You stupid son-of-a-

So you know how iPods are nice? Nice like, they've got ok storage and a familiar interface. But how about making them great? Maybe a little FM transmitter? Maybe a little bluetooth? Well Steve says "NO!" Oh, yeah, you're right Steve, I've got no freaking idea what I want. Here's his real reasoning behind the statement:

The problem with Bluetooth headphones is that it’s not just recharging your iPod, you have to recharge your headphones too. People hate it. There are quality issues - the bandwidth isn’t high enough, and even if it does get there some day, people don’t want to recharge their headphones.

Soooooo, bandwidth? That excuse is terrible. That's like telling your parents you tripped and fell on a cigarette when they caught you smoking behind the garage. Bluetooth 2.0 is perfectly acceptable for streaming audio. And people don't want to recharge another device? Who are you, Nostradamus?

Last I checked bluetooth headphones existed; and people buy them. I'd think that alone would be proof enough to make you look like a moron. Ok, fine. How about some other uses for bluetooth? Car radios. Why would I need an FM transmitter if my car radio used bluetooth? I'd have a secure transmission with no interferance from radio stations or other disenfranchised iPod users. Even better, my iPod could start and stop when proximity to the car changes. Wireless phones. I know this would be cutting into your SUXR mobile phone (which sucks) but if there was bluetooth, I could use my phone and my iPod with the same headset. Phenominal! How about this: iPod remote? Sounds a little far fetched right now, but hear me out. You have a media center. Maybe its a Windows Media Center, maybe its a mac mini, heck lets say you're running myth TV on linux. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to control it with a device you already carry around with you? All I'm saying is that you could be thinking about how to make an iPod so much more than a harddrive (or now flashdrive, which is actually less inventive) on wheels. Make people need one, not want one. Hell, put Wifi in it. Give it a roll out 4 inch screen. Put gyroscopic sensors in it and make it a 3d mouse.

Steve, you know what people hate? They hate smug companies that tell them what consumers want. Instead of bitching about how great products already are, how about a little innovation? I'm gonna look around and see if I can find a link to that coffee table that charges devices when you lie them on top.(here we go.)

Bottom line, I'd much rather leave my wires at home than strap them to my body and walk around with them all day. I know you spent millions to make those wires an icon; but they're stupid.