If you bought the song, you have installed iTunes Because that is how you access the iTMS. If you have installed iTunes, you have clicked on the 'Agree' button. If this is not the case then what are you whining about?
However, when you click on the 'Agree' button to the software license agreement you agree to not try and circumvent Apple's efforts to provide protected content. The methods to overcome the protection are really not that difficult. I would think that any/.er would be able to figure it out. On the other hand, to use this method of 'cracking' the protection scheme only forces the RIAA to start looking at M$ for their solution. Basically by working so hard to thwart a DRM scheme that is actually decently fair - geeks are helping M$'s case for.wma. Is that really what you want for you Linux box? To run a M$ file format? Just checking...
While this comment is interesting, it is spoken like like a true geek. In the rest of the world--it is common practice to keep the R&D efforts of a company under wraps. Generally companies want to ensure that their competition is not able to get a leg up by taking shortcuts and getting to the market first. This behavior is not unusual. I am not arguing that Jobs' ego is not enormously huge, just that the point you attempt to make is invalid.
Let me put it on another level for you. Example: you write some incredible code that is going to bring peace and harmony to the world, but you want to make sure that it is actually going to do as it says. Then a friend of yours decides that this information is too cool and can't wait--so they tell the world what you have done. Now the pressure is on and you are trying to push your code out the door without being able to certify the reliability.
It sure sucks for you that your friend released the information before you were ready, doesn't it. But then again it is because you have a huge ego, that is why you wanted to tell the world about it.
As the CEO, Jobs is responsible for the successful coordination of efforts. He takes the pressure, and he takes the credit. He has not publicly humiliated any of his engineers (that I know of).
Well, let the flames begin, but please try to consider the point. I repeat that I am not arguing that Jobs' ego is not enormously huge, just that the point you attempt to make is weakly supported and appears invalid.
It is interesting that you mention a majority of Iomega customers. Care to prove that? If you have stats that show a majority of Iomega customers had problems with the Click-of-Death, I'm sure that many people would be interested. Until then you are simply an "angry person that needs a mommy." The way that I understand the class action (I was a benefactor as well) was that it was a minority. It seems that there is a lot of noise made over this issue. Yes I was upset about my data loss, as I'm sure that those who suffered were. Nonetheless, my Jaz has run flawlessly for several years now. I agree that there are many options out there an I am not likely to purchase one of their Rev drives; however, I am interested to see what they are doing. As a videographer it is a pain in the butt to backup a 20GB project on to multiple DVD-R's or even several double-sided DVD-R's. I might recommend this to my company, we'll see in the second generation.
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If you bought the song, you have installed iTunes Because that is how you access the iTMS. If you have installed iTunes, you have clicked on the 'Agree' button. If this is not the case then what are you whining about?
However, when you click on the 'Agree' button to the software license agreement you agree to not try and circumvent Apple's efforts to provide protected content. The methods to overcome the protection are really not that difficult. I would think that any /.er would be able to figure it out. On the other hand, to use this method of 'cracking' the protection scheme only forces the RIAA to start looking at M$ for their solution. Basically by working so hard to thwart a DRM scheme that is actually decently fair - geeks are helping M$'s case for .wma. Is that really what you want for you Linux box? To run a M$ file format? Just checking...
While this comment is interesting, it is spoken like like a true geek. In the rest of the world--it is common practice to keep the R&D efforts of a company under wraps. Generally companies want to ensure that their competition is not able to get a leg up by taking shortcuts and getting to the market first. This behavior is not unusual. I am not arguing that Jobs' ego is not enormously huge, just that the point you attempt to make is invalid. Let me put it on another level for you. Example: you write some incredible code that is going to bring peace and harmony to the world, but you want to make sure that it is actually going to do as it says. Then a friend of yours decides that this information is too cool and can't wait--so they tell the world what you have done. Now the pressure is on and you are trying to push your code out the door without being able to certify the reliability. It sure sucks for you that your friend released the information before you were ready, doesn't it. But then again it is because you have a huge ego, that is why you wanted to tell the world about it. As the CEO, Jobs is responsible for the successful coordination of efforts. He takes the pressure, and he takes the credit. He has not publicly humiliated any of his engineers (that I know of). Well, let the flames begin, but please try to consider the point. I repeat that I am not arguing that Jobs' ego is not enormously huge, just that the point you attempt to make is weakly supported and appears invalid.
It is interesting that you mention a majority of Iomega customers. Care to prove that? If you have stats that show a majority of Iomega customers had problems with the Click-of-Death, I'm sure that many people would be interested. Until then you are simply an "angry person that needs a mommy."
The way that I understand the class action (I was a benefactor as well) was that it was a minority. It seems that there is a lot of noise made over this issue. Yes I was upset about my data loss, as I'm sure that those who suffered were. Nonetheless, my Jaz has run flawlessly for several years now. I agree that there are many options out there an I am not likely to purchase one of their Rev drives; however, I am interested to see what they are doing.
As a videographer it is a pain in the butt to backup a 20GB project on to multiple DVD-R's or even several double-sided DVD-R's. I might recommend this to my company, we'll see in the second generation.