U.S. Bans Sale of iPods to North Korea

Wed Nov 29, 2006 2:27 AM EST

politics, technology, ipod, north-korea, diplomacy, nkorea, kim-jong-il

Ted Bridis, Associated Press Writer

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Greg Plancich

Don't worry Kim, there's always the Zune...

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#1 - Wed Nov 29, 2006 11:38 AM EST

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eElementary

That's good. Flame the guy, then he will begin to develop his own, superior products. Will we never learn.

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#2 - Wed Nov 29, 2006 11:56 AM EST

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ssegraves

Uh huh... North Koreans are starving, I'm not sure developing MP3 players is at the top of their list.

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#2.1 - Wed Nov 29, 2006 2:51 PM EST

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Sheil Naik

This is a joke right? I've never heard of a "creative" trade sanction before.

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#3 - Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:34 PM EST

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Keith Levine

This is a very intelligent move the Bush, thats right, the Bush admin is doing. Instead of sanctioning them from items such as food parcels or other staples of society that people need (which would only hurt the already impoverished people of NK) we are banning items that only rich individuals such as Kim would enjoy having. They have been doing this for years with luxury food and drink items.

And, eElementary, I dont think we need to worry about Kim producing any superiodr ipods, the world hasnt learned anything from them, ever. And plus, Apple wouldnt allow a superiod ipod. :P

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#4 - Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:46 PM EST

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Casey Hendley

You're kidding, right? This (the ban) is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of in my life. Who honestly cares if Jong Il listens to his iPod while Segwaying from one Pleasure Palace to another?

Is Europe or China going to refuse to sell him an iPod? I doubt it. Another in a long line of money-wasting idiotic policies.

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#4.1 - Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:36 AM EST

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eElementary

Exactly. I didn't mean he would turn around and build his own iPod. He will develop something else. Some complain the people are starving--well how likely would they be likely to work for peanuts to help build things.

Casey--good point about other places selling him. I am sure other countries in the Middle East would love to spite us to help them.

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#4.2 - Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:01 AM EST

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ssegraves

I didn't complain that the people are starving, I simply said they wouldn't be enthused about building MP3 players while starving. It's terrible what Kim has done to that country in the last 10 years. Japan, China, and South Korea are all at the end of their ropes with him (hence why Japan and China have taken more drastic steps to sanction him in recent weeks).

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#4.3 - Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:05 AM EST

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eElementary

But look at these other areas--if people are promised food--they will do whatever task someone tells them. Whether it's create nuclear weapons, work in a sweatshop to design Kathy Lee clothing (ha--couldn't resist that one), or knock-off electronics.

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#4.4 - Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:13 AM EST

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Keith Levine

any sanction on NK would be imposed by the United Nations, so any country who is a member of the UN would be included in not being able to sell Kim things, such as ipods.

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#5 - Sat Dec 2, 2006 3:36 PM EST

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