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There's also the problem of compatibility: The services won't run on Apple Computer Inc. computers, which are owned by 19% of college students, according to a 2006 survey of 1,200 students by the research group Student Monitor. In addition, the files won't play on Apple iPods, which are owned by 42% of college students, according to the survey.

What percentage of installed base was that??? 19%?

1 posted on 07/06/2006 9:36:09 PM PDT by Swordmaker
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Wall Street Journal reports in non-Mac article, that Macs are used by 19% of college students.

Mac installed base PING!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

2 posted on 07/06/2006 9:38:48 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!")
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imagine a product of cornell acting as if he had an original thought.


3 posted on 07/06/2006 9:50:00 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (Rock on, my beautiful America!)
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Of course, many college kids also have iPods (and that's probably even more common with kids with Macs), and they have access to legal music d/ls. Soooo, that means that Wintel-usin' college kids are probably disproportionately responsible for music piracy. But hey, they should be let off with a warning, since they have to suffer with their computer systems. ;')


4 posted on 07/06/2006 10:14:29 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (updated my FR profile on Wednesday, June 21, 2006. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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.... explained that students could keep their songs only until they graduated.

Do the songs then disappear, honor system, or what? That makes me suspect the biggest complaint is the system is not Mac compatible.

5 posted on 07/06/2006 10:35:23 PM PDT by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done, needs to be done by the government.)
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