Apple brings (a little) web 2.0 to iPod nano RED site

JClark is referring to a feature similar to http://alistapart.com/articles/dropdowns/ - but I don't think it'd have the cool javascript slide effect they're after:) Though I agree, it'd be a hell of a lot smaller in code.

Aside from confusing the technical term above - I'd just second the agreement that they can't even validate proper HTML, nor can they take the time to fix their aged CMS so that inline styles are a thing of the past. I know they have talent there, I talk with some of their developers and designers on ichat everyday... it's a shame that they can't be that forward thinking. It's gotta be hell that MSN search results are more valid HTML/CSS than Apple's own website; and we all know how us designers love MS browsers...

I think Apple needs to keep a little retro so their site still matches Jaguar etc. There are still plenty of users who still use Jaguar, Puma and twice this week I've advised two users on Apple Discussions that it's probably time to upgarde from Ceetah!

What surprises me most is that the iPod Red page(and unlike many websites) seems to work flawlessly in IE5.50.4803.2300CD (actual version number - groan) which I'm currently using on this work PC.

I don't have .Mac and I don't know if they've rolled it out yet, but their new .Mac webmail interface looks like it's going to be AJAXlicious.

While it was a mistake for David to say this was AJAXy, I would probably consider scriptalious web 2.0 tech (which was the title of the article)

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Just to point out, you can do that kind of "show and hide" effect using CSS, you don't even have to use Javascript if you don't want to.

Welcome to 2005. Apple.com has been a leader in much web technology; if you haven't noticed their heavy adoptation of Javascript by now, this is your fault alone. Check out sites like Pro, Apeture, Store Locator, iTunes, etc.

Uhhh.. Apple has been using AJAX on their site long before this Red iPod feature.... Maybe you've never been to Apple.com/pro or any of the other sections? Forms that don't have redirects... Links that load in-line from other pages.... on the pro section alone there is 5 instances of xmlhttprequest.....

The best "AJAXy" thing on the apple site is the widget at the bottom of this page: http://www.apple.com/itunes/weekly/

It actually is AJAX (you know, pulls dyanmic content from the server) =P

This "upgrade your iPod every year" quote is rapidly becoming Steve Jobs' "I invented the Internet." What he said was "If you always want the latest and greatest, then you have to buy a new iPod at least once a year." Well duh! Why is that even considered news? He might as well have said "if you want the newest iPod, you'll have to buy the newest iPod."