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AP hit piece conjures up old iPod, iPhone ‘woes’

Friday, August 29, 2008 - 04:53 PM EDT

"First an iPhone price cut left early buyers feeling foolish, and then came reports that some iPods were spitting sparks," The Associated Press smears.

MacDailyNews Take: We didn't feel "foolish." We just enjoyed our superior technology - and our $100 store credits; while most of the rest of the world (and, most likely, the AP hack who scribbled this mess) fumbled around with antiquated pieces of junk. Those "some iPods" that were supposedly "spitting sparks" affected first-generation iPod nanos which haven't been sold since December 2006 and amounted to two (2) units out of millions sold. Now you know the rest of the story - and that makes AP's hit piece (even more) laughable.

AP continues, "Such a string of mishaps and missteps might throw another electronics company into crisis."

MacDailyNews Take: See? It's truly laughable.

AP continues, "But of course, Apple Inc. isn't just another electronics company. Even as iPhone griping rages online, it looks like Apple's sterling reputation will emerge untarnished."

Blah, blah, blah. The full ham-fisted, amateurish load, "Apple fans loyal despite iPod, iPhone 3G woes," Think Before You Click™, is here.

MacDailyNews Take: Seriously, is this the best AP can muster? They can't even do basic propaganda right.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "MidWest Mac" for the heads up.]