Why I don't own an iPod

I know I should want an iPod, it's the greatest design since sliced bread, etc. etc., but I really, really don't like the Chicago typeface that it uses. Maybe an iPod Mini, with its more pleasing Espy Sans?

And yes, this is how I make my purchasing decisions. I won't buy things from places that use "shop" as a transitive verb either - as in "shop our store", which I just saw in an e-mail from J. Crew. Ugh.

Comments

Anonymous said…
I bought an iPod but I really hate that typeface... I would love if I could have Espy as the font on my iPod...

Guess I'll have to buy an iPod Photo or Mini!
20 December 2004 at 13:33
Daryl said…
Yes, any extra etc. is technically superfluous, but it has a nice King and I ring to it ("et cetera, et cetera, et cetera").
20 December 2004 at 19:07
Anonymous said…
But... you can change the font if yuo like.

Just edite the 'font graphic' with this tool:
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000610023097/

- Kevin
21 December 2004 at 06:53
Daryl said…
Yup, I found that tool on Engadget too. (Blogged about it today.) But it looks like changing your firmware may void the warranty and kill your data...
21 December 2004 at 08:54
Daryl said…
It's true that Chicago was chosen for readability, but I guess since part of the appeal of the iPod is design, I'd extend that to the font choice. Myriad is a good choice though - those 4G iPods intrigue me.
26 December 2004 at 23:12
Daryl said…
I know you can just hack it, but I think that may void the warranty. Don't know how true that is...

And while I can do it, why should I, the consumer, be made to go through all that trouble? Shouldn't Apple just have given me a nice choice of fonts to begin with?
24 March 2005 at 00:44
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26 January 2006 at 12:08
Anonymous said…
Want your iPod photo to play video? What am i saying...even your iPod mini?
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14 March 2006 at 17:38
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