--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
"what don't you like about iPods?"
Since you asked:
First and foremost, if I layout money for an MP3 Player, I want to be
able to drag and drop what I want on to and off of the player. I do
not want to have to use proprietary software to use the device. I
definitely do not want the software to attempt to convert my library
to another file format automatically. Additionally, any software that
comes with the device should be super intuitive and easy to use. (If
as an avid and well seasoned mp3 collector, I need a For Dummies book
to use your MP3 software, it's a failure.)
Additionally, the device should be smart enough to automatically sort
my files in the file folders as they are arranged on my computer
drive. I went to a lot of trouble to organize them. The device should
be able to accomodate and understand a simple filing system
automatically and display it back to me on screen. Also, the player
should sync easily and readily with any purchasing site that I want
to use rather than simply the manufacturer's site. Finally, battery
replacement should be simple and affordable.
I've got a fifty dollar one gig player that can do all these things.
It lacks some of the more robust features of the I-pod but it has
better basic functionality. The I-Pod has a lot of bells and whistles
but it's basic functioning is utter and completely worthless. I might
even be willing to overlook these issues with the I-Pod if the price
were more reasonable and I did not suspect that the shortcomings were
designed on purpose to keep my in financial servitude to the device's
manufacturer.
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