you've just outlined why someone like me who's been using Linux since 1.2.3 has switched to Macs the moment OS X came out. Because I can still do my unix hacking, but when I wish to do osmething else, I don't have to hack to do it. So I have both worlds, together, on one platform.
I went from a household with Sun boxes, indigos and Irix stations, linux modded and overclocked towers, to a household with four G4s.....
in fact, most "Linux" hackers/users have Windows installed on some partition or another system for gaming.
Linux will not take over, it will be what it has always been, and also-run, just like every other OS. It's now an additional choice. No OS will ever dominate.
I won't correct any of your grammar or spelling mistakes, but will merely state you have more than most other things I've read in weeks.
As far as comparisons go, you are comparing two items that cannot be compared. iTunes and iTMS provide the legal means to obtain music and to listen to what you have.
The P2P networks provide a distribution channel, for content, whether it's illegal or legal is unknown, but there is a good case most of it is illegal.
We are not debating legalities or moral stances on whether it is legal or not, that is not the scope of this conversation, nor of this post.
iTunes is not a P2P application, thus your comparison is not valid. The reason why iTunes is the coolest app is simple. It brings the simplicity of a real retail store to the average computer user. That feat alone requires a lot of thought.
Not a single open source product has achieved this, and not a single P2P offering, as you insist on arguing, offers it either. iTMS is the only application/store/1-click/online offering that comes close to replacing online retail stores.
For now anyway. There might be others but iTMS is the first, and so far, the most popular.
Windows users have software that Mac users have, like iTunes, and it works perfectly.
Yet Mac users do not have the software that Windows users have. IT's as if Windows is a better platform?
LEt's not get into Logic Audio and Final Cut Pro and Shake arguments. I use them daily on one of my Macs, and I don't run Windows anymore, ever since OS X came out.. but if this trend continues, it makes me worried.
most open source zealots will state something similar, but the key reason why Apple software is used and enjoyed more than open source, is the misconception by the open source community.
people don't care about IP, about paying licensing fees, about the work involved in getting an app made. PEOPLE care about getting things done.
And if I can do it without worrying about the underlying technology, I will pay a premium. This explains why most artists use Apple products.
Open Office is not intuitive at all, in fact, it's far worse than Microsoft Office for OS X, which Microsoft claims themselves is better than the Windows versino. Intuitive workflows are something that open source lacks.
And how can it have it, when after all, it's always lagging behind the Windows versions of software it tries to mimic. WHen you're playing catchup, you can't be ahead.
clear case of you not finding the post relevant. You realize slashdot lets you control which headlines you are interested in, so if you aren't interested in apple, then de-select it. simple.
I found this post very useful and very interesting, unlike you.
iTunes fits well into the coolest inventions of 2003, maybe you don't understand why, maybe it's an advertising conspiracy.... I wonder which it is?
now you understand how I think. I used to use unix for 10 years, windows for even longer, and now I have nothing but Macs in my house, I feel like I have it all in one OS now.
may not be overclocked, water cooled, but y'know what? I actually use my computer now, isntead of spending my time "modding" it and "upgrading" it, and all that stuff....
wristwatch? I have never in my life worn one, and I think the concept of oen is stupid, considering every public place has a time clock of some sorts, it's useless to have one on my hand.
so the USB wristwatch doesn't cut it.
Not only that, but it can't even hold 20 gigs of digital video.....how useless.
but what is new, is being able to do it without caring about the underlying technology and being able tot ransfer it to an mp3 player I'm going to listen to at the gym, all by clicking a single button labelled as "buy now"
that si cool. Nothing else can do that, not yet, and not for quite a while.
furthermore, why would I want to go to a platform that is filled with nasty ugly hardware kludges when I can use PPC platform? I prever Apple's easy access case, single handle openining, the design of the hardware I love.
I moved away form x86 not only because of Windows, but because of the cable mess of the cases..
the only reason most of the industry "resisted" upgrading was lack of certain applications in true OS X form, such as Quark. Now that almost all the tools the producers of content use are upgarded to OS X, they're all moving to OS X and faster machiens, G5s...
Almost every single profesional center I know of that has "resisted" upgrading has done so the moment all of their apps were released in OS X format.
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if that was it, how come no company has done it yet?
you've just outlined why someone like me who's been using Linux since 1.2.3 has switched to Macs the moment OS X came out. Because I can still do my unix hacking, but when I wish to do osmething else, I don't have to hack to do it. So I have both worlds, together, on one platform.
I went from a household with Sun boxes, indigos and Irix stations, linux modded and overclocked towers, to a household with four G4s.....
people unite when they perceive a common threat.. ie. war.
and most people today don't perceiev lack of evolution as a common threat.. unfortunately.
in fact, most "Linux" hackers/users have Windows installed on some partition or another system for gaming.
Linux will not take over, it will be what it has always been, and also-run, just like every other OS. It's now an additional choice. No OS will ever dominate.
Wicked! Thank you.
I'm rather disappointed that it's never the best technology that wins, but rather the one far from it... BeOS was so superior....
anyway.. thanks a lot!
I won't correct any of your grammar or spelling mistakes, but will merely state you have more than most other things I've read in weeks.
As far as comparisons go, you are comparing two items that cannot be compared. iTunes and iTMS provide the legal means to obtain music and to listen to what you have.
The P2P networks provide a distribution channel, for content, whether it's illegal or legal is unknown, but there is a good case most of it is illegal.
We are not debating legalities or moral stances on whether it is legal or not, that is not the scope of this conversation, nor of this post.
iTunes is not a P2P application, thus your comparison is not valid. The reason why iTunes is the coolest app is simple. It brings the simplicity of a real retail store to the average computer user. That feat alone requires a lot of thought.
Not a single open source product has achieved this, and not a single P2P offering, as you insist on arguing, offers it either. iTMS is the only application/store/1-click/online offering that comes close to replacing online retail stores.
For now anyway. There might be others but iTMS is the first, and so far, the most popular.
I thought that method of "penetration" was called rape?
no, quicktime for Windows has worked reliable for me without a single hitch.
what can I use to convert WM9 files or certain encoded AVI images over to Quicktime aside from this POS software?
we're getting into a really bad situation here.
Windows users have software that Mac users have, like iTunes, and it works perfectly.
Yet Mac users do not have the software that Windows users have. IT's as if Windows is a better platform?
LEt's not get into Logic Audio and Final Cut Pro and Shake arguments. I use them daily on one of my Macs, and I don't run Windows anymore, ever since OS X came out.. but if this trend continues, it makes me worried.
Apple is a USA company. Time is a USA publication.
iTMS is for USA customers.
What is your point?
(I live in Canada though, and although I wish I could access iTMS, it's not up to me to complain or decide, is it?)
most open source zealots will state something similar, but the key reason why Apple software is used and enjoyed more than open source, is the misconception by the open source community.
people don't care about IP, about paying licensing fees, about the work involved in getting an app made. PEOPLE care about getting things done.
And if I can do it without worrying about the underlying technology, I will pay a premium. This explains why most artists use Apple products.
Open Office is not intuitive at all, in fact, it's far worse than Microsoft Office for OS X, which Microsoft claims themselves is better than the Windows versino. Intuitive workflows are something that open source lacks.
And how can it have it, when after all, it's always lagging behind the Windows versions of software it tries to mimic. WHen you're playing catchup, you can't be ahead.
clear case of you not finding the post relevant. You realize slashdot lets you control which headlines you are interested in, so if you aren't interested in apple, then de-select it. simple.
I found this post very useful and very interesting, unlike you.
iTunes fits well into the coolest inventions of 2003, maybe you don't understand why, maybe it's an advertising conspiracy.... I wonder which it is?
where is the code for this?
now you understand how I think. I used to use unix for 10 years, windows for even longer, and now I have nothing but Macs in my house, I feel like I have it all in one OS now.
may not be overclocked, water cooled, but y'know what? I actually use my computer now, isntead of spending my time "modding" it and "upgrading" it, and all that stuff....
heh... whatever.. right.. but iTunes is cool.
wristwatch? I have never in my life worn one, and I think the concept of oen is stupid, considering every public place has a time clock of some sorts, it's useless to have one on my hand.
so the USB wristwatch doesn't cut it.
Not only that, but it can't even hold 20 gigs of digital video.....how useless.
but what is new, is being able to do it without caring about the underlying technology and being able tot ransfer it to an mp3 player I'm going to listen to at the gym, all by clicking a single button labelled as "buy now"
that si cool. Nothing else can do that, not yet, and not for quite a while.
does it say "new" or "coolest"?
I remember having the possibility to surf the web in 1992, as well, so what was so big about Netscape anyway?
Your logic is a bit flawed.
iTunse is the coolest way to buy music online, and that's what the article states.
you are stating the obvious.
but there is a category already, it's called "pop culture". it's what the "unwashed masses" watch and listen to.
the rest of "us" know what we like and don't need the big corporations to enjoy it.
furthermore, why would I want to go to a platform that is filled with nasty ugly hardware kludges when I can use PPC platform? I prever Apple's easy access case, single handle openining, the design of the hardware I love.
I moved away form x86 not only because of Windows, but because of the cable mess of the cases..
one could also argue that the reason why "artists" gravitate to the Mac is the presence of the applications.
Perhaps it is the old adage of "if you build it they will come".
Build a better app on Linux, and the artist will use it.
same reason why I switched from Linux to OS X, and I'm very happy about it :)
bull.
the only reason most of the industry "resisted" upgrading was lack of certain applications in true OS X form, such as Quark. Now that almost all the tools the producers of content use are upgarded to OS X, they're all moving to OS X and faster machiens, G5s...
Almost every single profesional center I know of that has "resisted" upgrading has done so the moment all of their apps were released in OS X format.
one OS to rule them all... no, not yet.
Each OS has it's weaknesses. Linux at the moment has nothing even remotely close to Final Cut Pro 4 or Logic Audio 6.