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If there’s one person who won’t be the first in line to start the new Apple iPod fan club, it’s fair to say it will be Kirk McElhearn.
“I got my new 160 GB iPod classic today. I like it; a lot. I like its feel, all metal; I like its capacity; and I like the new interface. Well, most of it. There's one part I don't like, and I officially anoint it as Apple's Stupidest Interface Innovation Ever. It's this thing where you see, on half the screen, a menu, and on the other half, part of an album cover:
“Let me explain how this works, for those who do not have new iPods. When you are on the main menu (the top-level menu), or the Music menu (which leads to Playlists, Artists, Albums, etc.), you see album art on the right half of the iPod screen. This is a random cover from your music, and it changes about ever 8 seconds. It also moves around; you know, like those annoying Flash ads on web pages that distract you so you can't read articles?
“Please, Mr. Jobs, give me back my iPod screen. I'll pay you for a way to remove this hideous feature.”
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