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Smash my Zune: the Jim Cramer edition
The whole "smash my stuff" campaign was a tad comical at times, but we never really felt it connected with the 40-and-up age group per se. Au contraire, Jim Cramer from CNBC's Mad Money apparently felt that busting open a (cleverly chosen) brown Microsoft Zune would better illustrate how MSFT was a "loser," while AAPL was most certainly a winner. After (quite literally) ranting for a good bit about how Apple has single-handedly changed the way we listen to music, he informs everyone that the Zune was "beat before it hit the market," and proceeds to literally beat the Zune until it was (somewhat) damaged from multiple baseball bat blows. Notably, the Zune stood up fairly well to the torture, and still retained its shape after it took a lickin'. Of course, if you're really interested in whether the Zune or iPod give way to a brighter financial future for either company, you should probably hit up our pals at BloggingStocks for that, but be sure to check out the video of "Jim Gone Wild" after the break.[Via Digg]
Revisiting SmashMyiPod
Recently, I wrote about the video that was finally posted at SmashMyiPod in a post entitled, "SmashMyiPod nothing but a scam?" In the post, I stated, "...the first nine minutes [of the video] feature the webmaster's purchase of a (brand new, 5G) iPod...Next, he is seen smashing what is clearly a 20GB, 4G iPod in an alley with a hammer."I was half right. He does in fact smash a 4G iPod in the alley, but it's the same 4G (not 5G) iPod he purchased in the store (see still image above). I regret the error.In my defense, the title of the post is a question, not a statement, and I wasn't the only one unsure of the validity of the website's claims. Still, an error is an error and I own up to it. My apologies to SmashMyiPod.
SmashMyiPod nothing but a scam?
We first wrote about SmashMyiPod back on October 10th, and then posted an update on the 21st, when the site had apparently reached its goal. As you may remember, SmashMyiPod was (supposedly) run by some folks who intended to publicly destroy an iPod purchased with funds donated by readers. The destruction would be videotaped and posted to the site, so that iPod haters everywhere could revel in the cathartic glee. Now, it looks like the entire thing was a scam - a scam that got the webmaster a brand new 5G iPod, courtesy of his readers. More after the jump.[Via Cult of Mac]
SmashMyiPod.com reaches its goal
Alternate title: How to waste other people's money.You may remember a couple of weeks ago we told you about SmashMyiPod.com, a site that was collecting money from readers to be spent on an iPod that would immediately be destroyed. As of yesterday, they have acheived their goal. According to the website, the video has been shot, but it hasn't been posted yet. Seems to me that they could have just filmed the tossing of the $400 into a trash can, but who am I to question a person's right to free speech?Encouraged by their success, the folks at SmashMyiPod have plans for SmashMyxBox360, SmashMyPS3 and SmashMyRevolution.
Website intends to publicly destroy an iPod
Apparently, not eveyone likes the iPod. SmashMyiPod.com is collecting donations so that they can purchase a 20GB iPod, and then immediately smash it at The Apple Store. They'll film the event and then post the resulting footage.Um, yeah. Here's another idea: Why not just take the hard-earned money that your readers are collecting and toss it into a garbage can? Seems like the same end result to me.But we all enjoy freedom of speech, so rock on. Just make sure you wear protective eyewear.
