As I said, the iPod nano is almost perfect. Apple cheaps out by not including a carrying case or lanyard for the device; either would prevent you from simply tossing the device in your pocket and subjecting it to abuse from coins, keys, or other paraphernalia. My test unit is already scuffed up pretty severely, despite my attempts to baby it. And I've got real concerns that the skinny iPod nano could be easily killed by inadvertently sitting on it. The device is that thin. These are all quibbles, of course. The iPod nano is that rarest of tech devices: Immensely useful, beautiful, and desirableall at the same time. We're getting to the point at which most new iPod purchases are probably coming from repeat customers. So, whether you already have an iPod or not, the iPod nano is a great device to consider. It just doesn't get any better than this. Paul Thurrott
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![Both [the 2GB and the 4GB iPod nano] devices feature the wonderfully simple color menu system that the high-end iPod uses. However, the iPod nano also includes some extras you won't find anywhere else, including a multiple-time-zone clock, a stopwatch (perfect for you music-loving athletes), and a few new games. Apple has also added the ability to synchronize Microsoft Outlook contacts and calendars, making the iPod nano a handy PIM replacement, as well. Battery life is exceptional... Sound quality is superb, thanks to enhanced audio circuitry that first debuted in the iPod shuffle. - Paul Thurrott Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBQYXVsIFRodXJyb3R0ICAgIA==&num=12 "Both [the 2GB and the 4GB iPod nano] devices feature the wonderfully simple color menu system that the high-end iPod uses. However, the iPod nano also includes some extras you won't find anywhere else, including a multiple-time-zone clock, a stopwatch (perfect for you music-loving athletes), and a few new games. Apple has also added the ability to synchronize Microsoft Outlook contacts and calendars, making the iPod nano a handy PIM replacement, as well. Battery life is exceptional... Sound quality is superb, thanks to enhanced audio circuitry that first debuted in the iPod shuffle. - Paul Thurrott Quotes")
![So what went wrong [with Windows Vista]? What didn't go wrong? When Bill Gates revealed in mid-2003 that he was returning to his roots, so to speak, and spending half of his time on what was then still called Longhorn, we should have seen the warning signs. Sadly, Gates, too, is part of the Bad Microsoft, a vestige of the past who should have had the class to either formally step down from the company or at least play just an honorary role, not step up his involvement and get his hands dirty with the next Windows version. If blame is to be assessed, we must start with Gates. He has guided--or, through lack of leadership--failed to guide the development of Microsoft's most prized asset. He has driven it into the ground. - Paul Thurrott Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBQYXVsIFRodXJyb3R0ICAgIA==&num=12 "So what went wrong [with Windows Vista]? What didn't go wrong? When Bill Gates revealed in mid-2003 that he was returning to his roots, so to speak, and spending half of his time on what was then still called Longhorn, we should have seen the warning signs. Sadly, Gates, too, is part of the Bad Microsoft, a vestige of the past who should have had the class to either formally step down from the company or at least play just an honorary role, not step up his involvement and get his hands dirty with the next Windows version. If blame is to be assessed, we must start with Gates. He has guided--or, through lack of leadership--failed to guide the development of Microsoft's most prized asset. He has driven it into the ground. - Paul Thurrott Quotes")
![Contrary to the WSJ report, however, the reset was underway months earlier than July 2004... Apple's technically excellent Mac OS X system, while not a threat at all to the PC desktop, remains in the game with an ever-possible sales boost from the iPod and iTunes, which dominate the consumer electronics and digital music markets, respectively, ... Much of [Microsoft's] problems are related to corporate culture, and that won't be fixed by Microsoft's recent reorganization. Microsoft is far too big a company with far too many levels of executives, to move quickly and seize on new market trends. Windows Vista, as a result, is fighting the OS battles of the last decade, reacting rather than being proactive and innovative. Mac OS X users, for example, can point to many of Vista's features and correctly note that they appeared first on Apple's system, sometimes years ago. For Microsoft, a company that desperately wants to be seen as an innovator, this situation is untenable... All that said, Windows Vista is now on track. Current beta builds of the system show an OS that is far more similar to Windows XP, with fewer new features and a much less elegant interface, than originally planned. But it's a solid-looking release... - Paul Thurrott Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBQYXVsIFRodXJyb3R0ICAgIA==&num=4 "Contrary to the WSJ report, however, the reset was underway months earlier than July 2004... Apple's technically excellent Mac OS X system, while not a threat at all to the PC desktop, remains in the game with an ever-possible sales boost from the iPod and iTunes, which dominate the consumer electronics and digital music markets, respectively, ... Much of [Microsoft's] problems are related to corporate culture, and that won't be fixed by Microsoft's recent reorganization. Microsoft is far too big a company with far too many levels of executives, to move quickly and seize on new market trends. Windows Vista, as a result, is fighting the OS battles of the last decade, reacting rather than being proactive and innovative. Mac OS X users, for example, can point to many of Vista's features and correctly note that they appeared first on Apple's system, sometimes years ago. For Microsoft, a company that desperately wants to be seen as an innovator, this situation is untenable... All that said, Windows Vista is now on track. Current beta builds of the system show an OS that is far more similar to Windows XP, with fewer new features and a much less elegant interface, than originally planned. But it's a solid-looking release... - Paul Thurrott Quotes")
