On Sep 15, 2005, at 1:37 PM, Barry Roberts wrote:
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An 80% market share would tend to say
that the people who hate the iPod are in the minority, not the
majority. If they hated it, why would they be buying it?
Checking the headers to make sure I'm on the right list... Yep, it's
PLUG. Windows must be a LOT better than Mac or
Lnux if quality/satisfaction==market share.
Yes, it's true. Market share doesn't always equal quality or
satisfaction. But for everybody I know who has an iPod or has used an
iPod (which is quite a few), they have been very happy and very
satisfied.
And I only meant iTunes. AFAICT, it's pretty crappy Windows app.
I haven't used it tons on Windows. Most of my use has been on OS X.
It seemed ok when I have used it, but it hasn't been for extended
periods of time. YMMV.
Lastly, I don't know of many (if any) players that _do_ let you move
songs. At least there are ways to move songs using the iPod, even if
they are low-level.
You got me there. If no other player lets you get your music off the
player, that's not a strike against an iPod.
See the other posts about this.
The other thing that I hope will REALLY make me like my iPod is when
linux runs on the iPods you can buy new now. It looks like its
getting close, so if it does get finished, iPods would totally rule.
I wouldn't get all that excited about it. My iPod dual boots the Apple
firmware and the latest version of iPodLinux. The iPodLinux interface
is almost like the Apple one, only a little less polished (i.e. the
scroll wheel is a little touchier, etc.) It also really stinks for
browsing your library and playing music. It does have better games,
though. :) When it can play music as well as the Apple firmware
(including Ogg files), then it will be worth using.
Grant
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