The Scott Edward Fowler Blogisphere ([info]maximusscottius) wrote,
2005-10-25 18:28:00
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An apple will fall on your head.

This advertisment was on the front page of Apple's web site today...
Rosa Parks


Notice the Apple Logo and the “Think Different” at the top left, way to make money off an advertisement of Rosa Park’s death. They really are thinking different over there at apple…



“PHILADELPHIA - Apple Computer Inc. faces a lawsuit that alleges the company knew its nano portable music player was defective but still decided to press on with the product's release last month. […] The lawsuit, filed in San Jose, California on Wednesday, claims that the nano scratches "excessively during normal usage". It alleges that though Apple knew the nano had design problems, it released the product and led consumers to believe it was durable — forcing them to shoulder the cost of replacing defective music players.” –MSNBC News (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9802659/)

So apparently your ipod nano can go from looking like this…

nano good

To this…

nano not so good

What I don’t understand is the ipod nano is already 200 dollars, why not spend the extra 100 dollars to buy a new video ipod that doesn’t scratch as easily, which also holds more songs, and other media? To me it seems you get a lot more for just 100 bucks more, and with out as much hassle.


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[info]wibah

October 26 2005, 01:36:38 UTC 6 years ago

Apple sucks, and so do their Ipods. I rather have any other mp3 player out there then an Ipod. every time one of my friends get an Ipod they run into a load of problems with it. no matter how awesome the Ipods look... I'm not willing to deal with all the problems that come with it. =/

[info]maximusscottius

October 26 2005, 01:41:12 UTC 6 years ago

Well I personally own one, and I must say that Ive come to learn that you can experience problems with the ipod if you are not careful with it. It is a 300 dollar piece of equipment and has to be treated like one or else it can scratch or be damaged.

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[info]__wow__pikachu

October 26 2005, 01:45:34 UTC 6 years ago

I bet Rosa Parks didn't even own a computer.

[info]maximusscottius

October 26 2005, 01:48:49 UTC 6 years ago

Are you kidding me? She was a huge fan of Apple Computers, they were even in talks of making "The Rosa Park ipod" to compete with the U2 and Madonna versions.

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[info]collie_tsunami

October 26 2005, 01:47:40 UTC 6 years ago

there's no denying that iPods are fragile little devils, but I couldn't live without mine and I'm not afraid to admit it!

[info]maximusscottius

October 26 2005, 01:49:36 UTC 6 years ago

yea I am quite fond of mine as well.

[info]acid_trippey

October 26 2005, 01:48:00 UTC 6 years ago

Yeah, that ad is lame, it's almost like next time they'll photoshop an Ipod into Martin Luther King's hand or something.

[info]maximusscottius

October 26 2005, 01:51:02 UTC 6 years ago

yes he and Malcom X, Abraham Lincon, John F. Kennedy, They may be dead, but theyve got killer itunes playlists.

[info]itsalie

October 26 2005, 01:48:23 UTC 6 years ago

ipod nanos are a stupid idea.

[info]maximusscottius

October 26 2005, 01:59:24 UTC 6 years ago

Almost as stupid as an ipod mini.

[info]guitar_kat

October 26 2005, 01:57:49 UTC 6 years ago

that just makes me sick. I do have to say I love my ipod muchly though.

[info]maximusscottius

October 26 2005, 02:00:06 UTC 6 years ago

I can't wait for the Rosa Park's ipod case.. sweeeeeeetttt.

[info]thehaight

October 26 2005, 02:07:59 UTC 6 years ago

i think its a good and a bad thing. it's good to attract a younger demographics and inform them on who she was. i was talking to these little kids today (about six and seven) and when i told them rosa parks died, they asked if that was a television show

[info]maximusscottius

October 26 2005, 02:10:30 UTC 6 years ago

Personally I believe if you are interested enough in computers/ipods to go to apple's web site, I think you would be old enough to know who she was in general. I don't think it's Apple's place to be teaching the majority of us something we already know.

[info]mrchocpudding

October 26 2005, 02:34:31 UTC 6 years ago

If i remember right...
that second pic with the scratched nano is from a review where some guy put it through the durability test where he would throw it out a car and stuff like that.
Dont spread false information you son of a bitch. =P jk jk


ps...my mini owns you.

[info]mrchocpudding

October 26 2005, 02:34:59 UTC 6 years ago

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/mrchocpudding/ipm-ucamo-300.jpg

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[info]keen_head

October 26 2005, 02:40:58 UTC 6 years ago

NOOOOOO!!! NOT MY NANO!!!!! Then again, why not just buy the protective tubes?? O__O Kind of a no-brainer.

[info]maximusscottius

October 26 2005, 03:51:10 UTC 6 years ago

That costs money, the lawsuit is stating that Apple purposely made the ipod nano defective so that people would have to buy protective casing.

[info]keen_head

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[info]luvelybagel

October 26 2005, 03:54:27 UTC 6 years ago

Teacher: "Okay kids, do you know who Rosa Parks is?"
Kids: "ZOMG THE APPLE LADY!!!1"

[info]maximusscottius

October 26 2005, 03:58:27 UTC 6 years ago

haha I can see it now.

[info]pseudo_j

October 26 2005, 04:31:01 UTC 6 years ago

That's super shitty. If only there were really a hell in which they could forever burn . . .

[info]maximusscottius

October 26 2005, 05:09:14 UTC 6 years ago

Well if jesus gets his own ipod, its only fair for satan to get his own as well.

[info]annasleech

October 26 2005, 05:33:12 UTC 6 years ago

Shameless. But hey...Rosa Parks was awesome, wasn't she?

[info]maximusscottius

October 26 2005, 05:34:58 UTC 6 years ago

She was amazing, and she doesn't deserve to be used as an advertisement tool.

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[info]kymby

October 26 2005, 07:28:51 UTC 6 years ago

just my 2 cents (from a marketers perspective i guess)

i understand the whole "taking rosa parks and using her to advertise" thing...

but apple has always differentiated themselves from other products (like other mp3 players etc). thats their whole ad campaign - differentiation. im not finished with this whole thought, so if you're reading this and getting upset just relax for a moment. iPod commercials have always been different and of course they stand out in your mind. theyre vivd and loud and they get your attention. thats what apple is going for. remember all of the ads on the poles in the street...construction sites...in the bathroom, in the mall...fucking everywhere. and whwat did you remember about them? their ads. their ads are always the ones that stand out and i will always remember apple iPods to have the best campaign to stand out and get peoples attention. not only that but even in their commercials they capture you by tapping into specific groups of people - ex: girl dancing listening to rock or boy dancing to hip hop. people relate to that kind of shit automatically and the music tune even stays in your head. they market themselves by being something different that you cannot get elsewhere. people still put iPods into their own group (iPod) not an mp3 player. that was their goal. differentiation.

and thats their point. rosa parks was different, she stood up for herself and refused to do what she was supposed to.

and also, one of apples slogans is "think different." and thats what rosa parks did.

and it isnt like they used that ad everywhere, that would piss me off. but they werent using it for marketing purposes for themselves. if its on their website of course theyre going to put their apple logo on it.

whatever my marketing classes have gotten into my head.


i miss you scott.

[info]maximusscottius

October 26 2005, 14:43:20 UTC 6 years ago

Re: just my 2 cents (from a marketers perspective i guess)

I understood why they said "Think Different," becuase Rosa Parks thought differently, that was something that I got right away. However, I don't think it's right to use someone's image (who didn't even have the chance to agree to this) and slap their company logo on the picture. Don't get me wrong I like Apple Computers, but I would be really pissed off if I was Rosa Parks and a company did that.

and I miss you too Kymby.

[info]__hell___yes

October 26 2005, 12:09:07 UTC 6 years ago

oh, cheap asses.
pay the extra for the full sized ipod.

[info]maximusscottius

October 26 2005, 14:44:25 UTC 6 years ago

That's what im saying haha.

[info]vanillacinema

October 26 2005, 18:47:42 UTC 6 years ago

ipod coffin

Next step will be putting a dead person into ipod-shaped coffin...or apple-shaped: "Think different!"

[info]maximusscottius

October 26 2005, 19:07:21 UTC 6 years ago

Re: ipod coffin

icoffin.

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[info]maximusscottius

October 26 2005, 19:07:01 UTC 6 years ago

Yes.

Bears hate ipods. They don't like the fact you have to pay 99 cents for songs. They believe in the good old napster days.

[info]_inspiired

October 27 2005, 00:09:45 UTC 6 years ago

thats messed up

[info]maximusscottius

October 27 2005, 00:12:03 UTC 6 years ago

yes indeed, glad to see you enjoy my journal.

[info]________chaotic

October 27 2005, 01:12:26 UTC 6 years ago

WOWIE.

[info]maximusscottius

October 27 2005, 01:27:24 UTC 6 years ago

My thoughts exactly.

[info]leashpj33

October 27 2005, 01:38:58 UTC 6 years ago

What did somebody do? Take a razor blade to the thing? I mean, if you're trying to scratch it... it's gonna get scratched.

[info]maximusscottius

October 27 2005, 01:40:26 UTC 6 years ago

They ran over it a couple of times.

[info]up__yours

November 7 2005, 06:24:09 UTC 6 years ago

your thought process scares me

its really good! ha

[info]maximusscottius

November 7 2005, 06:34:48 UTC 6 years ago

Thanks, I don't mean to scare you with how I think. hah.
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