Another (not revolutionary) freaking MP3 player

E' molto bello leggere cose che confermano inappellabilmente la tua visione delle cose.

Se sei un determinato sostenitore dell'indeterminabilità del futuro e della totale esposizione all'errore e alla panzana di chi pretende di prevederne gli sviluppi e valutarne le caratteristiche esattamente ora e subito in modo definitivo, per esempio, ti diverti molto leggendo i commenti al lancio del primo iPod, anno 2001.

This is what they said:

iPoop... iCry. I was so hoping for something more.

Great just what the world needs, another freaking MP3 player. Go Steve! Where's the Newton?!

I still can't believe this! All this hype for something so ridiculous! Who cares about an MP3 player? I want something new! I want them to think differently! Why oh why would they do this?! It's so wrong! It's so stupid!

All that hype for an MP3 player? Break-thru digital device? The Reality Distiortion Field™ is starting to warp Steve's mind if he thinks for one second that this thing is gonna take off.

1. Not revolutionary. Big capacity mp3 players already exist. With Creative Labs' entrance into the firewire arena, future nomads will have similar specs and better prices.
2. A bad fit. This product is outside Apple's core competancy - computing devices. When many are calling for a pda, they release an MP3 player.
3. Without a future. This Christmas you will see mp3 players be commoditized. Meaning that the players from Korea will be way less expensive tha iPod. The real money is in DRM and distribution (ala Real Musicnet). If Apple were smart they would be focusing on high gross revenue from services rather than a playback device.