The cheeky ad seems to have inspired the press to draw up "doesn't
have" lists...
"Droid lacks Apple's secret weapon: iTunes"
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13526_3-10378321-27.html
"But here's the thing: one reason for the runaway success of the
iPhone--and one of the reasons why Apple still continues to sell more
than 10 million iPods per quarter--is iTunes. Not so much the store,
although that's an important component, but the software. Of course
there are plenty of other applications out there that help you rip CDs
and organize your digital music collection. And there are plenty of
other sources for online music. But the real strength of iTunes is in
the sync process--you plug your iPhone in, iTunes opens up
automatically and recognizes it. Hit the large "Sync" button and it
automatically loads your music (and video, and apps, and anything else
you choose) onto it. (With some devices, depending on your settings,
you don't even need to hit "Sync.") That's the simple, consumer-
friendly, end-to-end experience that Apple figured out first.
"Contrast that with the multi-step process required to transfer music
from a Windows PC to the first Android phone that was available in the
U.S., last year's G1. Amazon provided over-the-air MP3 downloads for
that phone, giving it a rough equivalent to the over-the-air version
of the iTunes store, but let's face it: most digital music is not
purchased, but is ripped from a CD or comes from some other source
(legal or not).
"Verizon, Motorola, and Google haven't said much about music for the
Droid. Maybe they still have a musical trick or two up their
collective sleeves. But without some sort of equivalent to the iTunes
desktop application, the Droid may be a great phone, but it won't be a
great music phone.
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