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Posted by Jim on 01/01/06 18:25
Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:
> In article <1h8hyag.yhtmut1ybltj1N%jim@magrathea.plus.com>,
> jim@magrathea.plus.com (Jim) wrote:
>
> > > > > You can listen to music purchased from the iTunes store on any
> > > > > device.
> > > >
> > > > Rubbish.
> > >
> > > Please explain why it's rubbish.
> >
> > Because it isn't true. Most devices can't play iTMS protected AAC
> > files. If you've transcoded them into some other format (say by
> > stripping the DRM or burning/re-encoding) then they're no longer
> > 'music purchased from the iTunes store'.
>
> It it isn't music purchased from the iTunes store, where did it come
> from?
>
> If I buy a house from American Home Builders, remove the wall between
> two bedrooms to make a larger room, convert the garage to a den, add on
> another room, and replace all the appliances, lift it off its
> foundation, and move it 100 miles to a new site, I still bought it from
> American Home builders.
You're moving the goalposts. As I said, most devices can't play the
files you get from the iTMS _directly_. Yes, you can transcode them or
whatever but you'd be better off just buying the CD from $LOCAL_SHOP and
encoding it yourself.
Jim
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