>This is a sincere question, not a troll: What's the appeal of the iPod in the first place? >I'm 40 years old, so....
Well, I'm 60+ and the iPod makes me feel 20 again. I really go for superbly executed products and the iPod's tactile controls & intuitive UI strike me as perfect. And no other player connects with the incredible iTunes Music Store.
I live in a rural area and had not purchased ANY music in 30 years. iTMS has... IIRC 40 different performances of the Mozart Requiem spanning four continents and roughly 50 years. How fantastic to sample and compare before you buy! Re-discoveering all the great 60's rock was like opening a portal and traveling back in time. I bought $2,000 worth of music in six months, just catching up.
Free song every week, clever, and I'm surprised to find I like (and buy) a lot of the new music. iTunes software streams radio broadcasts clearer than my FM set. Podcasts? Accessories? More features all the time (I'm not really on board with the video yet, good quality but small display).
So... the appeal for me is no single thing. But the simple fact is that iTMS and the iPod have transformed the way I purchase and enjoy music.
>Digita is building country-wide solution in Finland based on first one. >What's interesting about their project, is that they started building in mind of >covering all rural areas before offering service to larger cities.
Rah! I live in the boonies and slurp bandwith from the next town with a glorified Pringles solution; cable & DSL will never be available. Wish USA telcos would utilize wireless technologies to make broadband widely available instead of expanding a Smörgåsbord of solutions in the already saturated urban markets.
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>This is a sincere question, not a troll: What's the appeal of the iPod in the first place?
... IIRC 40 different performances of the Mozart Requiem spanning four continents and roughly 50 years. How fantastic to sample and compare before you buy! Re-discoveering all the great 60's rock was like opening a portal and traveling back in time. I bought $2,000 worth of music in six months, just catching up.
>I'm 40 years old, so....
Well, I'm 60+ and the iPod makes me feel 20 again. I really go for superbly executed products and the iPod's tactile controls & intuitive UI strike me as perfect. And no other player connects with the incredible iTunes Music Store.
I live in a rural area and had not purchased ANY music in 30 years. iTMS has
Free song every week, clever, and I'm surprised to find I like (and buy) a lot of the new music. iTunes software streams radio broadcasts clearer than my FM set. Podcasts? Accessories? More features all the time (I'm not really on board with the video yet, good quality but small display).
So... the appeal for me is no single thing. But the simple fact is that iTMS and the iPod have transformed the way I purchase and enjoy music.
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>Digita is building country-wide solution in Finland based on first one.
>What's interesting about their project, is that they started building in mind of
>covering all rural areas before offering service to larger cities.
Rah! I live in the boonies and slurp bandwith from the next town with a glorified Pringles solution; cable & DSL will never be available. Wish USA telcos would utilize wireless technologies to make broadband widely available instead of expanding a Smörgåsbord of solutions in the already saturated urban markets.