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iPod flourishing, gaining market share
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| 04/25/2006
Posted on 04/25/2006 6:07:08 PM PDT by Panerai
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To: Echo Talon
"Sony or someone will proabbly make an iTunes alternative."
The problem is the songs from ITune are encrypted so you cant play them without Apple software either in your computer or your phone without committing a crime. no big deal for the technically aware home user bu a big problem for somebody that wants to bring out a phone that plays songs from ITUNES.
Personally I would like to see all encrypted formats die - I refuse to buy them.
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posted on
04/25/2006 9:01:29 PM PDT
by
gondramB
(He who angers you, in part, controls you. But he may not enjoy what the rest of you does about it.)
To: gondramB
thats why Apple sucks! LOL
To: Revolting cat!
Somebody splain it, pleeze to the technologically backward. (Are we 12th century, or what?) What are Podcasts and why should I care? (I know, I know, Wikipedia, Google, the new improved Axe.com, but come on!)Basically, it's radio on demand. You don't actually need an iPod® to listen to them; any computer can download them and play them, and any MP3 player can handle them.
To: Echo Talon
>>thats why Apple sucks! LOL<<
And yet they have legions of fans who generally big business...go figure.
And what a world we live in - Apple now has more cash on hand than the market of GM.
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posted on
04/25/2006 9:07:22 PM PDT
by
gondramB
(He who angers you, in part, controls you. But he may not enjoy what the rest of you does about it.)
To: gondramB
how they pull the wool over people eyes is beyond me, if this isn't a monopoly scam I don't know what is.
To: gondramB
download your music from napster, you can play it in mp3 players and on your computer.
To: gondramB; Echo Talon
Variable Bit Rate (VBR) MP3 files with higher audio quality than the usual MP3s sold by other download services. You own these and can transfer to other computers, MP3 players, and burn as many CDs as you like.
http://www.emusic.com/about/index.html
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posted on
04/25/2006 9:46:55 PM PDT
by
Eagle9
To: Eagle9
better than downloading DRM crippled music from iTunes.
To: Echo Talon
What exactly are the limitations of DRM? I use my iPod pretty much exclusively for my music no matter where I am at, so I'm not familiar where DRM would cause me problems.
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posted on
04/25/2006 11:51:37 PM PDT
by
Mr. Blonde
(You know, Happy Time Harry, just being around you kinda makes me want to die.)
To: Mr. Blonde
To: 1234; 6SJ7; Action-America; af_vet_rr; afnamvet; Alexander Rubin; anonymous_user; ...
Mac, iPod, Apple... doing good PING!
If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.
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posted on
04/26/2006 12:25:40 AM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs.)
To: Echo Talon
What happens when you stop paying your monthly fee to Napster?
You suddenly have a whole lot of useless files on your hard drive or player.
With Napster, you only rent your music. With iTunes, you own it.
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posted on
04/26/2006 12:38:59 AM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Echo Talon
better than downloading DRM crippled music from iTunes. Without the DRM encoded in the files this music would NOT be available legally in ANY digital format.
If you want to get your music from a non-DRM source, don't be surprised when you get slapped with a $3500 lawsuit for copyright infringement from RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). If Apple had not negotiated the DRM with the publishers and RIAA and guaranteed it to the music suppliers, they would not have made it available!
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posted on
04/26/2006 12:39:59 AM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs.)
To: Echo Talon
Didn't you say something similar about digital cameras? Funny, they don't seem to be dead yet.
Here's a hint - all-in-one devices rarely do any of their tasks well and people usually hate them. The phone-as-camera still hasn't made a dent in digicam sales, and the phone-as-music player hasn't yet (and probably won't) make a dent in *any* over-$50 MP3 player sales.
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posted on
04/26/2006 12:41:58 AM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: gondramB
Bzzzt. Wrong. You can burn *any* iTunes song to an MP3 or Audio CD. Then you can play it on anything.
Again, Apple lets you own your music. Surprise!
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posted on
04/26/2006 12:45:27 AM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Echo Talon
Sony already tried. SonyConnect, remember?
Oh, and if you think AAC is bad, you should have been HORRIFIED at Sony's ATRAC - which the marketplace promptly shot down.
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posted on
04/26/2006 12:47:31 AM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Spktyr
Here's a hint - all-in-one devices rarely do any of their tasks well and people usually hate them. The phone-as-camera still hasn't made a dent in digicam sales, and the phone-as-music player hasn't yet (and probably won't) make a dent in *any* over-$50 MP3 player sales. then a "sony walkman/video player"(Ipod) will never catch on!
To: Spktyr
What about when you download it from P2P sites? FREE
To: Revolting cat!
In the 16th century, Apple introduced the iCod, which was a necessary addition to the pantaloons then in vogue...
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04/26/2006 1:47:38 AM PDT
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