ugh. ever since i've hopped on the Apple bandwagon, i've stayed in touch with their news. now with their new refreshed line of gear from their "Let's Rock" event, i can't help but feel cheated. before the event i've expressed plenty of gripes (among a plethora of pros, mind you) with my recent purchase of my macbook and ipod touch. more so with the touch tho.
the first day i had the ipod touch, i already played with the thought of selling it. if i had known an upgraded version of the ipod touch was coming out, i would have definitely done so. my macbook 'Noir' was the only thing i really essentially needed. the touch was honestly expandable. my big three 'gripes' were:
a) it's too big for a portable device. i couldn't listen to it while working, stored in my pocket due to the size.
b) lack of exterior music control access. i would like to refrain from pulling out such a flashy device in public as much as possible. and having to directly navigate within the touch just to toggle the volume or skip to the next song did not help.
c) exterior speakers. i wanted so bad for this to be my alarm clock and it won't do that without some internet searching, program downloading and a lil hacking. fuck that. be a clock and show me the time! be an alarm and wake me up in the morning with my song of choice! do something frig. yuck.
the more i play around with it, i find that many areas Apple sacrificed functionality and the practical all for a more unique interface. and these aren't like fantastical 'i wish it can do the impossible' type of gripes, but common-sense every-day-useful type shit. gahd! anyhow, with the new 2nd gen. touch i can only sell mine under the original value. nobody will pay the same price for an older touch (used even). bastards. i should've trusted the Force.
so in conclusion, me and Apple have had our first fight. i will never look at her the same.
duped.
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