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pjs,

I wasn't trying to win anything, simply state my opinion and support it, however if you're giving me the victory I guess I'll notch it up on an invisible scoreboard somewhere. I didn't mean to imply that I was writing the entire thing off as sarcasm, just the part about it being the "entire" business model of Apple. It was meant to be a comment saying that that's kind of how they do business in regards to the iPod, not that it's the end-all be-all of their operating procedure. And I never made any assumption about people smoking the "Steve-stickie-ickie", that was just your interpretation and possibly influenced by your experience in dealing with other people on the internet. We are not all evil Apple-hating villains, simply people with opinions. The lemming comment was more aimed at all people, not Apple fanbois. Myself included, I purchased my first iPod because it was cool, trendy, and the thing that Apple advertisements made me feel I needed to have. Afterwards I discovered that I didn't need everything they were selling and regretted the impromptu purchase. Tis the nature of the consumer to be a lemming, not just with Apple but with all products. Where one person leads others follow, some of their own accord, and others blindly. Either way, I enjoyed the spirited banter.

Adios!

pjs,

Obviously you did not read my post well enough considering you were defending points that I never made. By saying that you will defend Apple every chance you get just proves my point about you possibly being the "fanboi". And I'm still trying to figure out what I'm a "fanboi" of since I own Apple products and simply feel that they work with a crazy "business model" which by the way if you really thought I meant that was their entire business practice, you're thicker than the 1G iPod was (google sarcasm to understand what I was really saying). Assumptions and commentary such as people buy multiple iPods doesn't seem too stupid to me considering alot of the people who posted mentioned how they each own a couple. And I don't miss the boat on anything, I know that other companies use a similar theory behind their production. You seemed to miss the boat on all my posts though and continue to add your own assumptions to my commentary. What I wrote is all that I was saying. I'm not defending any other companies, and I'm not bashing Apple so don't bring other companies into this. Since this was an article about Apple and the iPod, I thought I'd keep my comments focused on them instead of lashing out at other companies. And to take from your post, "Maybe you should refrain from trying to cast people who make any semi-negative commentary on Apple products as anti-apple fanbois if you want your post to be taken as a serious inquiry."

If you would have read my post instead of just running around defending Apple from everyone elses comments, you would have noticed that:

a) I never said that there was a thin market, only that many people have bought multiple iPods in their lifetime ... most likely true since many users have upgraded at some point in their lifetime (myself included: I own a 4G and a new Nano)
b) I never said that it was only founded on Apple enthusiasts buying new models every 6 months only that people buy more than one
c) "anti-Apple fanboi thinking"? My first comment noted how well built the iPods are and my point was that Apple has managed to work their way into people's minds more than anything else and that is a big reason (note that I'm not saying it's the only one) why their business is so high above the rest

And please stop trying to claim everyone else is anti-Apple because it just makes it look like you're a super "fanboi".

I know you don't have to update every time, but the fact that some people do is what makes Apple so incredible. The people that feel they need 3 different nanos for different workout routines at the gym and a shuffle for work and then a 30 and 60 gig version for everyday use. Apple doesn't force you into anything, but they just do a great job of convincing you to think a certain way. And I know this isn't true about everybody, but I'd bet that the majority of users are multiple iPod owners.

I applaud Apple for their ability to sell that many iPods, but I applaud them more for their ability to make people think that it's justified to purchase that many different models of a product in less than 6 years. If any other company made you replace your appliances once every year people would revolt, but there's just something about Apple that turns people into Lemmings. I'm not an Apple hater, I think they make great solid products, but I just really wish I knew how they got their "buy a new one every time we tell you to" business model to work.

It's funny how everyone who is trying to bash this game does so by saying that they have already ruined the game and that it is terrible to play when all we have seen is a few screenshots and a 30 second video clip. I wouldn't say that anything is a step back from what I've seen, more of a sidestep onto a different platform.


@Natalie

"I don't like small screened games. they hurt my eyes, and I find them inadequate."

I suggest investing in a pair of glasses. My 80 year old grandmother with terrible vision can play games on the DS with no problem so if it hurts your eyes to look at the screens then you may have bigger problems than just not liking this move off the console.

"Playing Dragon Quest with a stylus is just something I could not envision doing."

To be honest, playing any game with a stylus was not something I could envision myself doing originally, but I tried it and I think it's great. I'm not saying all games should be this way, but that's been Nintendo's policy for a while now. To pararphrase from an interview I believe was with Iwata, might have been Miyamoto, "if you keep giving people exactly what they want, then they will be getting the same thing forever, but sometimes you need to change your thinking and give people something they never thought of having before"

So while you may not want to play DQIX on the DS because of your bad eyes, there are a couple million DS owners who would love to play it and are thankful that it's coming to the system. I'm not trying to bash your opinion and have you call me Hitler as well, but you're not the only gamer out there and as a DS owner I'm excited for this game and hope there are more to come.

Come on lady luck

@ jason

Nintendo shows love for the consumer by making a console that costs $250 instead of $600 regardless of how much profit they make. Selling at a loss has nothing to do with Sony caring about the consumer, it has to do with them knowing they could never sell an $850 system and maintain market share.

edit: combined

So assuming this thing works as advertised, it would be able to convert the standard Wii signal to 1080p? I know it's an expensive fix for the difference in graphics, but at $650 combnied cost, it would be almost the same as the high end PS3.