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09/23/09
People that rely on ID3 tags w/o proper filenames are stupid and lazy, and will at some point regret not correcting that ambiguity. Esp if they try to ftp a song with a space in the name.
iTunes? I don't care about iTunes. Never have. I think it's a great idea, but I've always wanted a little more control over my files.
09/23/09
Some device and software combinations allowed a user to sync music from one machine, then take the music off the player and put it on another machine, right out of the box.
Apple restricted that by having the iTunes/iPod pairing.
Now that Apple sells DRM-free songs, I would expect they would be more amenable to allowing other devices to sync with iTunes.
But, Palm seems to be trying to go through the back door to do it.
Have they actually tried going to Apple and asking for permission?
Has anyone?
(I honestly don't know if they have or not)
But, at this stage, I would think Apple would license the code required to sync with iTunes without too much hassle.
It would be in their best interests.
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There are plenty of media apps for the Mac that read and sync with the iTunes library without using iTunes directly(DoubleTwist, Salling Media Sync, Senuti). I see no reason to side with Palm in this particular instance.
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Which, by the way, is my favorite feature of OSX. An OS-level dictionary is really useful when you have more than one word-processing app -- not to mention getting spell-check pretty much any text field ever.
09/23/09
If Microsoft created the Zune without a proper desktop suite and they attempted to break into the iTunes ecosystem with their hardware, would we be asking them to create their own software to work with their device instead of being pissy when it doesn't go well for them?
The music isn't inextricably tied to iTunes. The only issue is having that fact be more apparent, because iTunes has a shit-ton of file folders.
09/23/09
The problem is not that they sync with iTunes. It's how they're doing it.
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As for Amazon, Apple is not directly in competition with them. Their top priority is selling iPods. If people want to put Amazon-purchased music on their iPods, the more the merrier.
09/23/09
The iPod doesn't sync with WMP because Apple wants people to download iTunes. If they did update the iPod to interface with WMP, Microsoft would not block them from doing so. And if they did outright block the iPod, this too would be anti-competitive.
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Itunes is not the default media player for OS X, Quicktime is and always had been. You TELL iTunes to handle certain media files when you first launch it.
Second Apple hasn't blocked the myriad of other iPod syncing plugins for other media players out there so its highly doubtful where MICROSOFT to allow it, they would to.
In closing you dont have a fucking clue what you are talking about
09/23/09
I often use VLC instead. Apple has yet to send me a cease and desist.
Apple does not block syncing with the iTunes library! They just prevent you from using their software to do it. I use DoubleTwist to send media to my T-Mobile G1 all the time.
09/23/09
What you are saying is utter non-sense.
09/23/09
Well, except your thing about buying a Whopper at McDonald's, which is dumb because I can buy a Whopper at McDonald's. They call it a Quarter Pounder.
09/23/09
Protip it wont. OMFG MS IS KILLING INNOVATION.
09/24/09
Now, if one of them did, and then MS patched Zune Marketplace to disallow it, then that would be a forced limitation.
09/23/09
Jobs is not a Grand Moff. You analogy is completely off.
If Jobs was Grand Moff, he would declare that he had dissolved the USBIF. A director would say that the marketplace wouldn't stand for it and ask how industry standards would be maintained. Grand Moff Jobs would then say that the OEMs will maintain order.
While fear - fear of the iPhone - will keep the marketplace in order, that implies that Darth Wozniak would chime in to tell Grand Moff Jobs not to be too proud of the technological terror he had constructed. The power to dominate the digital music marketplace is insignificant next to the power of the Torrents.
Cute - but ultimately it fails. Grand Moff Tarkin was Vader's superior but, ultimately, he took orders from the Emperor. Sorry, Jesus.
Jobs is the Emperor; Schiller is Tarkin; and, of course, there's Darth Wozniak.
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This is like Motorola saying it's set-top boxes should have the right to stream movies instantly from Netflix because netflix has a "almost-monopolistic position" on movie streaming.
If Palm likes iTunes so much, they should copy it, not just steal it outright.
09/23/09
There's also the option of paying royalties to be compatible a la made for iPod labeling we see on white headphones sold by Sony, Memorex, Phillips, et al.
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Kinda sounds the same as the EU ragging on MS for bundling IE with XP.
09/23/09
How about this analogy, Photoshop dominates the image manipulation market. Does that mean that I can just port it to my new tablet and use it for free? Hells no. Can't steal apps.
09/23/09
What make you think that Apple need to cater to their competitors?
09/23/09
iTunes CAN sync with anything, it's just artificially crippled. The fact is that we lose no matter what if Apple gets their way, and that's the problem.
That being said, Palm needs to give up on this for now, and try to get them to change it legally rather then this cat and mouse garbage.
09/23/09
I didn't Say Apple needs to cater to their competitors, Apple shouldn't go out of their way to block access by competitors. Their is legal president saying Apple is in the wrong.
[en.wikipedia.org]
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You should be able to manage your media how you want to with whatever devices you want to, that's why Apple should be taken to town on this one as should MS with their Zune software.
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Edit: Some people may say "What's the point in trying to use iTunes if you have another PMP, why not just get a 3rd party program to do it?" Some people want to use official software with their computer. Apple does not provide adequate support for non-Apple products.
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first. Since you are reluctant to provide us with the ID of the Pre, I have chosen to test this update's destructive power...on your Pre.
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