
By silicon.com
Published: Tuesday 30 March 2004
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Name
Nigel Goodey
Location
UK
Occupation
IT Systems
Comment
Surely calling Apple 'Arrogant' for sticking with the white ear-buds (which were designed to match the white iPod) rather than making them black (or some other common user-conceived colour) is like saying Nokia should vary the shape of a mobile phone because it is too distinctive and encourages theft!!
(Ed note. We weren't criticising Apple for sticking with white ear-buds. We were criticising Apple for saying people would "rather be robbed than wear something less stylish". The two are very different.)
What planet are you from?
Why not also tell Jaguar to develop a cloaking-device so people can't see the shape and thus try to steal it!!
Choice is choice, but name-calling is a bit desperate, eh?
Nigel Goodey
Original iPod (and white ear-bud) owner for two years, and never been mugged!!
What a load of tosh. So you are saying that it's A...
Anonymous
Maybe Apple's earphones do look good, but they are...
John Hamblett
I coupled my iPod with a nice set of Sennheiser 'p...
Patrick Archibald
Surely calling Apple 'Arrogant' for sticking with ...
Nigel Goodey
So if the colour white is so important why can you...
Paul Charlish
Yawn. Silicon.com has yet another gratuitous pop a...
Rory
Silicon.com used to write incisive articles about ...
Rod Banner
This isn't a patently ridiculous stance, its reali...
Anonymous
I agree with Silicon's comments and think most peo...
Jon Scriven
Typical. Blame the victim. When will you people l...
Anonymous
There is fresh news out today thaty casts serious ...
Anonymous
I agree with the second poster...flaunt your good...
George
It's not that the player is sexy, it's just that t...
Brian Theipodguy
Go down under sometime and with your US accent ask...
Anonymous
This is just absurd. Apple should make a less attr...
Mort Blort
The reason I enjoy Apple's products is that "how i...
Phil K.
i DOES matter how it looks. thats why we like tthe...
Anonymous
Buy the Sony in-ear buds. They sound so much bett...
iRob
"I would say that Apple should either build in som...
Anonymous
Give me a break. I can't believe that you thought...
Anonymous
Silicon has engaged in bad reporting. The origina...
Anonymous
"People would rather be robbed.....". Are you sayi...
Zato
I read the full article.
In summary:
1) The a...
Azmacs
The quote from an "iPod representative" in the Sun...
Tom Leahey
I am an Apple enthusiast and own nothing but Macs,...
Edward Ayres
You are assuming that people getting mugged for th...
alan wilson
Why take a negative stance on one Apple employees ...
Doug Petrosky
I have owned a 5GB iPod for 18 months and I only w...
Pedro Vera
Firstly:how about a link to where we can see that ...
dEDm
Apple never said that anyway. It was a hoax.
htt...
Anonymous
This was uncalled for. Apple users are well used t...
Anonymous
I, personally, would indeed rather get robbed than...
Mr Bojangles
Oh get real. Apple is correct in its statement. Th...
John Date
Idiot! Its like saying BMW should make the ouside ...
Mark J
if more muggers were locked up (or shot) ppl would...
Anonymous
You think the earphone issue is hot? Try connecti...
Anonymous
Apple won't change because the white headphones ar...
Anonymous
Typical don't take responsibilities for your own a...
Anonymous
gee, I wish someone would pick apart George Bush i...
Anonymous
Ha Ha, this is great! I can hardly believe how wor...
Riccardo
"at least give the option of purchasing less fashi...
Anonymous
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