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From: "Rich Gauszka" 


"RobertB"  wrote in message
news:missinglink-7352D8.13552624122006{at}news.barkto.com...
> In article ,
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote:
>
>> "RobertB"  wrote in message
>> news:missinglink-BA347A.15350623122006{at}news.barkto.com...
>> > In article ,
>> > "Rich Gauszka"  wrote:
>> >
>> >> Tom's Hardware top 10 tech disappointments for 2006. Full
details for
>> >> each
>> >> item at the link below. Hopefully Vista will be number 1
on the list
>> >> in
>> >> 2007
>> >>
>> >>
http://tomshardware.co.uk/2006/12/11/tgd_top_10_2006_disappointments/inde
x.
>> >> htm
>> >> l
>> >>
>> >> #10: Apple iPod
>> >> #9 Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
>> >> #8 HDTV
>> >> #7 Intel Viiv and AMD Live!
>> >> #6 802.11n
>> >> #5 Microsoft Zune
>> >> #4 Broadband Internet
>> >> #3 Digital Rights Management
>> >> #2 UMPC
>> >> #1 Sony
>> >
>> > The Apple iPod? That I don't get.
>>
>> Apple was criticized for slow iPod innovation ( and the ugly iPod Hi-Fi)
>>
>> http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/12/11/tgd_top_10_2006_disappointments/
>>
>> All those players have some nice features that, combined, are superior to
>> those of the iPod. Apple really lucked out that neither Microsoft nor
>> Sandisk have figured out yet how to put those features into one package
>>
>> Be careful Apple, you can afford to miss one or the other trend. But the
>> writing is one the wall and you can't afford another year of slow iPod
>> innovation. For next year, we hope that we finally see Wi-Fi, a
>> touchscreen,
>> Bluetooth and perhaps a new product line that takes more risk and brings
>> back the iPod's wow! factor. And, could someone please kill that ugly
>> iPod
>> Hi-Fi?
>
> I disagree with this. Apple struck a home run with the iPod by following
> the KISS principle and making sure the thing worked as advertised.
> Styling helped too.

one can rest on one's laurels and let the competition catch up - only several
more weeks till the Macworld Expo though and hopefully they'll announce more
than the expected HDMI displays.   - keeping my fingers
crossed for the rumored ultra thin Macbook Pro

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