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Posted by ZnU on 06/12/06 03:30
In article <GYSig.220$G97.2388@weber.videotron.net>,
NRen2k5 <nomore@email.com> wrote:
> ZnU wrote:
> > In article <XxJig.58237$Xx1.1075125@weber.videotron.net>,
> > NRen2k5 <nomore@email.com> wrote:
> >
> >> ZnU wrote:
> >>> In article <Pzyig.34230$iO5.928792@wagner.videotron.net>,
> >>> NRen2k5 <nomore@email.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> ZnU wrote:
> >>>>> In article <h53ig.7530$iO5.217700@wagner.videotron.net>,
> >>>>> NRen2k5 <nomore@email.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> ZnU wrote:
> >>>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_network
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Think iTunes + iPod + accessories + etc.
> >>>>>> Unfair market advantage thanks to iTMS and iPod being locked in to
> >>>>>> each other.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Apple sells an easy-to-use, simple, well-designed all-in-one
> >>>>>>> solution.
> >>>>>> Which is locked up so that users can not explore other options.
> >>>>> Really? Nobody but Apple has a music service? Nobody buy Apple
> >>>>> makes a music player?
> >>>> Nobody's music service but Apple's works with the iPod. Nobody's MP3
> >>>> player but Apple's works with iTMS. Quit asking stupid questions.
> >>> And which of these prevents users from exploring other options?
> >> That once you've chosen Apple you can't make any other choice.
> >
> > Yes, I see how that's a problem. It's a real shame so many people are
> > forced to choose Apple.
> >
> > Oh, wait. They're not.
>
> So Napster works perfectly fine with iPod, then? Fuck, I never knew!
No, you pick another music player. There are absolutely no barriers
preventing you from doing so.
--
"Those who enter the country illegally violate the law."
-- George W. Bush in Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 28, 2005
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