On 18/03/2005, at 9:24 AM, Warren Jones wrote:

Close on the heals of the "Super Shuffle" <http://www.luxpro-corp.com/e_575d.htm> is the "IPOD Mini" - no not the "iPod Mini"

http://www.ebigchina.com/ebcps/4/pd/1324336.html

sigh



Anyone seen the new ad for the Olympus MP3 player? It is a bit of a stab at Apple and their 1984 ad. Everyone is wandering around all in white with no faces, looking dull and lifeless. Then some bloke dances through the crowd wearing black and red, with the new MP3 player from Olympus (he has a face). The way I see it that everyone has an iPod, so be different and use an Olympus :-) Now if only Apple could come back with the ease of use of an iPod with the iTunes Music Store.....

On a side note, my wife just came back from Sydney and bought a few new release CDs there. $10 each, brand new and shrinkwrapped (and in a legitimate store!). At that price, the traditional stores might put some real pressure on iTMS here in Oz. Maybe Apple Aust. can't get the prices low enough here to compete?

Seeya

Rod!