My point is that even if they removed any restrictions, I would still buy an iPod and I would buy tracks from iTunes because the entire experience is better than what I've seen elsewhere.
I *choose* to spend money on tracks on iTune because it's easy for me. I don't wnat to spend the time to buy a CD, take it home, unwrap it, and click "burn"
I also don't want to search Peer-to-peer sites, find the version that has some semblance of the correct meta-data and deal with it that way.
I know Apple isn't forcing me to use their system. I just don't care about *a lot* (ie- not all) of my music enough to really care about it....and please don't give me crap about my "taste in music" because you have no idea. The fact that I make my decision based on my interest in music and convenience of the system have nothing to do with what kind of music I like.
Also, I'm not lazy, user interfaces and user experiences should be as seemless and efficient as possible, the "Apple system" provides that for me better.
That said, a large majority of my library is mp3 as well (the ones I *do* care about)- but that's irrelevant.
Or realize it but don't care.
Last time I brought this up I got blasted by Slashdot because people seem to think that just because I don't want golden, infinite access to every track purchased since I was 5 years old that that somehow means I have horrible taste in music. Slashdot group thing seems to completely neglect the fact that a dollar for a track is worth it (to me) to get a good amount of use in a very convenient manner (where convenient means: purchase, sync, correct meta-data, no virus, searching, ethical dilemas,etc...)...but if tomorrow I lose the song, I'm not going to miss out considerably. If I really like and want to keep something- I'd just go buy the whole CD. Or... just get over it. That 99cents is the price I pay for "easy"
You can't play songs purchased on itunes music store on your Zune.
That means that if you ever want to move away from an iTunes+iPod to iTunes+Zune, you're unable to.
Apple, I'll still choose to buy music from you because you continue to offer the most seemless system for music management. Just don't force me to do it. You made a good system, just trust in it.
I'm unable to install to review- can someone give me a "more than one sentence" description of the email tagging? How robust is it? How are the tags used? How are the tags arranged in the UI? How easy is it to tag? Can you "auto-tag" on meta data? Can you setup a "rule" like auto-tag? etc... I've been interested in this for awhile.
...you were ahead of your time with your color handheld game that took the same credit card sized game cartridges of as the regular console.
I'll wax nostolgic about how I used to play Dungeon Explorer until the wee hours of the morning- on a quest for Natas.
Good point. Nintendo will have to rely in the "whole product experience" and not the "added/kludge/hacked" approach the others will take if this input method catches on.
But there is a lot to be said for the whole product experience.. it's a good reason the ipod keeps on top.
You could probably check yourself using Opera. try shift-f11 to get into the small screen rendering mode.
I'm not sure if that's the same mode as is being used on the Wii though.
For someone (assuming your a typical FF/slashdot/OSS type) who is against a monopoly or a single monolithic software entity, it a little odd that you would state that.
OSS/FF is great! Freedom of choice! Do what you want!
wait... what? Your software isn't taking over the world? Who cares then.
Neither of these articles say that "simplicity is out" or complexity is the next big thing.
They just say that reducing features in the name of simplicity is not necessarily a good thing.
Slashdot Mirror
I *do* do that, but only because I have to.
My point is that even if they removed any restrictions, I would still buy an iPod and I would buy tracks from iTunes because the entire experience is better than what I've seen elsewhere.
What part of "choose" do you not understand?
...and please don't give me crap about my "taste in music" because you have no idea. The fact that I make my decision based on my interest in music and convenience of the system have nothing to do with what kind of music I like.
I *choose* to spend money on tracks on iTune because it's easy for me. I don't wnat to spend the time to buy a CD, take it home, unwrap it, and click "burn"
I also don't want to search Peer-to-peer sites, find the version that has some semblance of the correct meta-data and deal with it that way.
I know Apple isn't forcing me to use their system. I just don't care about *a lot* (ie- not all) of my music enough to really care about it.
Also, I'm not lazy, user interfaces and user experiences should be as seemless and efficient as possible, the "Apple system" provides that for me better.
That said, a large majority of my library is mp3 as well (the ones I *do* care about)- but that's irrelevant.
Or realize it but don't care. Last time I brought this up I got blasted by Slashdot because people seem to think that just because I don't want golden, infinite access to every track purchased since I was 5 years old that that somehow means I have horrible taste in music. Slashdot group thing seems to completely neglect the fact that a dollar for a track is worth it (to me) to get a good amount of use in a very convenient manner (where convenient means: purchase, sync, correct meta-data, no virus, searching, ethical dilemas,etc...) ...but if tomorrow I lose the song, I'm not going to miss out considerably. If I really like and want to keep something- I'd just go buy the whole CD. Or... just get over it. That 99cents is the price I pay for "easy"
You can't play songs purchased on itunes music store on your Zune. That means that if you ever want to move away from an iTunes+iPod to iTunes+Zune, you're unable to.
Apple, I'll still choose to buy music from you because you continue to offer the most seemless system for music management. Just don't force me to do it. You made a good system, just trust in it.
I'm unable to install to review- can someone give me a "more than one sentence" description of the email tagging? How robust is it? How are the tags used? How are the tags arranged in the UI? How easy is it to tag? Can you "auto-tag" on meta data? Can you setup a "rule" like auto-tag? etc... I've been interested in this for awhile.
Meet the new browser, same as the old browser.
It was an old game on the Turbo Grafix-16.
:)
Most people haven't even heard of the console let alone the games
...you were ahead of your time with your color handheld game that took the same credit card sized game cartridges of as the regular console. I'll wax nostolgic about how I used to play Dungeon Explorer until the wee hours of the morning- on a quest for Natas.
Good point. Nintendo will have to rely in the "whole product experience" and not the "added/kludge/hacked" approach the others will take if this input method catches on. But there is a lot to be said for the whole product experience.. it's a good reason the ipod keeps on top.
You could probably check yourself using Opera. try shift-f11 to get into the small screen rendering mode. I'm not sure if that's the same mode as is being used on the Wii though.
For someone (assuming your a typical FF/slashdot/OSS type) who is against a monopoly or a single monolithic software entity, it a little odd that you would state that.
OSS/FF is great! Freedom of choice! Do what you want!
wait... what? Your software isn't taking over the world? Who cares then.
Håkon Wium Lie
I think they could have looked a little harder for people "not friendly" to MS.
Neither of these articles say that "simplicity is out" or complexity is the next big thing. They just say that reducing features in the name of simplicity is not necessarily a good thing.
They never said it was the Next Big Thing... the summary did. They just said that lack of features is not necessarily a good thing.
You're right. This is very old. I'll also say that I dislike that Norman never puts post dates on his articles.
"Today simplicity, tomorrow convenience. Tomorrow convenience, the next day simplicity." -Norman
Well, it's subjective based on reading your link AC, but all I got out of that was:
Thanks for the link- I was going for a P.B. quote above and beyond being a over-correcting jerk :)
I do not think it means what you think it means.
Sincerely
-Inigo Montoya
..and these guys talk about stairs when Data's falling.
Not the company of the third place winner.
There were sysadmins in medieval days?
They must have been protecting *from* burning during raids, not protecting RAIDs from burning.
I'm curious... if he could generate 30K per month with his program, why only extort for 150K?
Why not just run it for 5 months and call it good?
Interesting article.
Since I know nothing about password generators, a question:
How does a program (like my back account) allow something to try millions of combinations? I mean- it locks me out after like three attempts.