Comments on: Too angry to blog coherently. http://www.zeusjones.com/blog/2007/too-angry-to-blog-coherently/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: AKI SYSTEMS 2600 http://www.zeusjones.com/blog/2007/too-angry-to-blog-coherently/#comment-103 AKI SYSTEMS 2600 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:01:00 +0000 http://zeusjones.sierrabravo.net/blog/?p=165#comment-103 But this is great for us laggards!<br/><br/>Nah-nah. :) But this is great for us laggards!

Nah-nah. :)

]]> By: mikekarnj http://www.zeusjones.com/blog/2007/too-angry-to-blog-coherently/#comment-102 mikekarnj Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:08:00 +0000 http://zeusjones.sierrabravo.net/blog/?p=165#comment-102 Designer next to me just got a $100 rebate in his inbox for buying iPhone when it came out. Designer next to me just got a $100 rebate in his inbox for buying iPhone when it came out.

]]> By: Dustin Jacobsen http://www.zeusjones.com/blog/2007/too-angry-to-blog-coherently/#comment-101 Dustin Jacobsen Thu, 06 Sep 2007 02:48:00 +0000 http://zeusjones.sierrabravo.net/blog/?p=165#comment-101 yeah, I think <a HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow">planned obsolescence</a> is becoming more common for Apple and others.<br/><br/>the market didn't like the latest announcements with the stop dropping about 5% today.<br/><br/>somebody with a spreadsheet probably calculated that in order to get the adoption and market penetration they wanted, maybe to live up to the goal established with AT&T, the new price for the 8 gb model would need to be $399. yeah, I think planned obsolescence is becoming more common for Apple and others.

the market didn’t like the latest announcements with the stop dropping about 5% today.

somebody with a spreadsheet probably calculated that in order to get the adoption and market penetration they wanted, maybe to live up to the goal established with AT&T, the new price for the 8 gb model would need to be $399.

]]> By: Adrian http://www.zeusjones.com/blog/2007/too-angry-to-blog-coherently/#comment-100 Adrian Thu, 06 Sep 2007 02:07:00 +0000 http://zeusjones.sierrabravo.net/blog/?p=165#comment-100 I also posted about <a HREF="http://zeusjones.blogspot.com/2007/08/tiny-signs-that-marketing-has.html" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow">this</a> a week ago. I mistakenly assumed Apple would punish me by innovating not by dropping the price. From their standpoint it's a smart, market-opening move. On reflection, with a few hours behind me, I now think they're complete dumb-asses. This is already backfiring.<br/><br/><br/>I'm not thinking about the nano. I'm thinking I could have bought a Zune for $199. I also posted about this a week ago. I mistakenly assumed Apple would punish me by innovating not by dropping the price. From their standpoint it’s a smart, market-opening move. On reflection, with a few hours behind me, I now think they’re complete dumb-asses. This is already backfiring.

I’m not thinking about the nano. I’m thinking I could have bought a Zune for $199.

]]> By: Dustin Jacobsen http://www.zeusjones.com/blog/2007/too-angry-to-blog-coherently/#comment-99 Dustin Jacobsen Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:35:00 +0000 http://zeusjones.sierrabravo.net/blog/?p=165#comment-99 Cam @ <a HREF="http://www.chaosscenario.com/main/2007/09/does-apple-puni.html" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow">ChaosScenerio</a> posted a good question: does Apple punish early adopters?<br/><br/>try not to think about how you could have saved the money and picked up an 8 gb video ipod nano for $150 Cam @ ChaosScenerio posted a good question: does Apple punish early adopters?

try not to think about how you could have saved the money and picked up an 8 gb video ipod nano for $150

]]> By: Josiah http://www.zeusjones.com/blog/2007/too-angry-to-blog-coherently/#comment-98 Josiah Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:38:00 +0000 http://zeusjones.sierrabravo.net/blog/?p=165#comment-98 I couldn't agree with you more Adrian. Just picked up mine about 3 weeks ago!<br/><br/>Josiah I couldn’t agree with you more Adrian. Just picked up mine about 3 weeks ago!

Josiah

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