1,000 songs is enough for anybody
Music industry executives aren’t the only executives who don’t understand music fans. Ed Zander of Motorola, whose ROKR phone holds a maximum of 99 songs, has this to say about Apple’s nano:
Screw the nano. What the hell does the nano do? Who listens to 1,000 songs?
Bill Gates apparently never said that 640k is enough for anybody, but Ed Zander may well be remembered for saying that 1,000 songs is enough for any music fan. Still, that’s ten times as many songs as the ROKR holds.
In response to Listening to music a privilege, not a right: Music executive comes out and says that listening to music on your computer is an extra privilege, and you should just buy a regular CD player.
- Zander recalls ‘tearful’ first days at Motorola
- “[Zander] did have some harsh words for Apple’s new iPod nano, which many analysts believe stole the spotlight from Motorola’s Rokr phone during a recent launch event. ‘Screw the nano. What the hell does the nano do? Who listens to 1,000 songs?’”
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