NFLnut wrote: > QFT > > The only iDevices that I own are the 1st gen click wheel and the 1st gen > iPod Touch. And I have rarely used them. iTunes however, is THE single > worst piece of software I have ever used! I have zero interest in > proprietary, crippled hardware that I cannot customize and use in nearly > any way I so choose.
I just can confirm similar feelings in regards to the proprietary closed devises. The funny thing is that we are more in the minority. Mainstream needs easy to use fancy devices, and Apple sales just confirms that. Android world also follows it. The same is about SONOS and many other items appeared on the market. It is like the discussion about proprietary copy rights and many other topics a lot of us are not happy about this, but market goes own way. Most consumers do not really care as long as it works and do not mind when something goes into the trash bin after just few months of service. It is where the mainstream is, where most of cash is in. And the future will be just evolving further in this direction: more content will be leased and not owned, more devices will be going that way. New Windows will just reinforce this trend as it will be much more closed systems then we used to have. Linux will be own island where remaining freedom spirit will be. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AndreE's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30476 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96191
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