Well I was talking on the subject of copywrite on another list.
And I have come to the sad conclusion that the bigger the companies
get the smaller their customers get and the less they actually care.
The sharks care about anyting that can pose a threat in the case of
companies these are others bigger than them or the same sise or
slightly smaller.
Nz is a small country which doesn't help but disabled anyone, imagine
how small we are.
We do not have the power to fight fish such as those what companies
are made of.
And they know we are small so they don't care.
Even the big companies loose in the ongoing progress wars.
We are little more than ants and thats the only conclusion I can make
without swearing on list.
Its the only thing I can think of.
At 06:46 PM 11/15/2013, you wrote:
Hi Steven,
Well, I think your message was intended for me not Dark, but in any
case I'll address your message anyway.
To begin with while I realize you were just stating an opinion I still
think you were bordering on inflammatory when you failed to give
reasons for your opinion. Calling something like Linux inferior
without any explanation as to why you think and feel that way is
unproductive in a discussion like this one. It also happens to be
untrue as Linux is superior to Windows in a number of areas, and so is
a viable option for some users who happen to like the OS for reasons
of their own. So while I won't take your opinion personally I do think
it may be a misinformed opinion.
At any rate, to answer your question I think Apple should make a
version of iTunes available for Linux simply to increase compatibility
with their devices. If I am going to go out and pay $199 for a new
iPhone I think I should be able to use it with any computer and
operating system I choose regardless if it is running Windows, Mac,
Linux, whatever. Weather Linux is inferior or not has nothing to do
with it. I am a customer of theirs and I think I have the right to use
their devices with whatever platform I happen to like best, or I
simply do not buy their devices. End of story.
I guess in a broader sense this is exactly what open source is all
about. It is the freedom of choice. A person is not restricted to one
choice of operating system. Most open source initiatives like Firefox,
Thunderbird, Audacity, LibreOffice, to name a few give the end user a
choice what platform and operating system they wish to use. A lot of
closed source software usually only target one platform and one
operating system restricting a persons choices to whatever the
developer chooses.
We are in fact facing this issue right now with audio games. As you
know many audio games were developed specifically for Windows, but
many blind users are migrating to Mac OS X. In order to play games
they are having to run Windows in a virtual machine or to run Windows
side by side with Mac OS. The best solution is to release a version of
the game for both platforms. However, as the developers aren't
interested in doing that the end user, the customer, is stuck doing
without.
Well, my feeling about iTunes is largely the same principle. I use
Linux on several different computers because it is cheaper, does what
I want it to do, and if an Apple iPhone isn't compatible with Linux
then I'll simply have to find a different phone that is. If Apple is
concerned about my business, which I am certain they aren't, they will
make it possible for me to sink files to and from my Apple device with
Linux. Perhaps if Apple's iPhone was the only show in town I might
have a different opinion, but they aren't. Android is slowly but
surely getting better, and it will do what I want it to do. So when it
comes to freedom of choice Android is better.
Cheers!
On 11/14/13, steven <earge...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Dark,
>
> For games, buying an iphone is much better than buying an Anddroid. I
> Iphone, being the superior phone that it is, has more games than the
> Anddroid. However, I do see the cost issue and some compatibility issues.
> But why would Apple make Itutes for something as inferior as Linux? This is
> my opinion, and should not be taken personally.
>
> Signed,
> Steven
>
>
>
> "Witness for the defense, Albus Percival Wulfrick Brian Dumbledore."
>
> Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
>
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