iPod non-killers

It's never too late to start disappointing the little ones, and with the official holiday shopping season mere moments away, CNET has done some legwork for you. Oh sure, you could buy little Johnny an iPod... You could grace him with a industry-leading UI, useful features, and naturally a great music box. Or you could pick one of the boners on the list from CNET. Yep, these are the MP3 players that CNET has picked as the worst of the lot. Hey, somebody's gotta do it! I've had the misfortune of playing with some of these at my local stores... And I'd have to agree with the general consensus— they stink. Personally, anything but my iPod is a piece of junk (quelle surprise). I don't get dissing the 'pod in the same way I don't get dissing stuff like the Clean Air Act. Oxygen? Bah! I feed my brain using these hydrogenated chromium pellets, and that's the way I like it. Seriously though, why is "root" on a consumer device menu system? Why not put DOS on there? I can't wait to see Microsoft's iPod killers...

[Via Digg]