Posted by (PeteCresswell) on 03/12/07 00:10

Per Stan Brown:
>> iPUD is lame
>
>In what ways?

"Lame" isn't the word I'd use... but a few reasons I'll look to a non-Apple
solution if/when my iPod 60-gigger bites the dust are:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- FM Radio.

Come to think of it, "lame" might apply in that particular case.
Five hundred bucks, and they can't put an FM radio chip in the thing?
Sheesh!

My next device *will* have an FM radio in it.


- Proprietary DB/File Management.

With iPod, it's Apple's way or the highway. Don't even *think* about copying
a couple of mp3s from your iPod to your PC at work - or finding a video and
giving it to somebody else while at the computer at their house.

When looking for my next device, I will look for drag-and-drop all the way
and use something like MusicMatch Jukebox to auto-synch with my music folders
on my home PC.


- Ability to take voice memos without piggybacking additional hardware.

Not a "must" with me... but a nice-to-have and I'll award some points for
it when evaluating devices.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------




--
PeteCresswell

[Back to original message]