iPod Nano?
So Apple has gone through their "mini" stage and are stepping into "nano" (though inappropriately used, perhaps) with their great looking iPod nano. 2GB for $200, 4GB for $250. This thing will drastically accelerate Apple's already great revenues. The design is right, the price is right. Everyone's got to have one. Right?
Apple, you've come so close, but there are a couple hang-up points that are still keeping me from buying any iPod:
- From the iPod nano "Features Guide":
"You cannot switch from using iPod nano with a Mac to using it with a Windows PC (or vice versa) without erasing all data on iPod nano." (That's not on the public web site, now, is it?) - nano (and possibly the other iPods?) like to attach themselves to an "authorized computer." If the authorized computer isn't available, then you must "restore your iPod software." Guess what? Again, all of your data is erased if you "restore your iPod software" on another computer. This is some sort of very lame attempt at rudimentary copy protection. Good thing Apple is protecting you, no?
- Where's the Linux/Unix support?
- They obviously tossed out the FireWire in an effort to make this thing as small as possible. Wasn't that a core component of Apple's interconnectivity? I'll take that change as a sign that (at least as far as Apple is concerned) wireless is where it is at. Where's the wireless iPod nano?
Apple has (IMHO) crippled an otherwise great technology by including the anti-copy nannying features and lack of open, multi-platform support. It's a digital storage device. Why doesn't it act like one?
A couple of review links:
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