I really am not going to choose sides here since I agree with both. I personally have an iPod, and I love it. It just looks nice, and the scroll wheel is wonderful. I mainly use it to transfer files to and from school. I can plug it into any PC, Mac, whatever, and it will work flawlessly without any software. It's definately a plus when it comes trasfering my video edits from lab to lab. Now, since I've never used any other MP3 players, I don't know what other ones can work on both PC and Macs. Of course, the iPod isn't perfect either. Cost is definately an issue. And it does have less features than other brands. I won't argue with that. I just bought it because I was guaranteed ease of use on all platforms, which was my huge concern.
Now, as for the iPod Shuffle, as much as I hate to say it, I'm going with Spag on this one:
spaghetti wrote:The iPod shuffle is still pointless, no matter how you choose to look at it.
Seriously, the only thing it has going for it is looks. Without a screen or any new features, this is going to be an extremely hard sell for Apple.