Inside The iPod

It appears, from the specs of the PortalPlayer hardware, that the chip is capable of encoding MP3's--the question is whether the architecture of the iPod as a whole would in any way allow encoding (the proper signal traces may well not be in place). Nice to have the specs tho'.


blakespot

I love the iPod - however, will the iPod wind up like everything else invented by apple outside the computer arena (e.g. Digital Camera (still have one of those), PDA (Newton), Cube)? Will the iPod create a market for many others to copy and be deleted from the Apple inventory? I hope not - because normally Apple invents something and makes it better than anyelse ever does. However - wish some of you bright programmers out there would write some 3rd. party code out there to make the iPod somewhat compatable with Windows. I hate Windows - but at least with Windows users being able to use the iPod - then they would get used to the name Apple and the quality of Apple.

i know many mac-only types don't like the idea mentioned above, but if ipod could be used with windows, people who use pcs only could a least have an apple product and this could build some brand loyalty...it is another way to ease pc people into the better quality mac world

I think it would be a good idea to make it Windows compatible. The iPod is not a compelling enough reason to make people go get a Mac, so it's "safe". iTunes should NOT be ported to Windows however--it, in conjunction with iTunes, is compelling enough to bring in some customers.

You can see the dorm scene, with someone able to "rip, mix, burn" like a madman w/ their iMac while WinXP users can't even encode an MP3.


blakespot

I wouldn't mind seeing the the iPod go windows compatible. How about this, when you load iTunes, yo uhave to hook up your iPod so it can verify it, and like the Macs, it can only load mp3's from one comp, and you can only load iTunes on that computer.

Just an Idea.

Also, if people start hacking the iPod, and start making some excellent mods for it, it would help sales. Look at the 3Com Audrey sales after they hacked it, and they are getting harder to obtain with their rising prices.

But, with that, they did start sellign because you coul dobtain them for 100 dollars on eBay.

Can you imagine when the iPot falls in to the chinese's hands? We are gonna have "iPop", for $50 each and made out of plastic.

Today I went to an apple store and talked about the iPod, the guys (Apple fans of course) were not optimistic at all about the product.

"They won't carry any unless is a special order".

They preffer the cube in such case.

There's no friggin' way you were told that the Apple store would make it a "special order" product.

Either the guy was lying to you, or Steve's gonna come down to that store and fire his ass.

MyMemory--you do always keep it interesting...

I spoke with several people at the Apple Store @ Tysons Corner. Not only are they going to carry iPods, but they have a list you can sign up for to get called when one comes in. Also, they are apparently getting _lots_ of them in in the first shipment. It will be a massive seller for the Apple Store. I'll certainly get mine there next month.


blakespot

I think that our friend mymemory is reffering to a store in Venezuela that sells Apple products.

Not an Apple Retail Store. Either way, I find it hard to believe that they wouldn't at least have a few floating around.

The "chinese's" won't be able to make an iPod without the key element...the tiny little 5gig drive, but hey, you did say iPot, didn't you? Maybe our friend's memory is failing and he's talking about Chinese flower pots for apple trees? No demand there. Apple's is not oranges's. iPot confusing cryptic message from a cranky guy down south.
Okay, hang on, I'll lighten up here. I doubt that the iPod would get a very warm reception from most PC stores and a half assed Mac store in a country with very little market share might also be a little leary of ordering in quantity as well. I'm sure MyAss's attitude didn't help get any answer other than the one he already wanted either. MyAss has been on here the whole time bashing the iPod.

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