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Posted by Gary Tait on 06/10/06 02:14
"FatKat" <robynari@juno.com> wrote in news:1149862513.890308.195230
@y43g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
> Obviously wrong because your market-speak is equally descriptive of
> CD/MP3 players - it's not an all-in-one solution because you need to
> buy the accessories to keep your iPod working - a skin, a screen-
cover,
> a recharger.
You "need" similar accessories whatever player solution you choose.
> Rechargeable batteries are nice, but they don't last
> forever, and those on an iPod are much harder to replace than a couple
> of penlights that will work in a host of devices and can be had
> anywhere.
Not that hard to replace for the technically invlined, plus one can use
external battery packs.
> Will an Ipod work w/o Itunes?
There are certain 3rd party apps known to work with iPod.
> With an MP3-CD player, all
> you need is your computer's file manager.
For the simple act of putting MP3s on CDRs or a Flash player, yes.
But you have to get the MP3s somehow, and that means some sort of
ripper/encoder, or and online store (some requiring their own app), and
if DRM is involved, its player.
iTunes does all that in one program.
> TRo say that iPod offers an
> all-in-one really means that Apple has created a small industry of
> unnecessary goods and services around the iPod, goods and services one
> wouldn't need without the iPod, an entire market that exists merely to
They aren't unnecssary, but thay are optional also. And if you are
enterprising or can shop, you can make you own, or buy cheaper
unlicensed accessories.
> serve the iPod rather than enhance the listening experience of those
> who buy them. The point is that while you can't get iPod features
> elsewhere, you CAN get practically the commensurate experience at a
> fraction of the cost.
True.
> Sure, must be my fault - always blame the customer. When somebody has
> demonstrated that your product is uneccessary, unlreliable and
> overpriced, and has shown you where you can the same thing for less,
> it's obviously his fault.
>
Unneccesary, maybe, in the sense it is a luxury item.
Unecessary to the marketplace, no, as Apple has advanced personal media
players from a geek device to a lifestyle (mostly in marketing mind
you), possibly creating a place for the cheaper players.
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