iPod, more like i(t)Sucks

The iPod is responsible for saving Apple from obliteration and re-instating it as the desirable fruit in the technology market. I on the other hand consider the iPod the forbidden fruit that mainstream society has taken a bite out of. It is a technological breakthrough…if you live under a rock! I consider it as just another piece of unnecessary crap. It’s a little tool designed by Steve Jobs to capture the funds of teens or let’s be honest here, their parents’ cash. I can not tell you how many people I see each day listening to their iPods. The real question is, “Who doesn’t have an iPod?” The iPod has become a major necessity to everyone. If you don’t have it, you’re a loser, an outcast; you’re a disgrace! Once you get your own iPod, you’ve just conformed and became Steve’s bitch, or shall I say, Steve’s “iBitch!”
So what is it about the iPod that makes me churn inside? For one, the iPod has forty Gigabytes of memory. Does anyone actually have that much music, and if they do, how many songs do they regularly listen to? To be generous, let’s say about a hundred songs. Is it possible to listen to all the songs before the batteries run out? No! Once you get your iPod, you have that feeling, “I must fill this baby up with as much music as I can!” Next thing you know, you have the RIAA suing your ass because you downloaded and ripped too many songs to your iPod.
It is a marvel how many people are into the iPod. Its sleek design makes it so desirable. You cry and whine to your parents, just hoping they will get it for you – but it’s an mp3 player. Why would you pay a couple hundred dollars for it? All that matters is if it looks good or not. If a cell phone looked that good, you’d probably pay a hundred bucks just to have it. The iPod looks so cool, but it stands out due to its bright white colour. Just by wearing the headphones, you become an instant target to thieves. They know you have it, and they’ll obviously take it from you. You might as well tape a sign to your back reading, “Hey I have an iPod, come and steal it from me!”
I have to hand it to Steve Jobs though. He has chewed up the iPod and spit it back out to make it look brand new. He just adds little features to it and voila! A new iPod. Now there are many different iPods, each one with one more additional feature than the last. There is the new iPod Video which has video playback capabilities, but soon enough, you’ll have the MPAA on your ass as well for downloading and ripping movies to your iPod.
As technically revolutionizing as it may seem, it's still a piece of crap. The batteries last for about three years and it is a major hassle trying to replace them. What a sound investment that is. It’s easier to buy another iPod.
Once you realize the iPod isn’t as revolutionizing as they say, it just becomes yesterday’s news. Apple has gotten lucky on this waste of space but their fortunes will decline. Soon the iPod will become yesterday’s news and by then everyone will have one. As for those “iBitches” out there, you know your going to get the latest iPod, no matter what feature it has. Honestly, what does the iPod do? It plays media, that’s it. Get over it. It’s just an unnecessary piece of crap!