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But where's the fun in that?

...

Oh alright then.]]>Jan 1st 2009 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/Jan 1st 2009 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/Your accidental comment actually made sense in that context.
At least you've got that going for you.]]>Jan 1st 2009 10:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/Jan 2nd 2009 8:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/Jan 1st 2009 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/
That makes me wonder. How many PC people bought Zunes just to stick it to their imaginary enemy, Apple?



]]>Jan 1st 2009 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/Jan 1st 2009 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/
Today's word: hypocrite.

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Nah, I didn't come in to post until people started saying stuff like, "Yeah, my Zune is not working, but Apple still sucks. My Zune has dropped on the sidewalk fifteen times and it's still as solid as a brick... uh, and it's better than the iPod Touc.... uh, Classic. Suck it, Steve Jobs, I hate you and your family. Your wife. Your kids and hope you die of cancer and all your fans can blow me, because my Zune is better, even though it doesn't work today. Viva La Microsoft!"

Yeah, that stuff kind of annoyed me and I don't even own an iPod (anymore).





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http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/zune-30gb-brickification-acknowledged-microsoft-says-to-wait-it/#comments

Yours is the third post.

Seriously. Just quit it.]]>Jan 1st 2009 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/
Yes, but this

http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/30gb-zunes-mysteriously-begin-to-fail-at-12am-december-31st/

is actually the FIRST post about the Zunepocalypse yesterday, not the one you linked to. And my comment was a reply to someone's else's comment, not an original comment. Nice try though.


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No, no it doesn't. Don't kid a kidder, son.]]>Jan 1st 2009 9:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/Jan 1st 2009 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/
Blasting Apple is the Engadget commenters' hobby du jour. Where have you been?]]>Jan 1st 2009 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/
You?]]>Jan 1st 2009 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/
Dude, I get annoyed with the posers who come to Engadget to complain about Apple and I've been a Windows user since Junior High. It's freaking annoying. I come here to read news and all I hear is "I hate Apple because of this" or "Engadget is biased for Apple, blah, blah, blah."

Microsoft is not an underdog and neither is Apple. They're multi-national corporations that don't give a shite about you. So just STFU already!


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Here you are claiming that you just want to read news and yet in every MS/Apple thread I find you bashing MS and banging on about Apple like the ultimate fanboy. Haven't you noticed the way you're almost always being low ranked?]]>Jan 1st 2009 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/
But the thing that's got Apple to where it is now is its tenacious design system. The company finds a market that's been going for a while, figures out what people hate about it, and then engineers a solution that is beautiful, fixes all the major flaws, and has a far better user interface. That's it.

They're not doing anything magical. I have a desktop PC and a Macbook Pro. I like the PC for games and some other stuff, but I'm really starting to like OS X, for a variety of reasons that I won't get into here, but the MacBook Pro isn't trash. It's the best laptop I've used. The difference between me and most PC people is that I've used Macs. My judgment isn't colored by ignorance.

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You do know you don't have to read the comment section? Now GO AWAY.
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That's a valid question. I wonder how many people keep buying dead-on-water-gadgets like AppleTV and other turds from Apple just to stick it to their real enemy, Microsoft. :D

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There came a point when I stopped reading you comments altogether and just started low-ranking the posts whenever I see your name.
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Zune is indeed working. Happy New Year All!]]>Jan 1st 2009 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/
http://handbrake.fr/

I don't have an iPod. Just saying.

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Where's my Zune copy and paste, Microsoft? And SD slot? And movie rentals?


(Waits patiently for Fred to come up with an excuse)

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Facts. They're better when they're relevant.]]>Jan 1st 2009 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/
kind of a stretch, but are you located in Iowa, or at least go to the university of Iowa? Again, kind of a stretch, but just curious.]]>Jan 1st 2009 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/

Dude, I was being facetious. Look it up in the dictionary.


@Mark Anderson

Uh, people have been complaining about iPod batteries from day one.

"%u201CAlmost every portable electronic device from flashlights, to laptops, to cellphones have easy to access batteries. For many of these devices you simply flip a latch, screw off a cap, slide open a compartment and low and behold you can easily replace the battery of the device with a fresh one. Seeing as my 1G iPod warranty expired about 2 years ago, I just had to open it. Conveniently, I found that the battery is indeed the furtherest item from the front of the device (This is true in all generations of the iPod, as iLounge has exposed). Why Apple can not make the outer case of the battery more durable and allow you to slip the battery in and out from either the side or top/bottom of the iPod is beyond me.%u201D

---Dennis Lloyd, iLounge, January 23, 2004.






I'm not saying it doesn't exist, but I couldn't find one complaint about the Zune on the internet about it's non-removable battery.

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No Paul, people have had minor issues with iPod batteries being sealed - which is why your article comes from an Apple fansite and not the mainstream press - because iPods are one off purchases which can be replaced from year to year. On the other hand the iPhone is tied to an 18 month to two year subscription based service and uses 3G radios which drain the battery pretty quickly resulting in more charging cycles and shorter battery life. Please try to understand the difference.]]>Jan 1st 2009 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/
its the new years. grow up and stop fighting like six year olds on the internetz]]>Jan 1st 2009 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/Jan 1st 2009 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/Jan 1st 2009 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/Jan 1st 2009 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/
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Everyone, please shut up.]]>Jan 1st 2009 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/
I'm so sorry for you Fred (unless you turned off e-mail with replies).]]>Jan 1st 2009 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/Jan 1st 2009 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/
What bothers me about my Zune (80) is that you can only make one playlist on the fly. That's it, just one.]]>Jan 1st 2009 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/welcome-back-to-the-social/Jan 1st 2009 6:52PM