vranswer
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Each year at this time for the past five or so years, I've found compelling reasons to consider the Christmas-season-updated iPods for purchase. Despite the usual poo-pooing of the haters, there always was something exciting that created interest and curiosity, "could this be better than the one I have now?", or, "might I really enjoy video or shake-it technology?"...or whatever...it just seemed that something was new and different enough to stir up my need for NEW.
Not now. There's just nothing stirring up my motor on this updated line-up, nothing. I got a digital camera in my phone, another at the house. No wait, that's not even it. We've seen Apple come forth with such 'features' and had them prove wildly successful. I'm just wondering - is the iPod becoming a mature product? And in the classic bell-curve market development, is it now approaching the top of the cycle in which all improvements are marginal/mediocre prior to inevitable decline?
Not now. There's just nothing stirring up my motor on this updated line-up, nothing. I got a digital camera in my phone, another at the house. No wait, that's not even it. We've seen Apple come forth with such 'features' and had them prove wildly successful. I'm just wondering - is the iPod becoming a mature product? And in the classic bell-curve market development, is it now approaching the top of the cycle in which all improvements are marginal/mediocre prior to inevitable decline?