Posted by NRen2k5 on 11/17/22 11:48

Michelle Steiner wrote:
> In article <J04dg.93480$yN.1468424@weber.videotron.net>,
> NRen2k5 <nomore@email.com> wrote:
>
>>>>> iPod works on Mac OS and Windows XP
>>>> WRONG
>>> No, he's right; iPod works with both Mac OS and Windows XP.
>> Care to stop misquoting me? The full quote to which I was replying
>> was:
>
> I didn't misquote you; I copied and pasted.
>
>>> wma players lock you in to windows and wimp iPod works on Mac OS
>>> and Windows XP
>> Which is not true. "WMA players" can be used with several Windows
>> flavours as well as Linux distros.
>
> It's not my fault that you can't quote and reply accurately. Your reply
> included the last sentence, and you were wrong about that--period.

Madam, it is *you* who has quoted and replied improperly.

NRen2k5 wrote:
> Harri Mellin wrote:
>> wma players lock you in to windows and wimp
>> iPod works on Mac OS and Windows XP
>
> WRONG
>
> iPod locks you to iTunes. iTunes lock you to iPod.


> As has been shown to you, iTunes will work with more players than just
> the iPod.

It has not been shown to me. What has been shown to me so far is that
one has to make use of lossy workarounds such as burning and re-ripping.

>>> BTW, you can use iTunes just find without an iPod--you can use it
>>> to play music on your computer, and even through your stereo
>>> system, without an iPod.
>> Can I use iTunes to put music on my Creative MP3 player? How about on
>> an iRiver? A Samsung? A Rio? A Dell? A Sandisk? A Sony?
>
> That has already been answered. Do you know any music software that can
> download to every make and model of MP3 player?

Windows Media Player (spit) tries to fit that bill. Obviously it doesn't
succeed, but Apple doesn't even try.

>> Can I play Napster, Puretracks, Bonfire or Yahoo music on iTunes/iPod?
>
> You can't play Napster on iPod because they locked out the iPod; I don't
> know, nor do I care, about the rest.

For someone who doesn't care, you sure are getting upset.

- NRen2k5

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