My problem with this trend is that it actually makes the consumer experience *more* difficult in my opinion.
Do I then have to carry around hundreds of MP3 players? The reason I got an MP3 player in the first place was so I didn't have to carry around hundreds of CDs. :-)
And if I copy the music off and then throw the player away, I feel like I am an accessory to the crime of global warming... factories cranking out non-biodegradable trash. It quickly starts to feel like the old AOL disks that everyone got in the mail - a few were reused, the rest are in a landfill somewhere.
Posted by J Herskowitz at January 9, 2008 4:51 PMthis is very nice
Posted by pratik at January 13, 2008 10:06 AMJ, if you think the disposable player is bad, wait until you see the Music Drop an in-ear listening device "that contains one song which can be used only one time to emphasize the value of the product and the meaning of giving." Hmmm.
I take your points, but not everyone has the same music listening/portability lifestyle as you -- as someone who has never commuted to work (always walked, sometimes listening to music, sometimes not) and doesn't own a car, some of us aren't on the move that much.
Posted by David Jennings at January 17, 2008 2:20 PMcan i get a free mp3 player
Posted by john evans at September 25, 2009 5:10 PMJohn, you probably can through a promotional offer somewhere, but not from me, and I don't know exactly where you'd find one. Good luck with your search.
Posted by David Jennings at September 25, 2009 7:03 PM