[Tron]

behemoth,

I never said you weren't correct in saying that the iPod is a fad, I said that saying the iPod is a fad is a stupid reason for not buying one. iPods aren't fads in the same sense that snap bracelets and popped collars were, they are a fad because they are the best MP3 player available (for most people).

Obviously, I wouldn't state unequivocally that the iPod is the best MP3 player avaiable, as evidenced by my use of "For the most part..."

However, I would say that the iPod is the best MP3 player for an enormous majority of the MP3-player-purchasing population; the minority being audiophiles and such who claim they can tell the difference between lossless audio and otherwise. Most people can't.

TRON