I always thought people misjudged CmdrTaco&#x27;s comment, particularly here in HN, where everyone seems to think they&#x27;re professional analysts. He was giving his personal opinion, not predicting the response of the market.<p>And his comment aside, I have to say the general mood of that &#x2F;. thread was actually pretty positive towards the iPod: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;slashdot.org&#x2F;story&#x2F;01&#x2F;10&#x2F;23&#x2F;1816257&#x2F;apple-releases-ipod" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;slashdot.org&#x2F;story&#x2F;01&#x2F;10&#x2F;23&#x2F;1816257&#x2F;apple-releases-ip...</a>