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Old 28-04-2008, 09:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Talking "Apple iPod" Shipped with Virus


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We'll This was What I read I even I got shocked But the thing was pretty different
First of all, let's clarify a matter: because you may ask "what's with the quotes in the title?" I must explain you one thing. This article is not about one of those popular MP3 players manufactured by the Cupertino-based company, it's actually about a crappy device probably made by some Chinese firm which attempted to lure more consumers by using Apple's logo and product name (some of you may consider that the "d" at the end of iPod looks like an "a" but, what the heck, it's obvious the manufacturers wanted to take advantage of Apple's success on the market).Read More
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Old 01-05-2008, 08:58 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: "Apple iPod" Shipped with Virus

Actual Apple iPods did ship with a Windows virus once though. It was a manufacturing glitch.
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Offtopic: aryayush,ur avatar's face looks a bit like Tom Cruise
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http://news.softpedia.com/newsImage/...th-Virus-2.jpg

That looks nowhere near an iPod
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That's Steve Jobs.
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^^Looks like Osama Bin Laden to me
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Jesus + Laden + photoshop = el Jobso
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This article is not about one of those popular MP3 players manufactured by the Cupertino-based company, it's actually about a crappy device probably made by some Chinese firm which attempted to lure more consumers by using Apple's logo and product name
Dont u thnk the title is misleading!
I was surprised...Post just to attract ppl! We haredly care abt ny cheap Chineese brand..whos player hardly even resembles the apple product !
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awesome....!!!

talk about rotten apple.. ??
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talk about rotten apple.. ??
Your statement actually makes sense to this thread. There are countless rotten apples out there, just like the one above and the rotten people still prefer to buy something like the one above.
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