SkullBunnie

So the big news out of Apple this week is that along with new designs on all models of the iPod (yawn), iTunes will now have included a social networking aspect called Ping. It apparently will allow users to make connections with friends, relatives, and artists who share similar musical likes and dislikes. WOW! How new and inventive!! I wonder if eventually you’ll be able to exchange songs between iPods wirelessly with friends for a trial period of time and then have the choice to purchase said song after so many plays. I wonder if then after that functionality is put in place if iTunes will have a music subscription pass [we'll call it the i-Pass (no similarity to the Illinois toll system)] that allows one to download unlimited songs every month.

BIIIIIG News from Apple. The Microsoft Zune had all of this upon launch, the Zune ID is linked to your windows live Id and is synced already with your computer, and X box 360. So why am I the only one who seems to be bringing this up in the mass media circus of “HEY…..LETS TALK ABOUT PING!!!”? Well unfortunately its Microsoft’s own fault, Apple is at its heart a mass marketing company who knows how to manipulate youth, and Microsoft is a computer nerd company. After the tremendous reviews of the Zune HD you’d think Microsoft would air one or two television commercials, raving about its fantastic features and operating system, and how it is one link in your chain of home entertainment along with the Xbox 360 and Windows 7. BUT NO! Why utilize a fantastic cross selling mechanism to get kids to realize that their video games, music, movies, and computer could all be networked to work with each other creating a tremendous entertainment advantage. (more…)