I had the same problem. The iPod Service and iTunes was installed on my computer when I installed QuickTime. I had to search Apple's site to find the standalone QuickTime installer, but would like to have an alternate to QuickTime. I have used QuickTime to view trailers on Apple's site, the only real reason I have it.
I would have to agree.
There have been technological advantages that have made life more convenient, but has also made life less convenient. Where we have become to depend on the technology. However, there have been improvements to the quality of our live.
Have we become the slaves to technology?
It must be a joke. The logic behind this is absurd. It is common for companies to be sued for using another companies technology, but not using their technology. We must of all slipped down the same hole that Alice did.
I want to ask you one question. Do you actually know what I am talking about? No, you do not. Response have clear demostrated that you have not read my original post, or the post that is being responding to. I have expressed my opinion, accept that fact.
You attempted to twist my words in no way demonstrate that you understand my argument. You enter a discussion over a week later believing that your statements are revolutionary and ground breaking. Unfortunately, the are not. This reminds me a certain CEO. Some refer to this as the reality distortion field.
I have to laugh at the fact that you actually believe that this move will influence the large companies to allow there must to be DRM free. Remember this. The day the lawsuits about file sharing stops, the day that other record companies may follow EMI.
It seems time and time again that the RIAA should sue all Americans. This way they will be guaranteed to actually sue someone who owns a computer. Hey, if they do not know how to use it they must be guilty. The more the RIAA embarrasses themselves, the more times that can claim that they are winning.
The iPhone will not be a technological flop as Mircosoft's CEO claims. Apple has been extremely successful in marketing their iPod media player. It is possible to select the iPod benchmark or the MacBook/Mac benchmark. In one sphere they are extreme successful, in the other sphere they are no so. Apple had a 2.2 percent market share for they computers in 2006. Interestingly, Apple is number one in the DAP market at well over 60 percent.
For the market penetration that Apple is looking for seem very high, but may be obtainable. With over 100 million iPod sold worldwide, Apple can reach there goal by selling 10% of that. This is very possible, but Apple needs more partners. Their American partner has a subscription base about 33 million, so it does not seem that they will reach their sales targets in American.
Remember Apple is entering one of the most competitive industries, the cell phone market. Also, no matter how bad people believe Windows is, it still is the dominate operation. It is all about choice and this is what Microsoft and Apple are giving consumers.
Only time will tell how successful the iPhone will be, after the hype has died down and the marketing has began. Neither Apple nor Microsoft knows how successful or unsuccessful the iPhone will be. There are more voices saying that it will be very successful (revolutionary), but this is doubtful.
Here is the story. There are people who do not want iTunes on their computer. It is a fact that it is possible to transfer songs from your computer to another a non-iPod player after using iTunes.
This is just PR. The only record label that has agreed to release their music DRM-free is EMI, and this is for all their music. EMI DRM-free music is not restricted only to iTunes. It is up to the record companies to decide whether or not to release there media DRM-free. No statements to record companies will change this. No speeches by Steve Jobs will change this.
Apple has given inadequate reasons why interplay with their iTunes music store and other services are not possible. Technically it is. If they are making money on hardware, then why do not they open iTunes. On one side Apple is saying "We are selling DRM-free music, since we know that your want it". On the other side they are saying "Sorry but it is impossible to allow iTunes to work with other players". No wonder people like me are skeptical.
Anyone with half a brain know that many other players support AAC files.
You said it. Finally, why would they "care" about the consumer? They're a company. They exist to make money. They don't care about anybody at all; they just want to make products that you want to buy.
It is hard to determine if Apple is challenging the record labels to allow all music to be DRM free, or if this is just PR. The deception is that if Apple really cared about the consumers then they would open iTunes/iStore to work with other players. This is possible, no matter how much the Apple brain trust tries to convince us otherwise. It is assumed that iTunes only work with Apple's iPod series of DAPs. Offering DRM-free content is good for those that own iPod, but mean nothing for those that don't or have not intention on purchasing one.
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I had the same problem. The iPod Service and iTunes was installed on my computer when I installed QuickTime. I had to search Apple's site to find the standalone QuickTime installer, but would like to have an alternate to QuickTime. I have used QuickTime to view trailers on Apple's site, the only real reason I have it.
I would have to agree. There have been technological advantages that have made life more convenient, but has also made life less convenient. Where we have become to depend on the technology. However, there have been improvements to the quality of our live. Have we become the slaves to technology?
It must be a joke. The logic behind this is absurd. It is common for companies to be sued for using another companies technology, but not using their technology. We must of all slipped down the same hole that Alice did.
Anyways we all know that the Canadian copy will show up.
I want to ask you one question. Do you actually know what I am talking about? No, you do not. Response have clear demostrated that you have not read my original post, or the post that is being responding to. I have expressed my opinion, accept that fact.
You attempted to twist my words in no way demonstrate that you understand my argument. You enter a discussion over a week later believing that your statements are revolutionary and ground breaking. Unfortunately, the are not. This reminds me a certain CEO. Some refer to this as the reality distortion field.
I have to laugh at the fact that you actually believe that this move will influence the large companies to allow there must to be DRM free. Remember this. The day the lawsuits about file sharing stops, the day that other record companies may follow EMI.
It seems time and time again that the RIAA should sue all Americans. This way they will be guaranteed to actually sue someone who owns a computer. Hey, if they do not know how to use it they must be guilty. The more the RIAA embarrasses themselves, the more times that can claim that they are winning.
The iPhone will not be a technological flop as Mircosoft's CEO claims. Apple has been extremely successful in marketing their iPod media player. It is possible to select the iPod benchmark or the MacBook/Mac benchmark. In one sphere they are extreme successful, in the other sphere they are no so. Apple had a 2.2 percent market share for they computers in 2006. Interestingly, Apple is number one in the DAP market at well over 60 percent.
For the market penetration that Apple is looking for seem very high, but may be obtainable. With over 100 million iPod sold worldwide, Apple can reach there goal by selling 10% of that. This is very possible, but Apple needs more partners. Their American partner has a subscription base about 33 million, so it does not seem that they will reach their sales targets in American.
Remember Apple is entering one of the most competitive industries, the cell phone market. Also, no matter how bad people believe Windows is, it still is the dominate operation. It is all about choice and this is what Microsoft and Apple are giving consumers.
Only time will tell how successful the iPhone will be, after the hype has died down and the marketing has began. Neither Apple nor Microsoft knows how successful or unsuccessful the iPhone will be. There are more voices saying that it will be very successful (revolutionary), but this is doubtful.
Here is the story. There are people who do not want iTunes on their computer. It is a fact that it is possible to transfer songs from your computer to another a non-iPod player after using iTunes.
This is just PR. The only record label that has agreed to release their music DRM-free is EMI, and this is for all their music. EMI DRM-free music is not restricted only to iTunes. It is up to the record companies to decide whether or not to release there media DRM-free. No statements to record companies will change this. No speeches by Steve Jobs will change this.
Apple has given inadequate reasons why interplay with their iTunes music store and other services are not possible. Technically it is. If they are making money on hardware, then why do not they open iTunes. On one side Apple is saying "We are selling DRM-free music, since we know that your want it". On the other side they are saying "Sorry but it is impossible to allow iTunes to work with other players". No wonder people like me are skeptical.
Anyone with half a brain know that many other players support AAC files.
You said it. Finally, why would they "care" about the consumer? They're a company. They exist to make money. They don't care about anybody at all; they just want to make products that you want to buy.
Case in point. Just PR.
It is hard to determine if Apple is challenging the record labels to allow all music to be DRM free, or if this is just PR. The deception is that if Apple really cared about the consumers then they would open iTunes/iStore to work with other players. This is possible, no matter how much the Apple brain trust tries to convince us otherwise. It is assumed that iTunes only work with Apple's iPod series of DAPs. Offering DRM-free content is good for those that own iPod, but mean nothing for those that don't or have not intention on purchasing one.