Apple (iPod) stickin it to us.
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So apparently iPod's are now going to make us use certain headphones. They will be required to have a chip in them to allow them to work with the newest iPod Shuffle. Of course we all know these won't be any $5.00 ear buds. I personally think this is ridiculous. I mean, does Apple not make enough on iPods as it is? Here's an article about it.
What do you think?
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I think this is incredibly dumb. I'm glad I wasn't going to buy the new shuffle anyway. Some of us find their brand ear-buds very uncomfortable.
Hey I admit when they first came out I jumped in and got a ipod. Heck I have owned 5 ipods but my last purchase was a zune 120. Yeah Steve Jobs (or whoever is running apple) wont be seeing any more of my money.
The headphone thing above - yeah how very apple like of them.
ick i hate Apple's headphones. they hurt my ears. i do 
most things Apple however. not macs...haven't quite drank that full glass of Kool-Aid. and won't. (i love Windows) but i totally disagree with their decision on this. greedy...
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i dont think the new shuffle is that appealling for consumers to be "stuck" with whatever earphones. even if hey are semi-comfy. i have a few pairs for different activities. for example...if im runnning i dont use the buds. i have to have something around my ear or they fall off.
Do a little dance...
Maybe this is the reason why
Apple Mac U.S. units down 16 pct in February
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh so wired just did a story on this and I guess its already here:
iPod Shuffle Earbuds Contain Special Chip; It's Not a Big Deal
Over the weekend, some bloggers who discovered a chip inside the iPod Shuffle's earbuds speculated that Apple was crippling its latest media player to work only with certain headphones. While to an extent it's true — that the Shuffle only fully works with particular headphones — you actually can use any headphones in a pinch.
- You can listen to music with any pair of headphones. Just plug them in and turn on the Shuffle.
- To control the volume or skip forward and backward in the playlist, you need Shuffle-compatible headphones — the kind with the volume and skip controls embedded in the wire.
That's it. There's no digital rights-management or copy protection involved.
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My bet is someone would figure out a way "around" it, unless they're really good headphones anyway. Either way, if sales plummet due to it, they'll just remove it.