From: "Rich Gauszka" 


"RobertB"  wrote in message
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> In article ,
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote:
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>> 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/index.h
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>> l
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>> #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?

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