Lance wrote: "One day they will be up to par with the real device and apple will have to lower their crazy profit margins."

WRONG. The problem is not that they aren't as good as iPods (though they aren't); the problem is that they won't work with iTunes, and never will.

Lance continued: "Either way, f@#* apple, they are making users stupid! At least windows has problems, forcing you to try and solve them. Everyone should have to use a command-line system..."

Yeah, totally. I'm still ticked off that textile factories have made clothes so cheap and easy to get. They've made clothes wearers stupid! At least in the darkest jungles of the world, you still have to kill something to make clothes to wear. Everyone should have to do that.

This is freaking awesome. I just might have to set up a shrine of my own.

It's interesting to me that the very existence of the "halo effect" has been questioned in the media until now, but suddenly, it's one of Microsoft's top 3 problems! FreeiPodGuy

Whether it will happen by October is questionable, but it seems inevitable to me that as these technologies get smaller and cheaper, the following will happen: 1. The iPod Shuffle will cease to exist, and a low end mini will take its place. 2. All minis will be flashed-based and smaller (at least thinner)

There are only two possible explanations for this weirdo: 1. He's just trying to stir up traffic (and ad income) by creating controversy. 2. He's the type who hates anything that is popular, and can not be objective about whether it's good. (Sometimes, most people actually like good stuff.) He obviously needs a free iPod.