Posted by andrew on 10/03/07 23:23

On 2007-10-03, Broadway Blue <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:

[...]

> Well an iPod does play MP3's, so it can legitimately be described as an
> MP3 player! It does do a whole lot more than just play MP3's though, so
> Apple themselves would probably prefer it not to be lumped in with the
> generic MP3 players on the market.

The iPod certainly has been an incredible influence in the public eye
in equating mp3 / iPod / Apple. I wish them all success with this, my
wife has an iPod shuffle and it is an amazing piece of hardware.

It is a pity that this influence seems to exclude, at least in the
public eye such things as alternative music formats such as Ogg
Vorbis and flac for example. Another example is the attempt to link
these devices with proprietary software such as iTunes.

And while I am whinging: those iTunes cards at checkouts everywhere
really get on my goat :-)

Andrew

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and he sat silent, looking old as death.

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