This week’s Newsweek has a cover story on the iPod.
Call me cynical, but it’s pretty much a fluff piece.
Don’t get me wrong: I like my iPod a lot. I’ve used it more in the few months I’ve owned it than I used the various Walkmen I’ve had over the years. It’s a lot more convenient than carrying CDs or cassettes around, and the fact that it holds 15 GB vs. 288 MB on my old Rio One means I don’t have to keep reloading the thing. I would go so far as to say it changed the way I listen to music, and I agree that it’s had a similar impact on those who use them.
The article in question, though, is ‘way too gushy and proof that the guy who wrote it was sucked deeply into the Reality Distortion Zone. You can draw your own opinion.