What do I do about my iPod grief?

Apple is gradually becoming aware of this problem, especially after they did a price cut on their newly released iPhones. They decided they wanted a new model, so they made one, released it a month after the original iPhones were released and everyone paid an outrageous price for them, and then cut the price for the old ones and increased the price for the new ones. This attracted potential new customers, but the backlash is everyone who went out and bought the first gen iPhones for full price may think twice about buying future Apple products.

I think it was a dumb move myself, and one Apple continues to make with all of its products. It’s going to be the same case with the people who just bought the newest generation of iPods for an insane price when they’re coming out with the Double-Touch iPods in a month or so (if they aren’t already out) for the same price after they cut down the normal iPods’ prices.

Apple undoes itself with the rapid release of its products. While they may be good quality, Apple isn’t know to make long lasting things. I had a first gen iPod and it was screwing up by the time they were releasing the third gen iPods. iPods are only made to withstand usesage for a few years and it’s the intention of the company to have it so. They bank on the fact that since your iPod is messing up and they’ve released the new ones that you’ll just fork up the extra money to get the newer one. It’s a vicious cycle, but it’s business. We don’t like it, but we obey it because we’re attracted to sleek, colorfull, shiney things that can perform 40,000 different functions.