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iTunes 4.9 To Support Podcasting
WaRrK writes "O'Reilly Radar are reporting that in a demo at D: All Things Digital Conference, Steve Jobs showed off iTunes 4.9, which has support for iPodder like functionality. Although, he was "slightly" dismissive of the phenomena, describing it as "Wayne's World for radio". Also, whilst currently only supporting free content, they are not ruling out paid for podcasting in the future. iTunes 4.9 should be available within 60 days." Yeah, Steve's kinda right on this - podcasting is neat & all, but the breathy overstatement of how it will change our lives is a wee bit overdone.
Is that some sort of record, Slashdot editors?
"Was it a millionaire who said 'Imagine No Posessions?'" -- Elvis Costello
Change out lives?
I'm more worried about changing out the batteries.
Bureaucracy loves company.
Ogg Vorbis support for the three people on the planet who use it.
Steve has just never gotten over the Video Toaster being for the Amiga and not the Mac.
Learning HOW to think is more important than learning WHAT to think.
Yeah, and I'm still in shock. I mean, a Slashdot editor with common sense? Isn't that one of the signs of the Apocalypse?
c.
Log in or piss off.
"iTunes to Drop DRM"
In related news, the entire music industry has dropped support for Apple's iTunes Music Store and is suing Apple for breach of contract, loss of revenue and numerous copyright violations.
Consumers wishing refunds on their now almost useless iPods were advised by Apple store and helpline staff "Shit no! We need every cent for the court battles now! If we win, you'll get you music back, but until then we need to push this case through and put the business on the line because it's a principle dear to a few hundred geeks on Slashdot!"
The popular Slashdot website commented cryptically today "Less space than a Nomad. No FM. Lame." A few posters on the website criticised Apple for not going far enough.
One poster commented: "They should storm the citadel of the star-star-AA. Maybe with leet swords of righteousness plus seventeen, you know, for EverQuest, or maybe with those cool guns you get on Halo-2, but not the original Halo because that was just crap. The ending was better though, so YMMV. That'd be so cool, and then they'd be teh godz. I still wouldn't buy their shit though. It's not free enough for me."
Business Analysts changed the rating of Apple's stock from "buy" to "get the hell out of there! Just run and don't look back for the love of God!" This move is expected to cause Apple stock to suffer.
Darl McBride, CEO of the foundering SCO corporation has offered to step in to Apple's CEO role and bring the company back to health. "I believe that Apple can still make a case that Microsoft stole their UI, and by charging every Windows owner on Earth a simple, one-off $299 fee, we'll recoup those losses."
Noted software tycoon Bill Gates was unavailable for comment, as he was admitted to hospital suffering convulsions caused by fits of continuous hysterical laughter.
Er, do you know about this?
http://www.kcrw.com/podcast/
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"Sebastian you're in a mess. They called you King of all the Hipsters, is it true or are you still the Queen?" -- B
Although, he was "slightly" dismissive of the phenomena, describing it as "Wayne's World for radio".
/just sayin
This reminds me of those sentences from grade-school, where you had to circle all the problems with the sentence and rewrite it so it made sense.
"Yeah, Steve's kinda right on this - podcasting is neat & all, but the breathy overstatement of how it will change our lives is a wee bit overdone."
Maybe Steve's just learned his lesson, since stating that the Segway would "transform human mobiliy" and we all know how that's turned out...
So does that mean nerdy, podcasting geeks will get hot babes?
-- If god wanted me to have a sig, he'd have given me a sense of humor.
Like Steve is actually reading this.
> Remember (or have you heard of) the pet rock
The guy made a million dollars!
Posted from the wireless couch.
People want you to use OGGs because they sound better. People can rip their music as OGGs and it's going to sound better than music from P2P (almost all MP3s) and their non-open-source-using friends. This is going to make them think "wow, maybe this open source stuff really is better; I should tell all my friends" even if it's subconsciously, and then free software wins.
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Anybody listening to a 20-year old math lecture on the subway deserves to have their white headphones and their lunch money swiped.