Which Linux is the one true linux that counts? And for someone that doesn't care about a $130 OS from a company like Apple (hint: Linux companies make money too), you sure spend a lot of time trolling this post. Feeling inadequate are we?
i'm curious as to what system you're using where files never fragment?
As people have already pointed out, there are a few multiple desktop options availible for OS X, as well as Expose, which helps aliviate the need for multiple desktops.
Sure there are plenty of shareware apps that are overcharged for, but there are also many that are well worth the money, and just as many that are free, or non-enforced shareware. Try www.tucows.com and www.versiontracker.com for OS X apps of all types. Not to mention with X11 and fink, just about all of your free linux apps will run in OS X too.
As for the lack of choice, I seriously suggest you check some of the software sites before you say that again. There are lot's of choices, it just so happens many users like Apple's choices best.
Finaly, Apple isn't much in the business of profiting off the OS. The OS sells the hardware, which is where they really get their money.
Well, anyone who buys a portable product and doesn't consider that the battery will eventualy die and need replacing or the unit will need to be replaced is a complete idiot and deserves everything they have comming.
Batteries die? Say it aint so! As for premature failure, I haven't heard of many counts of that.
like all Apple hardware, can you say laptop recharger failures?
I can say it, but it holds no meaning to me. The only chargers I've seen fail were badly mistreated. And if they were under waranty, Apple glady replaced them.
2) When it doesn't fail the battery lasts HALF as long as the competition (6 real world hours versus 13-14)
I personaly routinely get 9 - 10 hours of real world use. I know plenty of other iPod owners who get the same.
3) The iPod doesn't support FLAC, it doesn't support OGG, and its generally more standards limited
The iPod could support both FLAC and OGG if someone would get off their ass and hack the firmware. Apple has repeatedly said that the firmware allows for added format compatibility, and proved it when they added AAC. If you can hack the damn thing to run Linux, you can hack the damn thing to do OGG.
4) The iPod works with ONE machine, while competitors products will work with MULTIPLE PCs without a hitch
Completely and utterly false.
Not only do ALL the above apply but, check this, THE BASE STATION HAS AN ETHERNET ADAPTER. You can network it IMMEDIATELY and access it from any client on said LAN.
When I plug my iPod into my computer, I can access it from any other computer on my LAN as well.
Oh, and did I mention that the Karma is $100 less expensive than a comparable iPod, that its SMALLER than the iPod, that it's LIGHTER than the iPod
And made by Rio. I haven't liked Rio for a long time, which is probably why I don't buy their products. But if you like them, go ahead and buy.
that it's owned by D&M (read Denon, read ACTUAL audio company).
CreativeLabs is an actual audio company too, but I wouldn't buy any speakers made by them to put into a home audio system. Just because a company is in th ebusiness, doesn't imply they're good at the business.
I don't know about you, but I look for value, good design, and usability in what I buy.
As do I, hence I bought an iPod.
The ONLY reason to buy an iPod today is because you care more about image and public perception than you do having a product that works.
Or because you care about having a product that works and interfaces properly with your computer, not to mention doubles as a portable bootable disk and is easy to use.
Face it, Apple has marketed the hell out of ther iPod and Mac fanatics have just furthered it along in the "trendy" way they have of pushing Apple's crappy gear.
You know, most people aren't masochists and spend more money on a product that puts them in a worse position. I don't suppose it's ever occured to you that people buy Apple because the product is genuinely of better quality than many of the other options and is worth it to those that buy it have you? I could turn it easily arround and tell you I hate RIO products, and I think the only reason this Karma sells is because OGG finatics have pushed a shitty and unsupported product into the market.
Enjoy your dead iPod, my Karma is running great!
My iPod is running great, thank you. Enjoy your Karma
It's wrong, which is why you didn't know it. The iPod can be synced with any number of machines, but you have to do the syncing by hand. If you set it up to automaticaly sync with the computer you plug it into, it will add all the songs on the current computer that aren't on your iPod, and delete all the songs on your iPod that aren't on your computer. Set up a manual sync and you can take music from any and all computers.
So wait a minute, you mean to tell me a business that is out to maximise revenue would not implement a repair/replacement policy that would have kept the idiots quiet as opposed to allowing them to get themselves worked up into a frenzy and scream bloodymurder from the mountain tops?
You know, you can buy an iPod battery for about $50 and replace it yourself. The $99 charge is for replacement and testing, witha guarantee behind it.
As for your jukebox compared to the iPod, the only major advantage I see is that you have optical in. The iPods (the new ones) have the ability to record through a mic too.
It's a matter of not being able to please everyone at once. When they did the bulk updates, people were ticked because they couldn't pick and choose what to install, so now you get them piece by piece, of course, now people want them all at once
Well, for starters, as a musician, I tend to record my performances. Likewise, part of my public speaking courses involves recordings of ourselves. Look, I'm not taking a position one way or the other here, what I'm saying is that it's unfair and demeaning to treat your customers as criminals.
And if copyrights were abolished, anyone could take Linux code, throw it into a proprietary piece of software, chage mega bucks and never release it. IOW no copyright = free if you want to = no way to really enforce GPL et al.
Because Apple sells itself as being about more than just the bottom line. Their whole branding is based on this illusion that they are revolutionizing the world, "thinking differently", etc. The reality is far different. They are sugarcoating life for us. They took the same old plantation system from the pre-digital era and created a well designed, easy to use, flashy system for carrying it online with the iTMS. If Apple really wanted to be revolutionary they would have done it differently. Instead it's just co-opting the appearance of revolutionary while neglecting the actual substance.
Apple does do something different. They treat every one the same. Big lable indie lable, it doesn't matter, you all get the same deal from Apple. Big lables get just as much exposure on iTMS as the indies.
Because unless I've got my Airport set up to connect to the strongest signal (not default setting) it will only try to connect to the last used network and if it doesn't, it wont connect at all until I tell it to.
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Which Linux is the one true linux that counts? And for someone that doesn't care about a $130 OS from a company like Apple (hint: Linux companies make money too), you sure spend a lot of time trolling this post. Feeling inadequate are we?
i'm curious as to what system you're using where files never fragment?
As people have already pointed out, there are a few multiple desktop options availible for OS X, as well as Expose, which helps aliviate the need for multiple desktops.
Sure there are plenty of shareware apps that are overcharged for, but there are also many that are well worth the money, and just as many that are free, or non-enforced shareware. Try www.tucows.com and www.versiontracker.com for OS X apps of all types. Not to mention with X11 and fink, just about all of your free linux apps will run in OS X too.
As for the lack of choice, I seriously suggest you check some of the software sites before you say that again. There are lot's of choices, it just so happens many users like Apple's choices best.
Finaly, Apple isn't much in the business of profiting off the OS. The OS sells the hardware, which is where they really get their money.
Nah, just start buying computers that use open firmware
What does running a mac have to do with using Open Firmware?
Well, anyone who buys a portable product and doesn't consider that the battery will eventualy die and need replacing or the unit will need to be replaced is a complete idiot and deserves everything they have comming.
1) The iPod's battery is prone to failure
Batteries die? Say it aint so! As for premature failure, I haven't heard of many counts of that.
like all Apple hardware, can you say laptop recharger failures?
I can say it, but it holds no meaning to me. The only chargers I've seen fail were badly mistreated. And if they were under waranty, Apple glady replaced them.
2) When it doesn't fail the battery lasts HALF as long as the competition (6 real world hours versus 13-14)
I personaly routinely get 9 - 10 hours of real world use. I know plenty of other iPod owners who get the same.
3) The iPod doesn't support FLAC, it doesn't support OGG, and its generally more standards limited
The iPod could support both FLAC and OGG if someone would get off their ass and hack the firmware. Apple has repeatedly said that the firmware allows for added format compatibility, and proved it when they added AAC. If you can hack the damn thing to run Linux, you can hack the damn thing to do OGG.
4) The iPod works with ONE machine, while competitors products will work with MULTIPLE PCs without a hitch
Completely and utterly false.
Not only do ALL the above apply but, check this, THE BASE STATION HAS AN ETHERNET ADAPTER. You can network it IMMEDIATELY and access it from any client on said LAN.
When I plug my iPod into my computer, I can access it from any other computer on my LAN as well.
Oh, and did I mention that the Karma is $100 less expensive than a comparable iPod, that its SMALLER than the iPod, that it's LIGHTER than the iPod
And made by Rio. I haven't liked Rio for a long time, which is probably why I don't buy their products. But if you like them, go ahead and buy.
that it's owned by D&M (read Denon, read ACTUAL audio company).
CreativeLabs is an actual audio company too, but I wouldn't buy any speakers made by them to put into a home audio system. Just because a company is in th ebusiness, doesn't imply they're good at the business.
I don't know about you, but I look for value, good design, and usability in what I buy.
As do I, hence I bought an iPod.
The ONLY reason to buy an iPod today is because you care more about image and public perception than you do having a product that works.
Or because you care about having a product that works and interfaces properly with your computer, not to mention doubles as a portable bootable disk and is easy to use.
Face it, Apple has marketed the hell out of ther iPod and Mac fanatics have just furthered it along in the "trendy" way they have of pushing Apple's crappy gear.
You know, most people aren't masochists and spend more money on a product that puts them in a worse position. I don't suppose it's ever occured to you that people buy Apple because the product is genuinely of better quality than many of the other options and is worth it to those that buy it have you? I could turn it easily arround and tell you I hate RIO products, and I think the only reason this Karma sells is because OGG finatics have pushed a shitty and unsupported product into the market.
Enjoy your dead iPod, my Karma is running great!
My iPod is running great, thank you. Enjoy your Karma
It's wrong, which is why you didn't know it. The iPod can be synced with any number of machines, but you have to do the syncing by hand. If you set it up to automaticaly sync with the computer you plug it into, it will add all the songs on the current computer that aren't on your iPod, and delete all the songs on your iPod that aren't on your computer. Set up a manual sync and you can take music from any and all computers.
So wait a minute, you mean to tell me a business that is out to maximise revenue would not implement a repair/replacement policy that would have kept the idiots quiet as opposed to allowing them to get themselves worked up into a frenzy and scream bloodymurder from the mountain tops?
I doubt it
You know, you can buy an iPod battery for about $50 and replace it yourself. The $99 charge is for replacement and testing, witha guarantee behind it.
As for your jukebox compared to the iPod, the only major advantage I see is that you have optical in. The iPods (the new ones) have the ability to record through a mic too.
Apple is leading, everyone who wants to conform to the new standard should use the same battery type used in iPods. There, now we have a standard.
And they are user replacable.
It's a matter of not being able to please everyone at once. When they did the bulk updates, people were ticked because they couldn't pick and choose what to install, so now you get them piece by piece, of course, now people want them all at once
Bah, a real music fan knows what song he's listening to in the first 3 seconds.
Because while the names may suck, the products don't.
iTunes as a player has been arround since before OS X. It's the music store that's new
Well, for starters, as a musician, I tend to record my performances. Likewise, part of my public speaking courses involves recordings of ourselves. Look, I'm not taking a position one way or the other here, what I'm saying is that it's unfair and demeaning to treat your customers as criminals.
But a good portion of users will indeed use WMP, because it's the default. And the default automaticaly applies DRM to your own work.
What iTunes are you using?
And if copyrights were abolished, anyone could take Linux code, throw it into a proprietary piece of software, chage mega bucks and never release it. IOW no copyright = free if you want to = no way to really enforce GPL et al.
Because Apple sells itself as being about more than just the bottom line. Their whole branding is based on this illusion that they are revolutionizing the world, "thinking differently", etc. The reality is far different. They are sugarcoating life for us. They took the same old plantation system from the pre-digital era and created a well designed, easy to use, flashy system for carrying it online with the iTMS. If Apple really wanted to be revolutionary they would have done it differently. Instead it's just co-opting the appearance of revolutionary while neglecting the actual substance.
Apple does do something different. They treat every one the same. Big lable indie lable, it doesn't matter, you all get the same deal from Apple. Big lables get just as much exposure on iTMS as the indies.
Because unless I've got my Airport set up to connect to the strongest signal (not default setting) it will only try to connect to the last used network and if it doesn't, it wont connect at all until I tell it to.
And mac users have been under constant berration by the PC community for longer than we've been taking swipes at the nightly security updates.
Well see, in order for the opposite to be true, you have to turn your PC on first, and let it get past the BIOS
D-link router? Or maybe linksys?
Only if that user is root. Even the admin accounts in OS X can not access certain parts of the machine without root. And Root is disabled by default.
Which good games? The only one I can think of off the top of my head is Half-Life, which the mac port was canned by sierra.