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Posted by chuck on 06/10/06 02:41
On 2006-06-09, Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:
> In article <1149862513.890308.195230@y43g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
> "FatKat" <robynari@juno.com> wrote:
>
>> 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 don't need any of those. The iPod recharges from the USB port on
> the computer, and the other two are not needed at all to keep the iPod
> working.
>
>> Will an Ipod work w/o Itunes?
>
> Not that I know of, but a disk with iTunes is in the package for every
> iPod.
>
>> With an MP3-CD player, all you need is your computer's file manager.
>
> In other words, it won't work without a file manager.
>
I can copy files to my mp3player as easy as:
cp mytune.mp3 /mnt/mp3player/
I don't know much about Windoze but I bet the following would work with
standardized players:
copy mytune.mp3 G:\
>> 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 serve the iPod rather than
>> enhance the listening experience of those who buy them.
>
> None of those are needed. The iPod, just as it ships, works just fine.
> The operative word in your paragraph is "enhance."
>
>> 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.
>
> And that's the reason that iPod has a 70%+ market share, right?
One would think they'd learn from the past and not use proprietary
hardware. M$ is sure glad they made that mistake in the '80's.
>
>> 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.
>
> All MP3 players, portable CD players, portable cassette decks, etc. are
> unnecessary. You have not shown that the iPod is either unreliable nor
> overpriced.
>
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