everybody had been wondering what would lead personal consumer expenditure out of recession...
Apples
Shuffles specifically.
Drool.
But, does it come with its own set of tweezers?
Now just give me some of that stimulus grant and I'll get an 8 core custom Mac Pro exercising - what is not to like: it stimulates the Bay Area, ad agencies, UPS, disk manufacturers and semi fabs!
And Pennsylvania utilities...
I could use 2 or 3, easy...
Then we just need the rumoured 10" ebook/netbook from Apple and we're set for another 6-12 months.
This device was subject to much derision in the office today. You have to use their special headphones, but some of us have, you know, preferences on what headphones we like.
Secondary market will spring into being, no doubt.
Capitalism is ever triumphant.
In fact, the adapter already exists
http://techblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/03/first-adapter-for-ipod-shuffle.html