iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED now shipping
By Thomas Ricker 
posted October 13th 2006 5:30AM
posted October 13th 2006 5:30AM
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posted October 13th 2006 5:30AM
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Why do the rich always expect the mass market-working class to donate to charity?
Are they not rich; because of the mass market-working class in the first place?
Rat - Bastards! Oprah & Boner
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I bought a black 2 gb ipod nano refurb + a iskin silicon cover pak one red and one blue and only spent:
refurb 2gb nano $99.99
iskin cover pak red/blue $9.99
I still have left over $90.01 to give to charity.
Apple should start having Africa make the ipods.
Then it's a win/win situation for all.
cheap ipods and cheap labor.
Africa needs condoms!
Not ipods.
Or buy something that's better and cheaper and donate the rest.
Not that I don't applaud apple for doing this.
Also, Bill Gates donates a crap-load, so indirectly money is being donated when buying the zune.
People are forgetting that Apple also makes bank on music+video sales though iTunes. The fact that the hardware is making profit is just icing on the cake when you consider the money made being on software.
So, the extra attention being given to iPod for this marketing plan is well worth the $10. Sure, there are people that would have otherwise bought another color/size iPod, but there are still many out there who are on the cusp of purchasing a DAP. This just keeps iPod in their mind.
Actually, Apple makes barely anything on iTunes sales. It is simply there to entice people into buying an iPod. So you got it the wrong way round.
'...so what's keepin' ya?'
the fact it could be respectively called project bonoprah.
(actually like the red better than the silver, and wished that the blue was darker, and definitely CANNOT wait for "true video iPod")
do you think it'll be realeased on iPod's birthday (Oct. 23, 2001 ; 5 years!!)
Big Ed @ Oct 13th 2006 8:02PM
Fair enough, and while were at it, let's start a foundation for the poor Asian and Hispanic workers that make your shoes, clothes, computers as well. I hope you don't honestly think Apple is the only one exploiting poor desperate people do you?
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No, did I say that? Simply creating awareness at the hypocrisy of it all. The western world can "shop to save the world" as Oprah puts it, while the other side no one sees suffers. Kinda depressing, no?
including red headphones would of been a nice touch
i was thinking the other the how come there isnt a red nano i love red i guess they heard me lol
As much as I hate Bono, I must say it's nice that they're doing something to help AIDS. Millions die each year from it in Africa, and over a third of those deaths are in Sub-Saharan Africa alone. Moreover, around 570,000 of those deaths were children in 2005, and I'm thinking that number will have increased for 2006. Sure, they COULD give more, but who cares? When their contributions are already saving lives, who are you people to whine that they aren't doing enough?
Count Chocula, it's almost a 100% guarantee, you won't give your extra $90.01 to any charity. That's precisely the point of this "PRODUCT RED" project. Do something extra for something you are going to do anyway. Also, more donation per unit = lower margin = not a sustainable business model, another key point of PRODUCT RED. Then finally and most importantly, some of these products are manufactured in Africa, which could be a good catalyst for an organic incentive-driven economy.
I bought one. Why? Well, I wanted an iPod nano, but was on the fence about it. I saw this and figured, yeah, I like the color more than the others, part of it goes to a good project (that I wouldn't have donated to on my own), and on the engraving I put "What've you done today to make a better world?" as a little reminder that I should try every day to do a little more than spend money in a certain way.
For those hating, yes, it would be better to give directly to the charity. But are you going to? This is a way for you to choose to buy products you would any way, and put a little bit of that money to a good cause. If the Product Red iPod cost more than the usual one, I'd say that's stupid. But Apple and the companies supporting this are taking their profits and cutting them by choice to help out a good cause. How can you be angry at that? Because it's not getting cut enough according to you? C'mon.
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I love the red color but unfortunately just recently got the 30G video ipod. This is one that would look great in the clear cases that have come out. Perhaps they will come out with a red video ipod.
The fact that some (any) of the profits are going to a charity is great. If All the manufacturers of MP3 players would donate like this, it would make a big impact on the world.
Didn't ipod replace aids?
Come on people, what's with all this bashing?
You act as if Apple is the only company exploiting cheap labour!
Like every American company does it. Face it. It's called globalization, and it's to get us our cheap products. You don't like it, then move to Finland or something.
As for the product... One of my friends bought one and it is so awesome!
So what's with all this Apple and Microsoft bashing?
Bono's "red" is a beautiful thing.
Everyone needs to wake up.....Apple made $19,315,000,000.00 in revenue in 2006 so donating $10 on an ipod nano is ridiculous. The 5% apple donates is only on the income from those particular Ipods, not their whole revenue. Look at how much their COO, CFO, and SVP's make. If Apple wants to be conscious they should really think it through. That was an item for charity, if they didn't want to donate 1/2 of the profits on it they could have donated at least $50 per $199 (4GB) ipod retaining $149 and maybe about $63 of the $249(8GB) keeping $186. Besides when companies donate, they get it back through tax write offs anyway so they should stop being spinsters. People donate your $199 or $249 directly to the Global Fund.... you don't always need to physically get something out of doing a good thing. If the world is better elsewhere then it's better for us here.