http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/lounge/archive/2008/04/04/quit-cribbing.aspxFinally I&#39;ve done it. I&#39;ve succumbed to all the Apple iMarketing pressure and bought myself an iPod. Both the missus and I still hold great love for Creative and all their products, but spending just a few moments with a shiny new iPod makes youenCommunityServer 2007 SP2 (Build: 20611.960)http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/lounge/archive/2008/04/04/quit-cribbing.aspx#273Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:28:40 GMT69a35da2-a32a-4865-9f9a-b94bb9d2309f:273rishabh Apple just has this apparent effect on your social status. Everyone loves to claim that Apple is in a league of its own. Their marketing strategy should be applauded. I swear the day I the Mac mini, I went &quot;What the hell...&quot; Also goes out to show that sometimes all the marketing guru&#39;s and the bloggers can just be dishing out a load of crap and it might not really reflect the consumers pinion. Or it might also mean that the Apple brand has just too impact on the average person upper middle-upper middle class onwards Rishabh Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership-BITS-Pilani<img src="http://blogs.livemint.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=273" width="1" height="1">