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The iPod and the Gramophone
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 3:00 pm
by sosumi
Back in 2006, I wrote an article that compared the marketing tactics of the iPod with the gramophone. I only wish I had the resources of this forum to provide input on the article. But as its almost always better to be late then never, any suggestions or comments are welcome.
http://aaplinvestors.net/stats/ipod/ipodgramophone/
It's mind boggling that we are still being amazed by machines simulating the human voice.
Re: The iPod and the Gramophone
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 3:35 pm
by alang
Great article. I really like how you pointed out the similarities, but I absolutely love the "Victrola in surgery". Would you be willing to share this page here on the forum in better resolution? It's very hard to see in the small picture.
Thanks
Andreas
Re: The iPod and the Gramophone
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 3:45 pm
by sosumi
alang wrote:Great article. I really like how you pointed out the similarities, but I absolutely love the "Victrola in surgery". Would you be willing to share this page here on the forum in better resolution? It's very hard to see in the small picture.
Thanks
Andreas
Thanks!
Not a problem.
Re: The iPod and the Gramophone
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 4:05 pm
by alang
Amazing parallels again to today, just think about birth rooms with soothing colors and again - music.
Thanks
Andreas
Re: The iPod and the Gramophone
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 5:27 pm
by sosumi
alang wrote:Amazing parallels again to today, just think about birth rooms with soothing colors and again - music.
Thanks
Andreas
"There's a disk for that."
Re: The iPod and the Gramophone
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 12:53 am
by Lucius1958
sosumi wrote:alang wrote:Great article. I really like how you pointed out the similarities, but I absolutely love the "Victrola in surgery". Would you be willing to share this page here on the forum in better resolution? It's very hard to see in the small picture.
Thanks
Andreas
Thanks!
Not a problem.
Made me think of a story by S.J. Perelman, based on a similar (but later) news item.... "Swing Out, Sweet Opiate"....
He carried the theme to its
reductio ad absurdum...
(Story's archived on the
New Yorker website - but you have to sign in to read it....)
Re: The iPod and the Gramophone
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 1:10 am
by Edisone
Reminds me of something I heard, recently: that surgeons don't LIKE noise, because it causes the pupils to dilate and that causes their vision to be less clear!
I wonder how germ-free one can make a Victrola & records ...