Seriously, it has been 5 months since Apple released anything new on the computer end. I could live without AppleTV, iPhone and iTunes, but I really want a new mac! Let me give you some advice: it is a bad idea to be first in line for a new model Mac. I have found that you get more reliable computers buying after a model has been out for a while. Now is a good time to buy a MacBook Pro for example.
I find it really hard to get worked up over whether the Beatles are on iTMS or not. I think pretty much everyone who is a fan of the Beatles already owns all their music on CD by now. Heck, I've had pretty much all of the Beatles music on my iPod for years (DRM-free, too!).
Kids these days aren't listening to the Beatles are they?
How about the fact that he just put his money where his mouth is and there is DRM free music on iTunes today? (Duh, that's what this article is about.)
There were a lot of people like you who said "oh, he'd never do it - he just doesn't want to take the heat for supporting DRM". OK, well you were proved wrong.
Yes, Steve Jobs wants his companies to be successful. And lately he has been doing a pretty good job of it. The cool thing about Steve is that consistantly through his career he has done that by focusing on quality and innovation. Compare him to someone like Jack Tramiel who made his career and built his businesses by cost cutting and underhanded dealing (stabbing partners, suppliers, and employees in the back, not keeping his word, etc.)
Seriously, not all business people are exactly the same and Steve Jobs is a very good businessman in the best sense of that word.
Steve Jobs has just succeeded in the first step of completely destroying Microsoft's music strategy I'd hardly call this a "first step" - it is more like "yet another step". Apple has done a pretty good job of shutting down Microsoft's music/media initiatives for years (i.e. Plays4Shit).
Its harder because there isn't a legitimate sales channel to sell into. People whom you might be dealing with would potentially have a reason to know you were nefarious merely because you are trying to sell an OLPC. If there are legitimate OLPCs on the market, it would be harder to know that.
What the fuck is mexicos deal anyways? The rich people in Mexico don't want to spend any money on education or anything else to benefit the underclass. The government is totally corrupt and just has their hand out for a bribe. The vast majority are totally illiterate peasants whose main ambition in life is to come to the US to pick fruit for $.05/hour and live 30 to an apartment. The rich in Mexico like it that way because it is easier to exploit illiterate people.
And with a program like this, they can claim to "teach" kids when in fact they are just watching TV.
The zune could have KILLED the ipod if they removed all the crap they shoveled into it. Give me a fucking break. Even if the Zune had been a great product, I can't see Microsoft overcoming Apple's huge lead.
So what? Apple doesn't need every single person in the world to buy one for it to be a successful product. They don't even need every single Mac user to buy one.
I will buy one. Maybe not this first version (haven't decided yet), but I will definitely buy one.
The iPod was also fairly competitively priced. This phone costs twice as much as comparable phones, has less features, and is locked to a single network. The first iPod had a premium price compared to other hard drive based MP3 players. Also, there isn't a comparable phone to the iPhone. What other phone has visual voice mail? Answer: None. This one feature will be very important to a certain group of people.
I want the iPhone to be just a PDA. For me, they can drop the phone-function, leaving the rest. That's a great idea because we all know the market for stand-alone PDAs is just booming...
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I find it really hard to get worked up over whether the Beatles are on iTMS or not. I think pretty much everyone who is a fan of the Beatles already owns all their music on CD by now. Heck, I've had pretty much all of the Beatles music on my iPod for years (DRM-free, too!).
Kids these days aren't listening to the Beatles are they?
How about the fact that he just put his money where his mouth is and there is DRM free music on iTunes today? (Duh, that's what this article is about.)
There were a lot of people like you who said "oh, he'd never do it - he just doesn't want to take the heat for supporting DRM". OK, well you were proved wrong.
Yes, Steve Jobs wants his companies to be successful. And lately he has been doing a pretty good job of it. The cool thing about Steve is that consistantly through his career he has done that by focusing on quality and innovation. Compare him to someone like Jack Tramiel who made his career and built his businesses by cost cutting and underhanded dealing (stabbing partners, suppliers, and employees in the back, not keeping his word, etc.)
Seriously, not all business people are exactly the same and Steve Jobs is a very good businessman in the best sense of that word.
That was my reaction also. Now, I've just got to find some EMI music on iTunes that I want and don't already own. (Might be hard.)
Just when all doubted there would still be things for people like you to whine about, you've restored our faith in your ability to whine like a baby.
Waaaahh! My MP3 player won't play AAC and there isn't iTunes for Linux (unless you use WINE). Waaaaaahh!
How large is large?
"Dude, this cell phone is teh suck! I could be playing Quake right now! If I were playing Quake on my cell phone, you'd be so p0wn3d!"
Let's face it, the specs on the OLPC are laughable; you could get a better laptop for $200 off of eBay.
Its harder because there isn't a legitimate sales channel to sell into. People whom you might be dealing with would potentially have a reason to know you were nefarious merely because you are trying to sell an OLPC. If there are legitimate OLPCs on the market, it would be harder to know that.
And with a program like this, they can claim to "teach" kids when in fact they are just watching TV.
I hope someone mods this up because it is like the only post for the entire article that is actually relevant or interesting.
I'm unclear how Windows qualifies as a feature.
Did I just read that there will be pink Zunes? They should totally license Nick Drake's song for the ads. "Pink pink pink pink...pink Zune!"
Microsoft Bob was a cheap imitation of ArkInterface Navigator.
Lots of people have Cingular. I have it and I don't think it sucks.
I know lots of people who plan to buy this thing just for visual voice mail.
So what? Apple doesn't need every single person in the world to buy one for it to be a successful product. They don't even need every single Mac user to buy one.
I will buy one. Maybe not this first version (haven't decided yet), but I will definitely buy one.
Well, you do have to credit him with developing the Dvorak keyboard layout which has been shown to increase typing efficiency greatly.
Whatever, if the people of new mexico want to be ripped off funding an obvious fraud, then they are idiots.