Did you even read why they laid off 2000 people? That was because of a merger with another company. They were duplicate jobs due to overlap of the merger with Siebel, not so they can save some money to buy JBoss.
I didn't know it was so bad compared to Windows. I haven't used the Windows version since the 90's, so I don't really have any point of reference anymore. What are the main differences that stand out?
Technically, yes there will be a loss of quality. But in actual use, there is no discernable difference if you convert to at least 192 kbps mp3. They both sound the same to my ears in the car and on the ipod. I guess it all depends on how each person's ears interpret the sounds...
iTunes itself will convert AAC to MP3 for you. It just won't convert protected AAC (m4p) to mp3 for you. You use hymn to create the unprotected AAC (m4a) and then iTunes will happily transcode it into an mp3 for you.
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Did you even read why they laid off 2000 people? That was because of a merger with another company. They were duplicate jobs due to overlap of the merger with Siebel, not so they can save some money to buy JBoss.
I didn't know it was so bad compared to Windows. I haven't used the Windows version since the 90's, so I don't really have any point of reference anymore. What are the main differences that stand out?
Have you tried Quicken? It really is a nice finance manager, and I hear they have a native mac version...
Technically, yes there will be a loss of quality. But in actual use, there is no discernable difference if you convert to at least 192 kbps mp3. They both sound the same to my ears in the car and on the ipod. I guess it all depends on how each person's ears interpret the sounds...
iTunes itself will convert AAC to MP3 for you. It just won't convert protected AAC (m4p) to mp3 for you. You use hymn to create the unprotected AAC (m4a) and then iTunes will happily transcode it into an mp3 for you.
Oh my god!!! You figured out magical step 2! Now where did I put that patent application form?