News From the Realm of iDarth

Listened to an iPod again. Then listened to my 4 year old Creative Zen. Sorry folks, you've been had...the iPods just don't sound that good. You're paying almost the same money for 5 gigs of storage that I paid for 30 gigs over 4 years ago. Yes, you have been victimized by cuteness and marketing strategy. The form factor has reduced in size since that time, but the alternative Creative products are fantastic buys when compared to the overinflated price of your Apple iPod. Am I throwing dirt in your face. Yes, the soil of awareness and reasoning has been tossed. Why?

The Apple iPhone debuts the end of this month. It is in a nice package, has no buttons, looks good and in the traditional Apple aspect of marketing is WAYYYYYYYY overpriced. Darth Jobs, head evildoer and known horse's ass of the orchard variety, expects you to pay $499.00 and $599.00 for a cell phone that does exactly the same as those units your cell phone provider will furnish you for a just few bucks. iPhone is basically a cellphone with some iPod functionality included. An alternative? Try the older model Sony 810 for well under $100.00. Sony has several new models for reasonable prices too. Why am I not linking to these tidbits of knowledge? So, maybe you will Google this and learn the information first hand. Hopefully Apple users have acquired the ability to Google.

If you want to spend your hard earned dollars on Paris Hilton like cuteness (she's in jail you know) then by all means have at it. Just thought you might like some info before making such a purchase. Read more about it at WBOC16. What's next? The iPencil for $199.95? Bet it will be carbon core based with a surround of natural wood offered in MacIntosh Yellow or a variety of pastel colors with the optional delete mechanism installed for an additional $50.00.

"If The Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me."
~Song title by Jimmy Buffet