Comments on: The New iPod http://linuxbrit.co.uk/blog/2004/07/18/the-new-ipod/ Tom Gilbert's LinuxBrit. Software releases and personal blog. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:24:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: pabs http://linuxbrit.co.uk/blog/2004/07/18/the-new-ipod/#comment-122 Tue, 20 Jul 2004 14:36:13 +0000 http://linuxbrit.co.uk/blog/2004/07/18/the-new-ipod/#comment-122 Also I don't like iPods. Also I don’t like iPods.

]]> by: pabs http://linuxbrit.co.uk/blog/2004/07/18/the-new-ipod/#comment-120 Tue, 20 Jul 2004 07:31:50 +0000 http://linuxbrit.co.uk/blog/2004/07/18/the-new-ipod/#comment-120 <a href='http://www.apple.com/'>Apple</a> making something doesn't mean it's not poo on a stick. The <a href='http://www.apple.com/ipod/'>iPod</a> sucks, and it will continue to suck no matter how many Mac fanboys tell me how nice <a href='http://www.apple.com/itunes/'>iTunes</a> is, how unbelievably intuitive the jog wheel dealy is, or how incredible the <a href='http://www.apple.com/ipod/'>iPod</a> looks. Having legions of mindless idiots blindly swear by your crappy products only makes those of us attempting to make an objective purchase that much more skeptical of the claims coming out of your company and it's colorful entourage of neophyte. Here's why I will never own an <a href='http://www.apple.com/ipod/'>iPod</a>: 1. <acronym title='Digital Rights Management'>DRM</acronym> sucks. Give it up. I want to use my <acronym title='MPEG 1 / Layer 3 Audio'>MP3</acronym> player as a portable hard drive, and so does everyone else. 2. AAC is completely useless. Give us Ogg Vorbis or even WMA (yuck) support. Even MIDI support would be more useful than AAC. 3. Everyone else in the universe can now record. You should be able to as well. 4. <acronym title='Digital Rights Management'>DRM</acronym> still sucks. Apple making something doesn’t mean it’s not poo on a stick. The iPod sucks, and it will continue to suck no matter how many Mac fanboys tell me how nice iTunes is, how unbelievably intuitive the jog wheel dealy is, or how incredible the iPod looks. Having legions of mindless idiots blindly swear by your crappy products only makes those of us attempting to make an objective purchase that much more skeptical of the claims coming out of your company and it’s colorful entourage of neophyte. Here’s why I will never own an iPod:

1. DRM sucks. Give it up. I want to use my MP3 player as a portable hard drive, and so does everyone else.
2. AAC is completely useless. Give us Ogg Vorbis or even WMA (yuck) support. Even MIDI support would be more useful than AAC.
3. Everyone else in the universe can now record. You should be able to as well.
4. DRM still sucks.

]]> by: giblet http://linuxbrit.co.uk/blog/2004/07/18/the-new-ipod/#comment-112 Mon, 19 Jul 2004 17:56:11 +0000 http://linuxbrit.co.uk/blog/2004/07/18/the-new-ipod/#comment-112 Jobs can blow me :) Jobs can blow me :)

]]> by: Anonymous Coward http://linuxbrit.co.uk/blog/2004/07/18/the-new-ipod/#comment-111 Sun, 18 Jul 2004 19:03:45 +0000 http://linuxbrit.co.uk/blog/2004/07/18/the-new-ipod/#comment-111 If you don't buy it Jobs will hate you. If you don’t buy it Jobs will hate you.

]]> by: Lily/Jon http://linuxbrit.co.uk/blog/2004/07/18/the-new-ipod/#comment-110 Sun, 18 Jul 2004 15:34:37 +0000 http://linuxbrit.co.uk/blog/2004/07/18/the-new-ipod/#comment-110 Speaking of iPods, I always assumed unbounded was joking, or misguided when calling you a 007 Superspy, but now I'm not so sure...afterall, <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&lid=1&sid=56166&adBanner=ItOpinions">Spies drink Coke, wear iPods</a</a> Speaking of iPods, I always assumed unbounded was joking, or misguided when calling you a 007 Superspy, but now I’m not so sure…afterall, Spies drink Coke, wear iPods

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