I'm not an iPod user either, but this sure has been an interesting thread. For a bunch of conservatives, there sure are some anti-business types around here.
This "event" isn't
happening in a vacuum.
And the complainers
ain't anti-business,
they're anti-Apple. For years
and years, Apple has
two reputations --
a high quality class act;
and a shoddy, cheap
exploitative act.
It depends who you talk to.
There have been other
battery issues
in Apple's past. As well as
bad analogue boards
and touchy displays.
All computer makes have
some quality hits,
but people react
strongly to Apple because
of their posturing.