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1. Comment - Creative Sues Apple Over iPod

   (May 16, 2006 - 10:15 PM)

   Hmm... Well lets see here... Up until 2001 windows WAS the superior product (still s***e, but definitely better than mac os 9 or linux or anything like that). That's 5 years ago and apple's market share has only gone up.
   
   So yes, you WILL see the superior os take market dominance eventually. Remember that windows had been the better os for over 15 years.
   
   To repeat what I said in my last post, since you didn't seem to read it. I said: Let's give apple a chance. Instead of changing the subject to become one of the windows fanboys just choose your platform based on the merits of all platforms. Apple makes superior mp3 players, let them dominate the market for now, it will entice other people to make better products. This is exactly what happened with windows/mac os. Microsoft had a better product and market dominance. Apple created a better os (or, more accurately, bought NextStep + steve jobs and turned it into osx) and is now gaining market share since it is now the superior os. If you try both you can make your own decision, yet, just as with the iPod, it doesn't necessarily matter what YOU think the better product is (creative in this case), what matters is which is better (iPod in this case). So how about we all just stop complaining and b****ing about it and use whatever platform we want. I dont see why it matters who is better or who is dominating... just pick a platform based on your experience (not some preconceptions) that works for you.
   
   There are many reasons to choose either platform, and no real reason to argue about it. This is supposed to be able creative suing apple becuase they filed for some random patent first, not which os is better... so i'll apply this to that discussion.... WHO CARES, buy whichever product you like better. For 80% of people, that's the iPod and the fact is that creative is just being a bunch of babies cuz their products aren't as nice and people just dont want them, clearly.

2. Comment - Creative Sues Apple Over iPod

   (May 16, 2006 - 7:21 PM)

   Actually, YOUR comments make no sense.
   
   Why do you think the iPod has such huge market share? You think marketing alone gets you 80% of the market? No. The things are built like a tank, if you think different you've never used one. I'm not talking about some 14year old moron scratching the screen, i'm talking about dropping it, running over it with a car, stepping on it, etc, it keeps working cuz it's built like a tank. So that's that.
   
   Creative players are flimsy pieces of plastic! They do have better sound quality, I'll give you that, but I must say... NEWSFLASH, iPod is a CONSUMER product not an AUDIOPHILE product. Lets look at the numbers....
   
   80% of portable music player owners have iPods...
   5% of portable music player owners have creative whatevers
   
   Now, out of those 85% percent of music player owners, what % do you think are audiophile who will even notice the difference? Probably even less than 5%!
   
   Let me tell you something else, I'm no audiophile, I just want music while I walk to the store or go outside for a smoke. Do you think I want a device that is rock solid, cool looking, well supported by the manufacturer and has awesome interface or some piece of green plastic that is a pain in the a** to use, is about twice as thick, costs nearly the same, is made by a company that posted 100+million dollars in losses and has slightly better sound quality?
   
   No thanks. iPod's are popular for a reason, the problem here is all the mac zealots and the anti-mac zealots are warring over trivial details like sound quality just becuase it's made by apple.
   
   Apple has been doing well in the past few years and creative has been going straight down the toilet. How about we give apple a chance for once.