http://baratunde.disqus.com/home of conscious comic and vigilante pundit, baratunde thurstonenMon, 18 Aug 2008 02:57:08 -0000http://www.baratunde.com/blog/archives/2006/05/ipods_are_the_o_1.html#comment-1585134<p>Dude, get real. Get a Zune. I own neither, but I've talked with several former iPod users now tuned to Zune and they only say "I should have done it sooner." Your call.</p>blinkdtMon, 18 Aug 2008 02:57:08 -0000http://www.baratunde.com/blog/archives/2006/05/ipods_are_the_o_1.html#comment-1949267<p>I have had my same iPod for years. Works fine. So does my wifes. So does everyone I know. Well,one friend had their batter stop charging well after 3 years so they just bought a third-party battery and replaced it.<br>Five iPods and they all just stopped working for you? If I were to line up 100 people I would be willing to bet you are the only one this has happened to. So ask yourself. Does it have anything to do with you or how you handle them perhaps?</p><p>Mine is like the energizer bunny. It is one of the originals, but it just keeps going and going.</p>?Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:45:58 -0000http://www.baratunde.com/blog/archives/2006/05/ipods_are_the_o_1.html#comment-1949266<p>I agree, stolen property functions just as well... and you get to wear sketchy hoodies! :)</p>I agreeSun, 30 Mar 2008 23:13:23 -0000http://www.baratunde.com/blog/archives/2006/05/ipods_are_the_o_1.html#comment-1949265<p>a simple way to obtain a new model without rewarding the company:<br>steal one</p>myqMon, 29 May 2006 16:53:03 -0000