Personally, I like the concept of getting a blank mp3 player and putting music on it that I like. For years radio stations tried to tell us what music we were supposed to like, and MTV and VH1 continue that same push mentality. Thanks to the internet, and music services such as emusic, Rhapsody, and iTunes, music lovers can choose what they want to listen to based on being able to listen to vast song libraries before actually plunking down any cash.

According to this Wired News’ writer Leander Kahney, however, due to the recent settlement over the Apple name, and falling flash memory prices, future special edition iPods may come pre-loaded with pre-selected song libraries as a way to again push music on us.

No thanks. Music is far too individualistic for us to go back now to having music thrust upon us. Please just leave the players blank and let us choose!

If they would come out with a jazz-genre preloaded player, and if I was stuck in an airport before a long trip, then maybe I would care, but please, no iPods crammed full of U2, Aerosmith, Ludicrous, or some other artist du jour. IMO that’s just more time I’d have to spend deleting these wasted attempts to add value.

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