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iPod picked as "top five worst" holiday gif

updated 02:00 pm EST, Wed December 5, 2001

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While faring quite well in other polls and tech-gift guides, a recent poll conducted by TechTarget finds Apple's iPod among the top five worst holiday gifts. TechTarget polled "1,000 computing professionals" to produce the results, which also found Nintendo's GameCube, and the Blackberry wireless handheld to be among the worst holiday gifts. The top five holiday gifts, according to TechTarget, include an HDTV, DVD-RW drive, and digital video camera.

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Huh?

Gamecube awful???

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12/05, 01:23pm | report spam | close Reply |
huh?

ipod awful???

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M$ GEEKS

No doubt 99.9% of the voters were windows geek boys. Evidence being that the Gamecube was in the top 5 unwanted gifts, while the X (10 tonne brick) Box was not.

And while I would not buy an iPod currently, if I got one for xmas I would have a baby, perhaps it comes down to jealousy because the geeks cant use it.

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12/05, 01:30pm | report spam | close Reply | delete
who cares

This is a WhoCares company anyway, check their website. Complete bollocks, just like their list, which is about as diverse in its "IT Professionals" as it is in its charter.

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Sure...

HDTV? Yeah, that'd make a great gift, if you're a bloody millionaire! I'm pretty sure more people will be getting gamecubes and iPods this christmas than freakin HDTVs.

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Holiday gif?

iPod picked as "top five worst" holiday gif

gifs are bad... use PNGs instead :)

and, how can the iPod be picked as the "top five worst"? Maybe one of the five, but surely not all five, right?

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uh, yeah

$h!t, If anyone doesn't want their "crappy" iPod for Christmas, please email me...

Meanwhile, I'll be in line buying the 5 HDTVs for my family!!! Ho ho ho.

PS-- These people at TechTarget are clearly on smack. ON SMACK!!!!

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This is a load of c***

When I first saw the iPod I thought...."who cares". I finally gave in, Apple has a way of doing that to me. I sold my Archos MP3 player and got an iPod. It is the best MP3 player I used, hands down. I don't know how I did without it.

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Oh Well

I went to their webpage to see this for myself... but I couldn't navigate it for the life of me, so I guess I can't complain about something I can't find. It makes me wonder if anyone who can actually find this list will take it into consideration. Since the Gamecube is selling better than the XBox currently, I guess we'll un-merry christmases all around!

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re:This is a load of c***

When I first saw the iPod I thought...."who cares". I finally gave in, Apple has a way of doing that to me. I sold my Archos MP3 player and got an iPod. It is the best MP3 player I used, hands down. I don't know how I did without it.

LOL -- I know exactly what you mean. When the original iBook came out, it wasn't something that I knew I wanted. At least, I thought it was nice, but it wasn't a breakthrough like the iMac was, so I didn't care.

Until I actually bought one, that is.

Apple has some really good stuff at times... it just takes some time for it to sink in. I think it's because before their release, the rumors hype it up so much, that anything they actually release looks bad in comparison. And then, a while later, it hits you -- this is really good.

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HDTV

HAHAHA. Sure an HDTV would make a good gift. Better yet, mom, could you get me a BMW?

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12/05, 02:25pm | report spam | close Reply |
IT Pros?

Gee, I consider myself someting of an IT pro, and I wouldn't want these guys doing any Christmas shopping for me. Ironic that two of my top pics are at the bottom of the list.

Not to say that I wouldn't want a DVD-RW or a several thousand dollar HDTV, but unless you're picking your gifts simply because they cost more (surprised a Porche or a house in Aspen wasn't in the top 5), but I'm pretty sure I'd use a GameCube or an iPod a whole lot more.

Their website is a mess anyway--apparently only the IT guys from Dilbert hang out there.

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12/05, 02:41pm | report spam | close Reply |
hmmm...

HDTV, huh? h***, no cable provider here will even broadcast stations supporting HDTV. and many 'average' computer users i know have little or no interest in dvd-r; they'd much rather simply buy the dvd...

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ipod...gamecube..

At first I thought they were just stupid for saying the iPod was bad, then I saw the mention of the GameCube, now I think M$ had something to do with the list, LOL. or, they are just really stupid:)

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Hey, anti- me!

Lol, for this christmas, I'm getting myself both an iPod and a GameCube. Honestly, Nintendo knows gameplay like no-one else, period, and the iPod is pure user experience bliss.

Consider me a hedonist, I do. :D

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Are they kidding?

They're dissing stuff that seems to be selling well, like the Gamecube and the iPod, and recommending suff that noone is buying, like DVD recorders and HDTV. I think this is a late April Fools joke.

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12/05, 03:54pm | report spam | close Reply |
1000 IT Professionals...

All from Washington State, pehaps?
You gotta laugh at this S*** - really. In my company, we actually ahd a couple of higher-ups buy Macs so they could get iPods! Who's laughing and who the h*** is "TechTarget"?

LMFAO!

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Geeks

These are the same geeks that squandered billions in the dot com fiasco. Every monkey IT head (present company excluded) wrote business plans on napkins and went from boom to bust in 5 minutes. I'm surprised they can even afford an iPod let alone an HDTV set.

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The Top 5 Things..

...that these people could REALLY afford for Christmas:

1. Rock

2. Nut w/ Bolt (it's TECHNICAL)

3. Free c*** from defunct dot-coms from E3 two years ago.

4. Soda Can (caffienated drink not included *BURP*, use it to get change from market)

5. a 486 (which could be considered a 'rock' but it is more TECHNICAL, and probably what they use at their 'current work' anyways)

Merry Christmas
May you all get the luxury of a well balanced Cross Pen and Case...

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12/05, 06:33pm | report spam | close Reply |
damn

all that i wanted to say has been said.

i just cant believe how stoopid the MS machine is to try and bash the iPod after non stop praise as a good product even the best in its category. Not to mention after reading xbox sales vs gamecube and ps2, xbox aint doin too well. smells like Lynx and turbo graphix 16. bye s** box we knew you not....

berserkintosh

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Anybody know...

Who TechTarget is.....

Anyone care?

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It ain't price

I could see them bashing the iPod on price, but then they go for friggin HDTV...incredibly expensive, and mostly unsupported. HDTV purchases should be put off for at least 5 years until it gets broadcast more, and until the price comes down.

As an iPod owner, I must say, I didn't even imagine how much I'd use it (and absolutely love it). It's simple, powerful, produces excellent sound (better than my CD player in my car...get the cell phone cradle from RadioShack, and you get a nice place to perch your iPod in the car)...the thing is just amazing.

I think it's interesting that no one bashed them to knocking the BlackBerry...do you know anyone with one who doesn't like it? h***, I've been trying to rationalize the $50 a month for the service for a while...that thing is GREAT. I suppose they would have also hated Ricochet if it was still around since it too was an amazing and usable product...like the iPod, like the BlackBerry and like the GameCube.

Lastly, hello...DVD-RW? Why pay $600 for one now when the drives can only burn one layer? That means you can't break 90 minutes of video recording. Until the can burn 2 layers, you're throwing away your money, and will just want to buy a new one. These guys are really clueless...I can see it now, they're all about mid-40's, single, chubby, wearing stupid, typical IT support polo shirts with some lame gray or tan and green pattern, balding with terrible interpersonal skills. Yeah, I trust their judgement.

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LOL?

Did all of you really laugh outloud? I don't know how many times people write that, but it's too often - and I think it's a lie. I can't trust anyone.

When I read this I just furrowed my brow. I don't think there's an abbreviation for that...so I'm starting one. FMB.

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iPod picked as "top five worst" holiday gif

updated 02:00 pm EST, Wed December 5, 2001

Huh?

huh?

M$ GEEKS

who cares

Sure...

Holiday gif?

uh, yeah

This is a load of c***

Oh Well

re:This is a load of c***

HDTV

IT Pros?

hmmm...

ipod...gamecube..

Hey, anti- me!

Are they kidding?

1000 IT Professionals...

Geeks

The Top 5 Things..

damn

Anybody know...

It ain't price

LOL?

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huh?

M$ GEEKS

who cares

Sure...

Holiday gif?

uh, yeah

This is a load of c***

Oh Well

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HDTV

IT Pros?

hmmm...

ipod...gamecube..

Hey, anti- me!

Are they kidding?

1000 IT Professionals...

Geeks

The Top 5 Things..

damn

Anybody know...

It ain't price

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