25 Jan
2010
25 Jan
'10
8:21 a.m.
I'm a self-avowed former Apple hater, so let me address some of the Apple hate below.
;)
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From: Keith M <keithvz at verizon.net>
To: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Mon, January 25, 2010 12:40:14 AM
Subject: Re: Museums
There are tons of ipod/itunes and iphone issues abound
(see ongoing Sherman Antitrust Act lawsuits, like slattery vs apple. >This suit has
been renamed, and I'm too lazy to find it). If you've ever own an ipod, you know
exactly what the problem is. You >must use itunes to manage your ipod, and it only
manages your ipod. Want to just load mp3s onto your ipod without itunes? >You
can't do it (w/o running 3rd party unsupported software that risks damaging the
stability of your ipod). Every other mp3 >player sold(OK, I'm probably pushing my
luck here) supports simply copying the .mp3s directly onto the player. Proprietary
>.AAC extensions, DRM issues, problems w/ corrupted ipods and getting music that you
paid for off it. Moving/switching>/upgrading ipods. Apple charging for removing drm,
etc.
On the other hand, the combination of the iPod/iTunes system works remarkably well. And,
my mother can use it without harassing me. From what I've seen personally, iTunes is
at least as good or better than other iTunes-like stores.
As for lawsuits, this is to be expected. Biggest player in the field = biggest target.
I was mainly talking about the hardware<---->OS
locks. According to the license agreement for OSX, you must install OSX on >Apple
Hardware. If your apple hardware breaks, you have to buy more, expensive, apple hardware
to replace it. You are forced >to buy their hardware to upgrade.
So what? OS X development is supported by the hardware sales. Apple is not selling just a
computer, they are selling a complete solution.
I don't know about video cards, etc, but the pure
number of hardware options available for Windows/Linux users simply kills any >mac
offering.
This is probably true for anything short of a Mac Tower, which has expansion slots in it.
Still need drivers of course.
Isn't simply having much more choice about what
hardware to use better than being given a smaller group to choose from?
I've seen my share of crappy white-box hardware and/or Windows PCs over the years. I
bought a turn-key solution and so far does everything I require of it.
Nobody ever talks about all the good software you get with an Apple machine. I have yet to
see anything that comes standard with a PC that approaches the quality of the iLife suite
of software. Most of that software you get is trialware garbage, whereas the Apple stuff
is fully functional. Not only that, I got Xcode with OS X, a full development suite. How
much extra do I have to pay for Visual Studio on a Windows machine?