Comments on: The iPod Goes to War http://www.perezfox.com/2008/09/04/the-ipod-goes-to-war/ Design and Branding from Prescott Perez-Fox Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Prescott http://www.perezfox.com/2008/09/04/the-ipod-goes-to-war/#comment-315 Prescott Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:12:02 +0000 http://www.perezfox.com/?p=696#comment-315 Daniel, you're forgetting one very fundamental thing about the Army: their performance isn't based on their ability to make or save money. Since the Army isn't a for-profit entity, they don't have the same tradition relationship between money, resources, and performance. In other words, they aren't concerned with saving taxpayer dollars, because they won't get any benefit from it. I think in this case someone came up with the idea and it was put into place. And much like a giant freight train, you can't simply stop a plan while it's in motion. Yes, it's tragic. Daniel, you’re forgetting one very fundamental thing about the Army: their performance isn’t based on their ability to make or save money. Since the Army isn’t a for-profit entity, they don’t have the same tradition relationship between money, resources, and performance.

In other words, they aren’t concerned with saving taxpayer dollars, because they won’t get any benefit from it.

I think in this case someone came up with the idea and it was put into place. And much like a giant freight train, you can’t simply stop a plan while it’s in motion. Yes, it’s tragic.

]]> By: Prescott http://www.perezfox.com/2008/09/04/the-ipod-goes-to-war/#comment-900 Prescott Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:12:00 +0000 http://www.perezfox.com/?p=696#comment-900 Daniel, you're forgetting one very fundamental thing about the Army: their performance isn't based on their ability to make or save money. Since the Army isn't a for-profit entity, they don't have the same tradition relationship between money, resources, and performance. In other words, they aren't concerned with saving taxpayer dollars, because they won't get any benefit from it. I think in this case someone came up with the idea and it was put into place. And much like a giant freight train, you can't simply stop a plan while it's in motion. Yes, it's tragic. Daniel, you’re forgetting one very fundamental thing about the Army: their performance isn’t based on their ability to make or save money. Since the Army isn’t a for-profit entity, they don’t have the same tradition relationship between money, resources, and performance.

In other words, they aren’t concerned with saving taxpayer dollars, because they won’t get any benefit from it.

I think in this case someone came up with the idea and it was put into place. And much like a giant freight train, you can’t simply stop a plan while it’s in motion. Yes, it’s tragic.

]]> By: Daniel Winter http://www.perezfox.com/2008/09/04/the-ipod-goes-to-war/#comment-314 Daniel Winter Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:01:46 +0000 http://www.perezfox.com/?p=696#comment-314 Why use iPods when they could just fit the kit onto something which would be cheaper, or develop a mass-produceable low-cost all-in-one alternative? Surely you can get translation software with external speakers for hundreds, rather than thousands these days. Why use iPods when they could just fit the kit onto something which would be cheaper, or develop a mass-produceable low-cost all-in-one alternative? Surely you can get translation software with external speakers for hundreds, rather than thousands these days.

]]> By: Daniel Winter http://www.perezfox.com/2008/09/04/the-ipod-goes-to-war/#comment-899 Daniel Winter Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:01:00 +0000 http://www.perezfox.com/?p=696#comment-899 Why use iPods when they could just fit the kit onto something which would be cheaper, or develop a mass-produceable low-cost all-in-one alternative? Surely you can get translation software with external speakers for hundreds, rather than thousands these days. Why use iPods when they could just fit the kit onto something which would be cheaper, or develop a mass-produceable low-cost all-in-one alternative? Surely you can get translation software with external speakers for hundreds, rather than thousands these days.

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