@ethanschoonover@mastodon.social
2026-04-10 16:58 UTC
Replies (4)
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@gdp@social.lol 2026-04-10 17:04
@ethanschoonover I would buy one today.
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@jmcs@social.jsantos.eu 2026-04-10 17:10
@ethanschoonover MP3 players cost something €25, €50/€60 will get you something with Wifi only Android that will work with all streaming services. Outside of cult-like brand loyalty, there's nothing stopping people from getting an iPod-like device today.
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@freediverx@mastodon.social 2026-04-10 18:17
@ethanschoonover If Apple designed an iPod today, it would be the equivalent of a portable radio from the ‘80s blaring random, algorithmically selected top-40 music interspersed with increasing levels of advertising. The playlists would be driven more by deals with record labels than by the user's tastes or preferences. In other words, the opposite of everything that made digital music players—and the iPod in particular—hugely popular.
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@AnthonyBaker@mastodon.social 2026-04-10 19:12
@ethanschoonover SOLD