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Posted by AnthonyR on 10/18/05 18:40
"Nathan Mercer" <nmercer@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Dave Martindale wrote:
>> Richard <rich@ihug.co.nz> writes:
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>>>Makes the video ipod look like just another halfassed apple product if it
>>>only takes quicktime... why not the avis that everything else is happy
>>>with... only apple..
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>> You might as well ask why all ipods do not play WMA audio files. To do
>> so would certainly benefit consumers, but it would also help one of
>> Apple's rivals.
>
> The underlying Portalplayer chipset's support WMA, Apple specifically
> disables the functionality
why would they want wma's to play? It's a competitors format, besides only
unprotected wma's would play.
So people who bought the ipod thinking it will play their wma files would be
pretty pissed when they found out the majority are in protected format and
still wouldn't play, no?
It makes sense to avoid the dilema altogether.
Personally i bought the ipod and loved iTunes years ago because it was only
music, less complicated and clean interface.
Unlike the Windows Media Player which tried to do everything and nothing
well, that was my major reason for going to iTunes.
I just hope they don't clutter done iTunes now with video like the media
Player.
In my opinon, they should keep them seperate apps, iVideo and iTunes should
be seperate.
iVideo (just making it up) should also play music but not the other way
around, this way those who only want
a music player can keep the software streamlined, effficient and simplier to
use.
But they aren't going that way from what i see. Well as long as they don't
force me to update to new iTunes 6. :)
AnthonyR.
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