Posted by NRen2k5 on 06/10/06 11:43

ZnU wrote:
> In article <Vjqig.1078$X02.231@trnddc02>,
> chuck <chuck@westmichigan.null> wrote:
>
>> 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:\
>
> Yeah, sure. But why would the average consumer possibly prefer this to
> something which automatically syncs their music, playlists, equalizer
> settings, etc. with their portable device?

Because we like to be in control.

- NRen2k5

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