually want a brown iPhone that is a bit rubbery. I love my iPhone, but it would be better if it were a bit rubbery so it would not slip so much. And brown is very nice and organic. Apple's products, by virtue of all the metals they use, are too industrial looking.

Couldn't you just shop around for a brown colored silicone sleeve?

Brown for gadgets suck for most people. Silver, black and chrome are generic enough for people not to hate.

[freudling]

I don't want to use a case on my iPhone. I use it bare naked. It is so much better this way. Forget those silicon and hybrid rubber cases that get hair and dirt stuck to them constantly, as well as compromise the design. They are a silly economy.

[design219]

Originally Posted by freudling 

I actually want a brown iPhone that is a bit rubbery. I love my iPhone, but it would be better if it were a bit rubbery so it would not slip so much. And brown is very nice and organic. Apple's products, by virtue of all the metals they use, are too industrial looking.

I think you need this.

[Buckaroo]

Yeah, like design219 says, just paint it. You are the only person I have ever heard ask for Brown.

[Buckaroo]

Looks like your favorite color is up for sale for only $89.99

Woot : One Day, One Deal (SM)

[Kerrigan]

Why did you get banned, Tiresias?

[iomatic]

Isn't that like asking why someone's dead?

[moonmonkey]

Originally Posted by iomatic 

Isn't that like asking why someone's dead?

You can be unbanned, you can't be undead.

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by moonmonkey 

You can be unbanned, you can't be undead.

Tell that to Buffy.

[iM@k]

R.O.T.F.L.M.F.A.O.

GameStop pulls the plug on the Zune - MacUser

So er, eh NBC....How's that Zune Marketplace working out for ya?

[Buckaroo]

Fry's should do the same. They don't even have any on display at the local Fry's I go to.

In fact, the last time I was at Walmart, I don't recall seeing the Zune display.

It doesn't look good for Zune. It's only a matter of time before the end.

[Buckaroo]

M$ is going to have to start giving them away to get people to take them.

[Mac User #001]

Guess I'd take one for free...

Spray paint it white, hack it and call it an external hard drive. (Seriously. 30GB HD. Had 240 MB left yesterday...)

[Mithras]

Ah, this bump prompted me to watch this old clip of CNN hosts ridiculing the Zune. Good times.

[ctt1wbw]

That could have been done the other day. Doesn't everyone STILL ridicule the Zune?

[- - e r i k - -]

Originally Posted by Mithras 

Ah, this bump prompted me to watch this old clip of CNN hosts ridiculing the Zune. Good times.

I never tire of the end bit.

[design219]

SNORT! How did I miss that?

[Laminar]

Originally Posted by Buckaroo 

Fry's should do the same. They don't even have any on display at the local Fry's I go to.

In fact, the last time I was at Walmart, I don't recall seeing the Zune display.

It doesn't look good for Zune. It's only a matter of time before the end.

I've noticed the Zune display at Wal-Mart doesn't actually have Zunes behind the glass, but foam cutouts of the Zune face, as opposed to the actual iPods in the iPod display. I'm assuming people are going to be pretty disappointed when they open their Zune box to find something 5x thicker than what they though they saw on display.

[rickey939]

Originally Posted by Mithras 

Ah, this bump prompted me to watch this old clip of CNN hosts ridiculing the Zune. Good times.

Awesome!

[analogika]

That clip makes me happy every time I see it.

[ctt1wbw]

It's ironic that Ballmer laughed at the iPhone because it had no keyboard.

[Captain Obvious]

Zune Guy fed up with Zune, seeks to cover up tattoos

Originally Posted by lamewing 

Also, I think that the sales figures need to be checked in a couple of years, not three weeks.

So how's that going lame?

[64stang06]

Originally Posted by ctt1wbw 

It's ironic that Ballmer laughed at the iPhone because it had no keyboard.

And the fact that it was too expensive and it would only be a hobby, not to be taken seriously in the corporate world.

[Electric Zombie]

Originally Posted by moonmonkey 

You can be unbanned, you can't be undead.

I beg to differ.

[jokell82]

The show "Chuck" had a great jab at the Zune's expense this week:

Chuck “Morgan, hey, uh, buddy do we carry any rush cds in the store?”
Morgan “No need I got’em all on my Zune”
Chuck “You have a Zune?”
Morgan “Are you kidding me, no, no, I’ll grab my iPod”

[Chuckit]

I was watching that episode with my sister and cracked up at that line. She just turned to me and asked, "What's a Zune?"

[starman]

Hahah. Is that clip on the 'net yet?

[shifuimam]

Oddly enough, I love my Zune. I received an 8GB flash unit to review, and I LOVE it. The interface is beautiful, Microsoft is nice enough to provide the same firmware updates to all versions (including the original one without the touch pad), and it's all around pretty rad.

The Zune software leaves a bit to be desired, but every revision from MS makes it better. I won't deny that the first Zune was pretty crappy, but Microsoft has improved it significantly since its initial release. When my 60GB iPod Photo finally craps, I'm replacing it with a Zune.

[- - e r i k - -]

Originally Posted by starman 

Hahah. Is that clip on the 'net yet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYrKgdJpUC0

[- - e r i k - -]

Originally Posted by shifuimam 

When my 60GB iPod Photo finally craps, I'm replacing it with a Zune.

Cool. So you can be the butt of every joke too

Provided it's still around then of course.

[Laminar]

Originally Posted by shifuimam 

When my 60GB iPod Photo finally craps, I'm replacing it with a Zune.

Because you are NOT an Apple fanboi, and we all must be constantly reminded of it.

[Rumor]

I still haven't seen a Zune in person.

[Big Mac]

Originally Posted by Rumor 

I still haven't seen a Zune in person.

Neither have I.

[goMac]

I saw that live (Chuck is one of the few shows I don't wait to watch later). Hilarious.

[subego]

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

I never tire of the end bit.

Agreed, 100%.

[CRASH HARDDRIVE]

I honestly thought only pre-teen girls made this much of a fuss over someone else's choice of plastic bauble that plays MP3s.

Okay, make that pre-teen girls... and Mac fans.

[Big Mac]

You have to understand, Crash, that at least as far as we long-term Apple fanatics are concerned, we still harbor the scars of being the lone voices in the wilderness who cried out in support of Apple when it was not at all fashionable to do so. With the Second Golden Age/the Second Coming of Jobs - and particularly the iPod/iPhone revolutions - we finally have gotten to taste the vicarious fruits of Apple's great successes. We particularly revel in the failure of those competing products that were once hailed as potential iMac/iPod/iPhone killers. The taste of victory is sweet indeed, and for many of us Apple's victories are in part ours as well.

[CRASH HARDDRIVE]

Entire schools of marketing must exist to study achieving that level of... corporate ass-kissing.

Seriously.
To me, a consumer 'victory' is when there are tons of competing products that each push the other's quality and feature sets higher, and prices lower in order to compete. That's a consumer victory.

But living vicariously through the 'victories' of some huge corporation because it sells more plastic baubles than some other huge company... errrrr

And giving a good crap how "fashionable" a product is... errr.... like I said, I thought only pre-teen girls....

[shifuimam]

Originally Posted by Laminar 

Because you are NOT an Apple fanboi, and we all must be constantly reminded of it.

Oh, please. The iPod has nothing to do with fanboyism, given that everyone and their brother has one. When I ride the bus in the morning, at least a third of other riders have iPods. I just like the Zune a lot more than I expected to. It has nothing to do with who manufactured it.

[Dakar V]

Everything I've ever seen has led me to the conclusion that Zune owners are people that actively wanted to avoid the iPod.

[osiris]

No, I forgot about the Zune and never looked backed.

Though the "Welcome to the stupid" thing was kinda fun.