I'm not an iPod fan; don't have one, don't want one. But I feel obliged to point out some flaws in that list o' ten.
1/ arguement against Apple DRM and iTunes rather than the iPod itself.
2/ fair point, but no comparison with other companies services
3/ again, no comparison with other products to verify this is 'bad'. also cites only one or 2 quotes as if some sort of definitive proof.
4/ See 1. also, related to music industry and DRM more than Apple itself, and offhand would apply to other online music stores.
5/ see 2 again.
6/ see FPs' earlier reply. Utter stupidity.
7/Rather stupid, again. Criticises, in effect, consumer demand rather than the quality of individual products. One the one hand, is criticising the iPod for being fashionable and leading to older unfashionable models - yet not criticising the competition for being, well, less fashionable (and thus in less demand).
8/ See FP again. You can't blame theft on the object being stolen; that would make Ferraris ****, because they are desirable. Money is ****, because introducing it created theft of money. Etc.
9/ Again, really criticising the market rather than product here; why don't they just out and out say 'overpriced'? amuses me that AOL seem tobe attacking on value for money, though
10/See 1.
It's basically a long attack on itunes more than anything else, IMO. And do AOL have a competing music sales service? why, of course! Advertised in the article, no less. It's all meaningless. You don't want an iPod? Fine. I have a creative Zen - it's cheap, but pish usability. But don't make it into some big arguement of lifestyle choices; there are far more important things in the world to worry about.
