The Shrine

Hilarious.

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=iphone

double negative bitches!

And this is why I hate Apple. 90% of their company is marketing. When they iPod came out, people were like

"OMFG!!!!!!!1ONE!!!UNO!!!! A PORTABLE MP3 PLAYER!!!!111!!! I JUST SHIT MY PANTS!!!!!!111!!!!ONE!!!"

As if Apple invented a portable device that played MP3s. There were already good MP3 players out there, that were 10x better and 10x less expensive. And they still exist. (Actually, there's MORE of them, and they are all better than the iPod.) Shellie enjoys her Gigabeat, and it was only $100 for 40GB. That's, what, $400 for an iPod?

And of course, iTunes came out and people were like:

"OMFG!!!!!!!1ONE!!!UNO!!!! A MUSIC DOWNLOAD SITE!!!!111!!! THESE PRICES ARE ALMOST THE COST OF A CD!!!!!!111!!!!ONE!!! AWESOME!!!!111!!!!ONE!!!"

Sites like AllOfMp3/MP3Sparks and eMusic trump iTunes already. Now, the iPhone has come out with an overly expensive phone, and people are like:

"OMFG!!!!!!!1ONE!!!UNO!!!! A CELL PHONE WITH A MUSIC PLAYER AND THE INTERWEBS!!!!111!!! MY DICK JUST EXPLODED!!!!!!111!!!!ONE!!! I WANT TO BUY !0 MILLION OF THESE THINGS WITH MY CHILD SUPPORT MONEY!!!!111!!!!ONE!!!"

Lo and behold, the device sucks, but Apple will make billions because they have an army of groupies, ready to suck their dicks (and give their money away, instead of the other way around) at a moment's notice.

It's like movies. You don't need a good movie to make a lot of money, you need good marketing to get the sheep in line.

I have never gotten an Apple product 'cause of two factors: price and proprietary bullshit. Never been a fan of having my electronic devices or computers try to tell me what I should do rather than they doing what I want (isn't the the fucking point? aren't electronic devices or computers supposed to be a tool to get you what you want and improve your life?).

Hence my extreme hatred for Microshaft.....

Haha, the Nokia e70? That thing is a piece of shit! It is slow, freezes all the time, gets poor reception, and it runs out of juice every time you leave home for longer than 10 hours. The phone and its ugly assed awkward keypad deserves no praise.

Save your 350 bucks (or whatever price he said). You can now find a S.E. w600 for about $150-200 which is a much better phone than the e70.


On the topic of the Iphone, it, ummmm, looks nice on the outside. I don't know anything about it really.

SineSwiper wrote:Sites like AllOfMp3/MP3Sparks and eMusic trump iTunes already.

Wasn't sure if you knew, but allofmp3.com is done.

Lox wrote:Wasn't sure if you knew, but allofmp3.com is done.

Wrongo. The name just changed. They had to switch from using ROMS to FAIR (two different Russian copyright organizations), which meant that a company change was in order.

I knew mp3sparks.com was around. Did not know they were formerly allofmp3.com. That's good to know.

SineSwiper wrote:And this is why I hate Apple. 90% of their company is marketing. When they iPod came out, people were like

"OMFG!!!!!!!1ONE!!!UNO!!!! A PORTABLE MP3 PLAYER!!!!111!!! I JUST SHIT MY PANTS!!!!!!111!!!!ONE!!!"

As if Apple invented a portable device that played MP3s. There were already good MP3 players out there, that were 10x better and 10x less expensive. And they still exist. (Actually, there's MORE of them, and they are all better than the iPod.) Shellie enjoys her Gigabeat, and it was only $100 for 40GB. That's, what, $400 for an iPod?

And of course, iTunes came out and people were like:

"OMFG!!!!!!!1ONE!!!UNO!!!! A MUSIC DOWNLOAD SITE!!!!111!!! THESE PRICES ARE ALMOST THE COST OF A CD!!!!!!111!!!!ONE!!! AWESOME!!!!111!!!!ONE!!!"

Sites like AllOfMp3/MP3Sparks and eMusic trump iTunes already. Now, the iPhone has come out with an overly expensive phone, and people are like:

"OMFG!!!!!!!1ONE!!!UNO!!!! A CELL PHONE WITH A MUSIC PLAYER AND THE INTERWEBS!!!!111!!! MY DICK JUST EXPLODED!!!!!!111!!!!ONE!!! I WANT TO BUY !0 MILLION OF THESE THINGS WITH MY CHILD SUPPORT MONEY!!!!111!!!!ONE!!!"

Lo and behold, the device sucks, but Apple will make billions because they have an army of groupies, ready to suck their dicks (and give their money away, instead of the other way around) at a moment's notice.

Maybe you could actually think a bit about the power of modern marketing instead of just bitching about it. It's not going to change on your say-so.

Nev wrote:Maybe you could actually think a bit about the power of modern marketing instead of just bitching about it. It's not going to change on your say-so. ;)

"By the way, if anyone here is in advertising or marketing, kill yourself. Thank you, thank you. Just a little thought. I'm just trying to plant seeds. Maybe one day they'll take root, I don't know. You try. You do what you can. Kill yourselves. Seriously though, if you are, do. No really, there's no rationalisation for what you do, and you are Satan's little helpers, OK? Kill yourselves, seriously. You're the ruiner of all things good. Seriously, no, this is not a joke. "There's gonna be a joke coming..." There's no fucking joke coming - you are Satan's spawn, filling the world with bile and garbage, you are fucked and you are fucking us, kill yourselves, it's the only way to save your fucking soul. Kill yourself." -- Bill Hicks

SineSwiper wrote:Lo and behold, the device sucks...

You've used it, then?