We know that the button placement is not random.

True... I do agree that his tone is definitely pro-iPod and anti-anything-else, but most reviewers throw snide comments like that in when they don't like something. My main gripe about reviews of *anything* is that reviewers are so conscious about not appearing "wishy-washy" that they go to one extreme or another. Either a product is the top-of-the-line best-in-class killer app, or it's a piece of garbage. He probably doesn't hate the Nitrus as much as he says he does, but feels the need to leave the reader with a "buy no-buy" decision. You know, sometimes products are just *average* and should be reviewed that way...