SmashMyiPod.com reaches its goal

What a bunch of lies... read http://www.smashmyipod.com for the REAL story.

Kt... I think I may love you too...

This was stupid, but in response to the comments about giving the money to charity rather than wasting it, it is eventually going to end up going to other individuals (Apple employees, shareholders, government employees via taxes, employees of companys that Apple buys things from, etc) who will have the choice of giving the money to charity. And the person who did it hasn't done anything to the people who gave him the money, they did it of their own free will. The best thing to do about this would be to ignore it. They aren't going to get enough money for all of those expensive game systems if no one reports/blogs about them.

I heard about this before, on TUAW, but didn't comment. I didn't even bother sending them email on my thoughts. I thought it was a colossal joke or scam. I was wrong. Seeing the pics of the "murdered" iPod (yes, I know it's not a living being!) just makes me shake my head and wonder where this generation, and our last two gens, went wrong. Are younger (?) people that hard up for a thrill? Is there any statement behind this other than "iPods suck!"? Hey, I'm all for silly bugger humour, but this is pointlessness gone off the deep end! Our economy is still trying to recuperate, gas prices are sky-high, there are needy people everywhere (not just LA) and some jerkos feel the need to waste other people's money. This isn't the lowest point of society, by any stretch (remember: a kid was killed for an iPod!), but it makes me sick that this kind of destruction for self-gratification exists. Sorry for my "save-the-world" speech, but I felt the need to voice my thought on this. Thanks!

No site (including TUAW) should even cover those idiots. By reporting about them you give them the visibility they wanted.

Fra, I love you. And another conspiracy, thanks to the comments from engadget: The guy had a destroyed 4G, got the $400, and got a new 5G. He smashed up the 4G good and is laughing all the way to the Apple store with a new iPod. *twilight zone music*

Oh god... thoese people ... need to get LAID.

We've also destroyed the educational system, personal responsibility, the honor of the Presidency, the value of the dollar, the price of gas, business ethics, independent political parties, coastal waters, the ozone layer, parenting, and countless other things. And "the left" has destroyed publishing freedoms and "the right" has destroyed the separation of church and state. And you know what explains it? Smashing an iPod. It's the root of all that is "wrong" with America.

with my recent experiences with an ipod mini its nice to see one in pieces! better your $400 than mine any chance that's covered under warranty?

mungler! hahaha good post : )