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Posted by ZnU on 06/13/06 04:02
In article <9tbjg.12178$U84.226524@wagner.videotron.net>,
NRen2k5 <nomore@email.com> wrote:
> ZnU wrote:
> > In article <GYSig.220$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.
>
> Why should I have to buy more than one MP3 player?
You don't. Just buy the one that comes closest to meeting your needs in
the first place.
--
"Those who enter the country illegally violate the law."
-- George W. Bush in Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 28, 2005
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