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My iPod is Worth Thousands of Dollars:
Personally, this is one of the annoying things to me. Everywhere I look there’s a startup company trying to generate quick sales revenue from the iPod. I think I’ve seen pretty much everything from cheap looking iPod cases to ridiculously expensive speaker systems and wireless headphones that serve potentially no purpose whatsoever. I fail to see how many of these companies have actually been able to retail their iPod exclusive products. With all of these companies buying into the iPod hype and advertising their accessory lines, it’s easy to see why the iPod won’t die.

iPod, iPod, iPod…
It’s unfortunate how the iPod has become a standard for MP3 players, though it no longer deserves to be. Every time someone talks about a MP3 player, the first thing that comes out of their mouth is – is it better than the iPod? Yep, that’s marketing at its best; people might not know who/what Apple is, but they sure know what an iPod is. Numerous media publications, including CoolTechZone.com, base our judgments in relation to the iPod, which is unfair to the rest of the portable audio players in the market. It’s almost as if we can’t write an article without the word iPod in it. I don’t care what you say, it’s about time the iPod takes the backseat and let others shine.

Enough is Enough:
This "epidemic" has to end. We don’t need hundreds of iPod specific accessories that serve no real purpose (other than to drain your pocketbook) on the shelves. The industry needs to stop comparing every single MP3 player to the iPod. As far as the iPod Mini and Shuffle are concerned, their doom day is near. The iPod Photo may have some life left in it, but I have a feeling it won’t last too long either. With other manufacturers taking the lead, it’s about time we give them their attention and stop comparing everything to the iPod; it’s definitely not the standard for MP3 players anymore. Although iPod packs in some nice features including a stylish look and bundled iTunes, it just doesn’t have what it takes to be the shining star it once was. As far as I am concerned, I will continue to use my iPod and enjoy it, but the overblown media hype relating to the iPod just has to end.