Comments on: Five things about the new iPod nano http://aldoblog.com/2006/09/five-things-about-the-new-ipod-nano/ Michael Alderete’s Weblog Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:45:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: LizJ http://aldoblog.com/2006/09/five-things-about-the-new-ipod-nano/#comment-20513 LizJ Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:15:35 +0000 http://aldoblog.com/blog/558#comment-20513 I think it stinks as well. I just bought a new Nano for my husband, got it home, plugged it in, and saw "the message." I suspect most 10.3.X users are HOME users which IS the iPod market. So, I've ordered 10.4 and now I sit back and wait for it to get here. Fortunately my husband is out of town on business; hopefully the new OS will get here in time to get his new Nano set up. I really feel that it's not the "Apple Way" to insist on this kind of forced upgrade and I'm very disappointed. I think it stinks as well. I just bought a new Nano for my husband, got it home, plugged it in, and saw “the message.” I suspect most 10.3.X users are HOME users which IS the iPod market. So, I’ve ordered 10.4 and now I sit back and wait for it to get here. Fortunately my husband is out of town on business; hopefully the new OS will get here in time to get his new Nano set up.

I really feel that it’s not the “Apple Way” to insist on this kind of forced upgrade and I’m very disappointed.

]]> By: jared http://aldoblog.com/2006/09/five-things-about-the-new-ipod-nano/#comment-20491 jared Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:49:27 +0000 http://aldoblog.com/blog/558#comment-20491 nuts to that nuts to that

]]> By: Alderete http://aldoblog.com/2006/09/five-things-about-the-new-ipod-nano/#comment-20487 Alderete Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:41:25 +0000 http://aldoblog.com/blog/558#comment-20487 @jared: Well, "Apple's tech specs for the iPod nano":http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/specs.html clearly state that 10.4 is required. And any market research about OS X versions is going to show that "people running 10.3 are a very small minority":http://update.omnigroup.com/ (see also "this poll":http://www.orderedbytes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12). And as I wrote to AppleFan, 10.5 is just a couple weeks away from shipping, at which time 10.3 will be officially obsolete -- as in, Apple won't support it in _any_ way. Time marches on, and there is nowhere that this is more true than in the technology field. I really don't think you can blame Apple for not supporting your desire to mix brand-new hardware with 4 year old software (OS X 10.3 shipped in October 2003). If you really want to stick with Mac OS X 10.3, perhaps you should look for a good used iPod on eBay or craigslist...? @jared: Well, Apple’s tech specs for the iPod nano clearly state that 10.4 is required. And any market research about OS X versions is going to show that people running 10.3 are a very small minority (see also this poll). And as I wrote to AppleFan, 10.5 is just a couple weeks away from shipping, at which time 10.3 will be officially obsolete — as in, Apple won’t support it in any way.

Time marches on, and there is nowhere that this is more true than in the technology field. I really don’t think you can blame Apple for not supporting your desire to mix brand-new hardware with 4 year old software (OS X 10.3 shipped in October 2003). If you really want to stick with Mac OS X 10.3, perhaps you should look for a good used iPod on eBay or craigslist…?

]]> By: jared http://aldoblog.com/2006/09/five-things-about-the-new-ipod-nano/#comment-20486 jared Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:03:43 +0000 http://aldoblog.com/blog/558#comment-20486 i agree..this stinks..i just bought the nano and now i have to buy os x 10.4. I think the staff at the apple store should be required to tell u this, since most people still have their apple computer from 2 years ago. further more i plan on buying a new apple in 6 months and now have to buy an operating system that the new computer will come with, waste of my hard earned dollars. I don't need 10.4 for any other reason since my current old version works great for what i need this computer to be used for. tsk tsk apple! sounds like a cash grab..good way to lose a loyal customer....oh ya...my nano seems to be missing those spunge things that go over the earphones..my old ipod mini came with them..grrr. i agree..this stinks..i just bought the nano and now i have to buy os x 10.4. I think the staff at the apple store should be required to tell u this, since most people still have their apple computer from 2 years ago. further more i plan on buying a new apple in 6 months and now have to buy an operating system that the new computer will come with, waste of my hard earned dollars. I don’t need 10.4 for any other reason since my current old version works great for what i need this computer to be used for. tsk tsk apple! sounds like a cash grab..good way to lose a loyal customer….oh ya…my nano seems to be missing those spunge things that go over the earphones..my old ipod mini came with them..grrr.

]]> By: Alderete http://aldoblog.com/2006/09/five-things-about-the-new-ipod-nano/#comment-20460 Alderete Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:41:34 +0000 http://aldoblog.com/blog/558#comment-20460 @AppleFan: I don't know what to say. Mac OS X 10.4 is more than two years old at this point, and 10.3 is weeks away from being officially obsoleted and unsupported. So it's not really a surprise that Apple is requiring a modern version of their operating system to work with their latest iPod hardware. I think it would be _worse_ if they supported it (10.3) for a few weeks, and then desupported it after 10.5 ships... @AppleFan: I don’t know what to say. Mac OS X 10.4 is more than two years old at this point, and 10.3 is weeks away from being officially obsoleted and unsupported. So it’s not really a surprise that Apple is requiring a modern version of their operating system to work with their latest iPod hardware. I think it would be worse if they supported it (10.3) for a few weeks, and then desupported it after 10.5 ships…

]]> By: AppleFan http://aldoblog.com/2006/09/five-things-about-the-new-ipod-nano/#comment-20456 AppleFan Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:27:38 +0000 http://aldoblog.com/blog/558#comment-20456 What the heck! I got my new iPod Nano and it is not compatable with my iBook. I have OS X 10.3.9, that I bought only 2 years ago, and when i plug my iPod into my computer it says that I need version OS X 10.4 or later- what the heck is this about?? Shouldnt the fact that i have the right version of iTunes be the only thing that matters?? Suddenly Windows XP is sounding kinda nice... What the heck! I got my new iPod Nano and it is not compatable with my iBook. I have OS X 10.3.9, that I bought only 2 years ago, and when i plug my iPod into my computer it says that I need version OS X 10.4 or later- what the heck is this about?? Shouldnt the fact that i have the right version of iTunes be the only thing that matters?? Suddenly Windows XP is sounding kinda nice…

]]> By: Alderete http://aldoblog.com/2006/09/five-things-about-the-new-ipod-nano/#comment-11544 Alderete Tue, 17 Oct 2006 04:29:27 +0000 http://aldoblog.com/blog/558#comment-11544 @Angela: You should wait to get a case designed for the new nano form factor. I am late on posting a follow-up to this post, but the sizing is just different enough that most cases designed originally for the 1st generation nano will not quite fit the 2nd generation version. That is, they may fit OK, but it will not be a correct, perfect fit unless the case is redesigned. @Angela: You should wait to get a case designed for the new nano form factor. I am late on posting a follow-up to this post, but the sizing is just different enough that most cases designed originally for the 1st generation nano will not quite fit the 2nd generation version. That is, they may fit OK, but it will not be a correct, perfect fit unless the case is redesigned.

]]> By: Angela http://aldoblog.com/2006/09/five-things-about-the-new-ipod-nano/#comment-11458 Angela Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:22:05 +0000 http://aldoblog.com/blog/558#comment-11458 I just bought the new ipod nano and I need to get a case for it. I am having trouble looking for a case because the only ones I can find are for the old nano. I am wondering that if I get the old case it might not fit the new nano. I need a case. Please tell me if there is a difference and advise me to either wait for a new nano case or get and old nano case. I just bought the new ipod nano and I need to get a case for it. I am having trouble looking for a case because the only ones I can find are for the old nano. I am wondering that if I get the old case it might not fit the new nano. I need a case. Please tell me if there is a difference and advise me to either wait for a new nano case or get and old nano case.

]]> By: Alderete http://aldoblog.com/2006/09/five-things-about-the-new-ipod-nano/#comment-9705 Alderete Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:58:35 +0000 http://aldoblog.com/blog/558#comment-9705 I went to the Pleasanton retail Apple Store on my way in to work, and bought one there. I wanted to get it immediately, and the retail store was going to be faster than even overnight shipping. And since Apple is in California, buying online wouldn't even save me the sales tax, so... I had _tried_ to buy one the night before, at the SF Apple Store, but they didn't have any yet (it was, after all, just 8 hours after the announcement). The guy at the door promised "a few units" of the 8 gig model when they opened the next day, and recommended being there right when they opened... I went to the Pleasanton retail Apple Store on my way in to work, and bought one there. I wanted to get it immediately, and the retail store was going to be faster than even overnight shipping. And since Apple is in California, buying online wouldn’t even save me the sales tax, so…

I had tried to buy one the night before, at the SF Apple Store, but they didn’t have any yet (it was, after all, just 8 hours after the announcement). The guy at the door promised “a few units” of the 8 gig model when they opened the next day, and recommended being there right when they opened…

]]> By: Justin Moore http://aldoblog.com/2006/09/five-things-about-the-new-ipod-nano/#comment-9697 Justin Moore Mon, 18 Sep 2006 13:47:30 +0000 http://aldoblog.com/blog/558#comment-9697 Where did you pick yours up at - in an Apple retail store? Just curious as I'm about ready to make a purchase myself and I'm not sure I want to wait for Apple to ship me one. Where did you pick yours up at – in an Apple retail store?

Just curious as I’m about ready to make a purchase myself and I’m not sure I want to wait for Apple to ship me one.

]]> By: alexking.org: Blog > Around the web http://aldoblog.com/2006/09/five-things-about-the-new-ipod-nano/#comment-9597 alexking.org: Blog > Around the web Sun, 17 Sep 2006 17:57:24 +0000 http://aldoblog.com/blog/558#comment-9597 [...] Five things about the new iPod nano [...] […] Five things about the new iPod nano […]

]]> By: Michael Tsai - Blog - Showtime http://aldoblog.com/2006/09/five-things-about-the-new-ipod-nano/#comment-9243 Michael Tsai - Blog - Showtime Fri, 15 Sep 2006 02:08:51 +0000 http://aldoblog.com/blog/558#comment-9243 [...] Update 5: Mac OS X Hints shows how to change the capital letters in the source list. Michael Alderete has some interesting comments on the new Nanos. Rainer Brockerhoff and Adam Knight discuss the cross-platform iTunes 7 interface. Jason Fried says that reflections are the new drop shadows. [...] […] Update 5: Mac OS X Hints shows how to change the capital letters in the source list. Michael Alderete has some interesting comments on the new Nanos. Rainer Brockerhoff and Adam Knight discuss the cross-platform iTunes 7 interface. Jason Fried says that reflections are the new drop shadows. […]

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