Okay, so I finally broke down & joined the “dark side”. To my defense, Biff did it first.
The brief back story. . . Biff & I have both long been haters of the “mac machine” & their proprietary evilness. It’s gotten worse since they’ve re-emerged as a serious player in the technical world beyond middle schools. Each time I needed to purchase a new mp3 player, I (avoided the ipod like the plaque &) purchased something that was not outrageously over-priced. The last one was a Zune, & FWIW, was pretty awesome, still haven’t had the first issue with it. My only complaint about the Zune is the development speed. I mean, for a gadget-geek like myself, the Ipod Touch is pretty hard to resist, trust me, I have tried. I even went as far as being so poor I had absolutely no expendable income for gadgets.
That force of resistance proved to be greater than my willpower. I’m now on day 10 of Touch ownership. It is definitely a cool little device, but as I type this up, listening to some Jimi Hendrix, I realized 2 things; first, this is only the 2nd time in the last 10 days that I have actually used it as an mp3 player. I’ve spent most of my time playing w/ it using the apps or surfing the internet. Secondly, I realized the earbuds are white. . .
Now, I’m no Ipod connaseiur, so I’m asking have the Ipod earbuds always been white?
If so, why? Is it just that they wanted to be different and stand out? After all, most headphones are black. Is it a racist thing? (Simmer down, that was a joke.)
Or are they merely trying to appeal to the “age-old truth” that the guys in the “black hat” are the bad guys & the ones in the “white hat” are the good guys? Before you get your panties in a bunch, I realize that the black hat/white hat “truth” is a Hollywood fabrication, but that doesn’t mean that people don’t think about it, or even believe it. People actually go to Star Trek conventions (& others similar cons) to participate in things other than making fun of the people going to participate.
What do you think? Coincidence (or just wanting to be different), or trying to make themselves look less evil in the eyes of people like Biff & myself?
It seems to be working, Biff now owns an Iphone, & I, according to my wife, am a fanboi. Which I will deny until I buy myself a macbook air. Even then, I will probably follow Biff’s lead & try to excuse it as something I HAD to get for work.
