Microsoft Unhappy With HP's iTunes Decision

rbrandis writes "The general manager of Microsoft's Windows digital media division David Fester has suggested that iTunes' emerging dominance would be bad for consumers, because it would limit them to the iPod, as opposed to limiting them to Microsoft based products. In a moment of what must have been an attempt at ironic humor he said, 'Windows is about choice - you can mix and match software and music player stuff. We believe you should have the same choice when it comes to music services.'"

Comments

he's right

[ajagci]

Well, he's right, and it's not like Apple's monopolistic impulses are new.

To me, neither Apple nor Sun seem like a good alternative to MS: they are trying to be like MS, they are just less good at it. And being smaller, they are less restrained and more vicious once they manage to sink their teeth into a market.

I guess it takes one to know one...

Re:Choice is layered and classified

[jdifool]

I really would like mods to put some comments along with their points.

Why is this flamebait ? Troll, maybe, even though most of them lost the core definition of troll, but flamebait ?

Take it easy when I say : mods, fuck you.

jdif

Re:MS *is* about choice

[t0ny]

It wont work properly though or too its full potential due to windows being so screwed up

Well, at least your sentence shows the intelligence level you are dealing at. The word TOO means "also", as well as a few other things. None of which, I might add, are apropos in your sentence's context; you probably meant the word "TO", which is a preposition meaning toward (among other things).

For future reference, TO, TWO, and TOO are all different words with different meanings. I know its very confusing, but its true.

Now, brainiac, to address the nonsensical statement which you intended. You really, truly must have your brain baked in the sun if you think that hardware is not working to its 'potential' by working under Windows. How about getting your computer knowledge in the real world rather than on Slashdot? Because quite frankly, most people here really dont know jack shit about computers. I know this place claims to be "news for nerds", but most of you guys are very obviously only at the hobbyist level. Anyone who thinks that Linux holds some kind of fundamental superiority over Windows 2000 or beyond is a zealot, and a quite clueless one at that.

The fact remains (despite your operating system penis envy) that an overwhelming majority of people CHOOSE to use Windows, and the overwhelming majority of companies CHOOSE to write Windows software. There is no compelling reason to use a third-tier OS, other than for special purposes (like servers), or just pure fanaticism.

So stay in school, take a few English classes, and try and learn something about computers. Or better yet, stay away from computers, rational thought doesnt appear your forte'.