http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/ Engadget Comments for SanDisk wants you to say iDon't to iPod http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/
I know that this ad campaign is old and they have some stupid "Lil Monsta" (O_o) thing now, but honestly...it's an mp3 player. It plays mp3s. I've had iPods, and I've had Sandisk Sansas, and honestly...why does anybody really care about what brand it is? iPods might have a cooler design, but if I can get something that holds twice the songs for half the price, I'll get it, whether it's Sandisk or Apple. They both are of equal (crap) quality, anyway. I took perfect care of my nano...and a year later the backing fell off. So I went out, and got a Sansa...and a year later the screws to the backing fell out. I think the only things that they have over each other are that iPods are pretty and Sandisks are....well, Apple comes out with a new iPod like every six months, basically rendering your model obsolete. Sandisk doesn't.]]>Jun 14th 2008 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/May 22nd 2006 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/
Speechless, sorry.]]>May 22nd 2006 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/May 22nd 2006 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/May 22nd 2006 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/May 22nd 2006 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/May 22nd 2006 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/May 22nd 2006 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/May 22nd 2006 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/May 22nd 2006 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/
lol

What a douche.]]>Aug 25th 2008 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/
iPod fanboys flame on!]]>May 22nd 2006 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/May 22nd 2006 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/
-DS]]>May 22nd 2006 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/Yeah, ok. Just as soon as a SanDisk player has all the 3rd party options an iPod does, THEN I'll switch. But I'm not seeing anyone in a hurry to put out Car CDChanger Integration or RF Remotes or Integrated Alarm Clocks or any of the other products that truely EXPAND what the iPod can do. SanDisk lists, what, 5-10 things in the "accessories" area of their product website.

WHi iDon't you get some expansion options SanDisk???]]>May 22nd 2006 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/May 22nd 2006 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/May 22nd 2006 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/
They (competitors) better spend money developing (1) good device to sell and (2) good software to accompany it.

I have had about three non-iPod mp3 players now - and none of them performed even close to iPod Mini of my friend. None.]]>May 22nd 2006 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/May 22nd 2006 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/
This is probably the funniest comment I've read in a while. "I hate ipods even though they work better.", the intelligence of some people just cracks me up.]]>May 22nd 2006 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/May 22nd 2006 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/
It is funny to see the desperation of these companies. If SanDisk wants me to say iDon't, well, start offering something new, not an iPod wannabe. They can stick that manifesto in their... ears.

Jeeeeeeezzz...

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its about walking down the street like your cool because you can ignore everyone that says hi. its about watching your favorite movie on a 2" tv. its about buying a $.10 song for $1 and keeping it on one device, your ipod. its about being like everyone else as well as your own individual unique iTOOL
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]]>May 22nd 2006 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/May 22nd 2006 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/May 22nd 2006 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/o/!!!]]>May 22nd 2006 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/May 22nd 2006 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/> Big Sam - none of my 7 or so iPods have been >>buggy.. ;)

That is like saying: "I love all of my 7 ex-wives".

Case in point: My mp3 player is a 4 year old Archos Jukebox.....It still works great -- and has user replacable batteries that I have replaced every year or so for about 12 bucks.

The biggest reason why iPodders re-up every year or so is because the battery no longer holds a charge -- and they must have disposable incomes. ]]>May 22nd 2006 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/May 22nd 2006 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/
Calling hipsters sheep isn't the way to discourage them, they already KNOW they're sheep!]]>May 22nd 2006 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/ipod's not about being a great player,..

its about walking down the street like your cool because you can ignore everyone that says hi. its about watching your favorite movie on a 2" tv. its about buying a $.10 song for $1 and keeping it on one device, your ipod. its about being like everyone else as well as your own individual unique iTOOL
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I'm sorry, but i have an ipod, and i love the device, i have a pioneer accessory that connects it directly to my deck and lets me control it from the head unit, and i have a dock connector to my home theater system. Seemless integration into my music listening habits. Which other mp3 players have this much versatility, plus having 60 GB of storage space that doesnt just allow me to store all the MP3's i could ever want, but also to mount as a hard drive to let me store all my backups of my laptop hard drive.

The iPod is NOT just a status icon, SOME of us have a great deal of utility out of this device. One which also has more accesories made for it, then any other mp3 player out there. PLUS if i ever have ANY problem with it inside warranty the apple store has been SUPER helpful. They even replaced my friend's iPod OUTSIDE of warranty! That's service.

For all these reasons i love my ipod and will continue to support the product as long as i feel it's worth it.]]>May 22nd 2006 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/
One note, I will concede that iTMS' FairPlay DRM boarders on an "iTatorship".]]>May 22nd 2006 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/
Yah, real nonconformist.]]>May 22nd 2006 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/
I am in the market for a new player, have no clue what to get.]]>May 22nd 2006 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/
Apple are dominating, reason: great product.

sandisk have just lowered there standards.

peace]]>May 22nd 2006 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/
"its about walking down the street like your cool because you can ignore everyone that says hi. its about watching your favorite movie on a 2" tv. its about buying a $.10 song for $1 and keeping it on one device, your ipod. its about being like everyone else as well as your own individual unique iTOOL"]]>May 22nd 2006 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/May 22nd 2006 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/May 22nd 2006 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/
All of the "...Apple fanboys to the ready!!!" comments crack me up so much, it easy to forget that a large corporation like ScanDisk would NOT launch such a campaign if there wasn't something to the "iTatorship" reference.

iDont, but it's OK if YouDoŽ]]>May 22nd 2006 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/
Call me trendy!!
i dont care!!

But my ipod is the best mp3 player i ever had..]]>May 22nd 2006 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/
Most companies looking to gain market share are going to go after the market leader, not #'s 8, 9, and 10.

And for all the rest of you...Just becuase Apple has the lion-share of the player market does not mean that its the best product out there...Just look to another Apple division - computers - which have very little market share. What about OS2 vs. Windows. The list just goes on and on.

iPods - at least for the moment - are "fashionable", but the market will eventually even-out. Just think about hom many Sony Walkman you see out there today? ]]>May 22nd 2006 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/sandisk-wants-you-to-say-idont-to-ipod/
I don't get all the hostility toward people who own iPods. That's the most made-up class of people I've ever heard of-- like hating people who wear jeans. Clearly cargos are the superior pants. Jeans don't even have thigh pockets! ALL PANTS SHOULD HAVE THIGH POCKETS! They just do it to be trendy, you know.

For the record, my iPod's battery has been fine for three years now. It obviously doesn't hold a charge like it used to, but then I also haven't been throwing away dead AAs for three years either. When I finally get around to it, it's going to cost me, what, $20-$30 to replace it? I can't believe I bought such a godawful product, and only because everybody else was buying them!]]>May 22nd 2006 2:27PM