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To: Don Green who wrote (42282)	1/12/2005 2:06:51 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

>>Apple could have produced a far superior model and raised the bar but they didn't and that was a mistake. << Don - While the Shuffle isn't a "far" superior model, it actually is an improvement over existing competitors. 1 - It's smaller 2 - It's better looking 3 - It has greater capacity for the price 4 - The batteries are rechargeable 5 - It works with iTunes The last point my be arguable, but in my opinion iTunes is also superior to all alternatives, so it's a plus to me. Yes, the Shuffle lacks a display, but that's a design choice that makes sense within the context of a very inexpensive, very small mp3 player that also offers decent capacity for the price. In a related story, environmentalists are picketing Apple for contributing to the problem of electronic waste. I think that by using rechargeable batteries with all iPods, they are actually helping more than they are hurting. (Though I do think they could improve their recycling policies for old equipment. You should be able to take any old Apple product back to any Apple store for recycling. It would make a lot of sense from a marketing standpoint.) - Allen