Why Zune owners get so upset when you call their Zunes Ipods.

Mojo · 08-31-2009, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by khfreek

My point was not that Coke is gross (which it is anyway), but that Coke has grown to mean all sodas. Which is stupid, because not all sodas are the same, like the situation with paper towels and Kleenex. And not all mp3 players are the same, so why should they all be called ipods?

And you're bang on. Theres nothing wrong with correcting people. Ipod isn't a particular brand of mp3 player anymore to a lot of people, all mp3 players are referred to as ipods.

And i don't own a Zune, I own an ipod but it still annoys me a little.

music_phantom13 · 08-31-2009, 11:21 AM

I own an iPod and I correct people when they call it a Zune, not because I care but because that's not what it is. As far as I'm concerned, calling an iPod a Zune would be the same as someone calling my Hyundai a Ford. Yes, it does the same thing, but they are different products. Absolutely no emotional attachment to iPod's or brand loyalty or any of that crap. If I actually went to get a new mp3 player I'd probably by an iPod because I'm lazy and they've always worked fine for me. But if something much better came out, I'd ditch it in a second.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-31-2009, 12:08 PM

Who the hell cares it's just a fucking MP3 player.

Life's far too short to worry about such rubbish.

Arya Stark · 08-31-2009, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Who the hell cares it's just a fucking MP3 player.

Life's far too short to worry about such rubbish.

You're reading it too deeply, now.

Mojo · 09-01-2009, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Who the hell cares it's just a fucking MP3 player.

Life's far too short to worry about such rubbish.

Oh I don't care, I just think this thread is a question with an answer that should be painfully obvious to everyone to begin with.

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08-31-2009, 11:21 AM	#42 (permalink)
music_phantom13 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 942	I own an iPod and I correct people when they call it a Zune, not because I care but because that's not what it is. As far as I'm concerned, calling an iPod a Zune would be the same as someone calling my Hyundai a Ford. Yes, it does the same thing, but they are different products. Absolutely no emotional attachment to iPod's or brand loyalty or any of that crap. If I actually went to get a new mp3 player I'd probably by an iPod because I'm lazy and they've always worked fine for me. But if something much better came out, I'd ditch it in a second.