{"id":527,"date":"2006-04-13T14:36:10","date_gmt":"2006-04-13T14:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasonbennion.com\/?p=527"},"modified":"2006-04-13T14:36:10","modified_gmt":"2006-04-13T14:36:10","slug":"if_microsoft_sold_ipods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasonbennion.com\/index.php\/2006\/04\/13\/if_microsoft_sold_ipods\/","title":{"rendered":"If Microsoft Sold iPods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the record, I harbor no particular animosity toward Microsoft, at least no more than I do for any other gargantuan corporation that seeks to dominate the universe. Nor do I have any unusual affection for Apple products &#8212; to be honest, I&#8217;ve never used any Apple products and find something vaguely disquieting about the evangelistic zealotry of devoted Mac afficionados. And while I am impressed by the technical capability of the iPod to hold an entire record collection (yes, I know I&#8217;m dating myself by using the term &#8220;record&#8221; instead of &#8220;CD&#8221;; that&#8217;s just me, though, what can I say?), I have thus far been insufficiently intrigued by them to actually go out and buy one. I&#8217;m just not that much of a trend-follower, I guess.<br \/>\nNeverthless, I can positively declare, based on my professional experience, that the following parody hits the nail on the head. And it&#8217;s funnny, too. Really. Even if you don&#8217;t get it, trust me, it&#8217;s funny. 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