http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/ Engadget Comments for Jobs: "you have to buy a new iPod at least once a year" http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/May 26th 2006 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/May 26th 2006 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/May 26th 2006 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/May 26th 2006 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/May 26th 2006 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/May 26th 2006 3:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/
If you dont want the latest and greatest, just dont buy one. Apple needs to stay a step ahead, or at least keep up with everyone else to make money. ]]>May 26th 2006 3:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/May 26th 2006 3:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/


If you always want the latest and greatest, then you have to buy a new [INSERT TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT] at least once a year.

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It doesn't matter if it was meant as a joke, I'm still disturbed at the idea that Jobs would suggest buying a new 3-500 dollar music player every year. The idea belies the values of a company I want to associate myself with.

What's supposed to happen to all those old iPods? What am I supposed to do with the old 20" iMac I just bought? Buy a new one next year?]]>May 26th 2006 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/May 26th 2006 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/
Best, Ryan]]>May 26th 2006 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/
And plus if they're innovating and coming out with the latest and greatest...why haven't they come out with batteries that could last over 50hours?!?]]>May 26th 2006 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/May 26th 2006 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/May 26th 2006 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/
sounds kinda elitist to me... i guess Jobs thinks we all have the same job he has. so we can purchase a new one for everyday of the week.

we have an iPod its been great, but shouldnt a product last a few years before it needs to be updated? i use to like Apple, my first comp was an Apple II+. but this whole iPod thing is getting crazy. its just an MP3 player, isnt it?

not to sound harsh, but Jobs uSuck or worst, uSwallow.


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Isn't that true about almost all computer/consumer electronics stuff? I fail to see the bombshell.]]>May 26th 2006 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/
If you want the latest Zen, you'll have to buy one every year. If you want the latest xxx Player, you'll have to buy one every year. If you want the latest car, you'll have to buy one every year. So forth, and so on.]]>May 26th 2006 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/May 26th 2006 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/May 26th 2006 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/May 26th 2006 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/
]]>May 26th 2006 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/May 26th 2006 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/May 26th 2006 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/And plus if they're innovating and coming out with the latest and greatest...why haven't they come out with batteries that could last over 50hours?!?"

DER becuase then you wouldnt need to buy a new ipod every year. I bought my 3G 15 gig in Jan of 04 and the POS holds a full charge for about 2 hours MAX, and thats with no backlight no megabass no EQ no nothing. Do i expect it to last 4 ever? No. But i dont have to replace my CPU every year, i dont replace my tv every year, i dont replace my electric shaver every year. ]]>May 26th 2006 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/May 26th 2006 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/May 26th 2006 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/
Of course this isn't different from Sony and their engineered PS2's that break every 2 years.]]>May 26th 2006 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/
same's true of my rechargeable electric razor or my cellphone.

music players just seem like they have battery issues because people use the hell out of them.
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The lesson from Apple and the DS Lite is, if you can make a product that makes everything else on the market (including your last gen) look like chintzy crap, you're going to move a lot of units. But as many others have pointed out above, that is just practicing good design and constantly rethinking and expanding your product, not a sinister plot.

It kind of reminds me of the extreme programming/web 2.0 mantra: "release early, release often". Put out a product that beats everything else (by whatever metric you feel is important), and then constantly improve it. (It's that second part that's key.)

And to #27, maybe you should invest in a $20 replacement battery. They're dead-easy to switch out on the 4Gs, and you'll get more battery life than you ever did on your old battery. (I traded out the battery on my 2G 20GB and got 15hrs+, twice the original battery life.)]]>May 26th 2006 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/
i agree that it should have the "..." up front since they removed the qualifier at the beginning of Jobs' statement.

"...you have to buy a new iPod at least once a year"]]>May 26th 2006 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/
this is news?

At least they're not pushing 3 year old stagnant technology... but i think the principle applies to EVERYTHING: if you want the latest and greatest, you have to buy the latest and greatest, which chances are, come out about every year (or less.)

D- for boring "news"]]>May 26th 2006 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/
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As long as something's functional I'll always prefer a classic old look and feel. Same goes for my mobile phone.]]>May 26th 2006 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/May 26th 2006 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/May 26th 2006 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/
I love Macs. I run an Ad agency/ production house. We have 9 at work, 4 at home.
We produce award winning video on them.

BUT THE LACK OF COMPATABILITY WIN VIDEO ONER THE INTERNET HAS GOT TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Frank]]>May 26th 2006 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/
Thanks for the non-news.]]>May 26th 2006 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/
Also, on the topic of scratched iPods...I have an iPod that fell off the BACK OF A MOVING TRUCK and it has less scratches than that...though it does have a cracked screen...but that's expected.]]>May 26th 2006 4:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/jobs-you-have-to-buy-a-new-ipod-at-least-once-a-year/May 26th 2006 4:39PM