At what point does Charlie Brown not kick at the ball Lucy offers?

It's been 19 years since "Microsoft Re-Designs the iPod Packaging". [0] Is the disconnect displayed in this message thread that there's always 10,000 new people discovering a fact? [1]

0. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUXnJraKM3k

1. https://xkcd.com/1053/