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Re:Microsoft Introduces New "Surface" Tablet by zacharycohn on Monday June 18, 2012 @08:29PM (#4129487)
I had an Archos before the iPod came out. A tiny bit bigger than the iPod would be, but a 30gb hard drive, usb 2.0, and a much better way to find music than a wheel.
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Re:Microsoft Introduces New "Surface" Tablet by kenjackson on Monday June 18, 2012 @11:23PM (#4130078)
Archos killed the iPod. The iPod was one of the first times I distinctly recall thinking that actual fashion (like Vogue magazine) could trump pragmatics and technology in the tech sector.

A lot of people try to compete against Apple in design. Wrong. Apple isn't doing design, as much as they're doing fashion.

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Re:Microsoft Introduces New "Surface" Tablet by polycom on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @02:16AM (#4130495)
If they were doing fashion, they would change to a new look every year. Remember the disappointment when the iPhone 4S kept the iPhone 4 design? Apple doesn't care about fashion, they care about good design.
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