Monday, March 28, 2005

If you think it's easy doin' one night stands, try playin' in a rock roll band...

Today's example of people who just don't get it. As is often the case, brought to you by the downward spiral that is Engadget.

The iTrip is a slick little accessory to allow your ipod to play music via FM modulation through your stereo. It is a sleek package that fits perfectly with the ipod.

Now, Engadget doesn't like that approach. Here is their choice quote:
For about the same price ($39.95) you could opt for a more generic DIY solution


Now, check out the picture on the site. Yeah, for the SAME price, I would rather get the multipurpose solution that is not a finished product whatsoever. I love raw circuit boards just hanging around the house.

<Shakes head in disgust./>

2 comments:

---ryan said...

This is another perfect example of folks looking at price only. There is value in a complete, elegant solution. Not to threadjack, but this is in my opinion the biggest opponent of FOSS. Writing code is only one of the tasks of creating something. Documentation, support, marketing, maintenance, and interoperability also play huge roles.

Jason said...

You said threadjack. Hee hee hee.