"...you can build on your own using the same spec parts...."
IT departments build PCs? Don't most of them just go to Dell or HP and buy in bulk? I can't imagine some poor harried IT guy trying to build, say, 500 boxes from scratch.
Some here make it sound as if there are ZERO Macs in corporate america. Nothing could be farther from the truth. They are there already, in smaller numbers and doing specific jobs.
They won't remove the town, they'll just build the wall down the middle of the street, separating friends and families so that one day the leader of Germany will come here and declare "Mr. President, tear down this wall!". And a future generation, much wiser than the ours, will do just that.
You misread what I wrote. I didn't say he could use ANY of those letters. I didn't specify that he is an Officer, mainly because I was in too much of a hurry to check, so I made a general statement to the effect that those appointed to the Order, at any level, can use the post-nominal letters of their rank.
He would have to give up his Canadian citizenship to have British peerage bestowed upon him. Only one person comes to mind who has done that, Conrad Black, who now wants his citizenship back supposedly.
Gosling will be able to use the letters OC, CC or CM after his name however.
You sound as if you're a carrier, and have an axe to grind with Apple. I wonder why all the carriers charge basically the same price for monthly service. That's not much competition. And if they are all so competitive it makes me wonder why only ONE would even break with tradition and deal with Apple at all.
How do you know that Apple didn't try to get an unlocked version? You don't.
"Once they come out with an unlocked, programmable iPhone, then it's maybe worth looking at it again."
Remember, this is the very first iteration of the iPhone. Expect many more models to follow, just as Apple has done with the iPod. You may very well get your wish eventually. I got the impression from the article that Jobs negotiated (he didn't get everything he wanted, which is why he had to negotiate in the first place, and why you shouldn't place all the blame on him) and got as much as he possibly could from the deal. Remember that he was turned down from the other carriers. He made a deal. Robust sales will give him the negotiating power he needs to break the back of the carrier cartel and produce a phone that is unlocked, cheaper, and maybe programmable to some degree.
"I don't want Jobs controlling what my phone does or how it does it anymore than Cingular."
Well golly gee willikers, don't buy one then!
Did you actually understand the gist of the article, how difficult it is to get through the "orifices" to get to the customers? The carriers are (except Cingular when it came to Jobs apparently) in total control of the delivery system, and can demand anything they want from phone manufacturers. So you don't want Jobs controlling your phone -- do you feel better letting some other faceless corporation control it, seemingly in cahoots with every other carrier so they can all make the same rules and charge basically the same price?
Yeah people still buy 78s too! I even know somebody with a record player that's nearly a hundred years old! I wonder why that great long-lasting format isn't so popular any more? Must have something to do with advancing technology.
"There's a real chance that FairplayAACs could become obsolete before CDs do."
I'm sure it will but so what. That has nothing to do with anything. I'm no more locked in Fairplay than you are and neither is anybody else.
This is just another thinly disguised cash grab in the form of a largely unenforceable law. I can just see it now; pseudo-cops running after citizens in rush hour to issue them a citation for Walking Without Due Care and Attention./rolls eyes
I guess the tax haul from jaywalking tickets must be down.
Canada has a multi-party system of government and four major parties: The Conservatives (current minority government), the Liberals, the NDP, and the Bloc Québecois. However, only the Conservatives or the Liberals actually win enough seats to form a government (so far). The other two parties can play a significant role however if the government is a minority one (as it is now). By giving their support to the Official Opposition in a critical vote they can cause the government to be defeated and force an election.
I'll keep your wise words in mind when your CDs go the way of the 8-track player and the vinyl LP. Though i suppose you will be able to sell them for a couple bucks to hard core collectors like yourself. Meanwhile, if you choose to lug around 500 CDs in your car or stick them on a shelf so you can show them off to your (extremely impressed) friends, then go for it. Personally, I keep my music out of sight and largely out of mind until I actually listen to it. I really don't need it in my face or underfoot.
I can still put my files in ANY format I want. There is NOTHING stopping me. And thank heaven I don't have to carry around 500 silly CDs.
"Yeah, for now because you're not being inconvenienced by the here and now. Hopefully, you won't experience a time where you do care."
This is music we're talking about here, not a wheelchair or a pacemaker. Inconvenience isn't even an issue. Minor annoyance maybe - but i doubt it will even be that.
If i'm really really REALLY so downtrodden and hard up for my oh-so-precious music files guess i'll have to listen to the radio or buy some more. It's no BIG DEAL.
"Then again, people have accused me of being an apple fanboi, so what do I know. . . 8^)"
Some people will accuse ANYBODY of that for even the most specious reasons. For some you either hate Apple totally and say so regularly or you are a fanboy.
"Apple's stated premise (just want to add emphasis to the fact that I don't necessarily believe it) is that people would rather pay the dollar to get a song than pirate it."
They sure have sold a boat load of songs to a lot of non-believers.
I have no trouble backing up an entire drive on a regular basis, so I'm not the least bit worried about drive failure or whatever. All your CDs might melt in a fire too.
I am just not into collecting CDs, and apparently millions of people feel the same way I do.
Original CDs make lousy backups; they don't hold enough data, they're too expensive, too wasteful, and they take up too much space. I would much rather back up the entire hard drive.
Well, I don't like to buy CDs because after I rip them to my Mac I have really no use for them any more. It's a waste of money and materials. It's also cheaper (usually) to buy my tunes at the Apple store because I don't have to pay for all that extra packaging and distribution (and who knows what else).
As for only using the Apple store, I'm on a Mac. I have yet to find another service that offers me both a broad choice of music genres and works with Macs. If you happen to know of one please point it out.
"Apple's move into the music business was a blatant violation of their agreement with Apple Corps"
Apparently no judge seems to agree with this obviously biased opinion. In fact, in the most recent case a British judge ruled in FAVOUR of Apple Inc., not Apple Corps.
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"...you can build on your own using the same spec parts...."
IT departments build PCs? Don't most of them just go to Dell or HP and buy in bulk? I can't imagine some poor harried IT guy trying to build, say, 500 boxes from scratch.
Some here make it sound as if there are ZERO Macs in corporate america. Nothing could be farther from the truth. They are there already, in smaller numbers and doing specific jobs.
Well they send back deserters, not so sure about dodgers.
They won't remove the town, they'll just build the wall down the middle of the street, separating friends and families so that one day the leader of Germany will come here and declare "Mr. President, tear down this wall!". And a future generation, much wiser than the ours, will do just that.
You misread what I wrote. I didn't say he could use ANY of those letters. I didn't specify that he is an Officer, mainly because I was in too much of a hurry to check, so I made a general statement to the effect that those appointed to the Order, at any level, can use the post-nominal letters of their rank.
He would have to give up his Canadian citizenship to have British peerage bestowed upon him. Only one person comes to mind who has done that, Conrad Black, who now wants his citizenship back supposedly.
Gosling will be able to use the letters OC, CC or CM after his name however.
You sound as if you're a carrier, and have an axe to grind with Apple. I wonder why all the carriers charge basically the same price for monthly service. That's not much competition. And if they are all so competitive it makes me wonder why only ONE would even break with tradition and deal with Apple at all.
How do you know that Apple didn't try to get an unlocked version? You don't.
"Once they come out with an unlocked, programmable iPhone, then it's maybe worth looking at it again."
Remember, this is the very first iteration of the iPhone. Expect many more models to follow, just as Apple has done with the iPod. You may very well get your wish eventually. I got the impression from the article that Jobs negotiated (he didn't get everything he wanted, which is why he had to negotiate in the first place, and why you shouldn't place all the blame on him) and got as much as he possibly could from the deal. Remember that he was turned down from the other carriers. He made a deal. Robust sales will give him the negotiating power he needs to break the back of the carrier cartel and produce a phone that is unlocked, cheaper, and maybe programmable to some degree.
Or maybe the Swedes just wanted to see what the RIAA and FBI are up to so they can help find ways to circumvent their methods.
"I don't want Jobs controlling what my phone does or how it does it anymore than Cingular."
Well golly gee willikers, don't buy one then!
Did you actually understand the gist of the article, how difficult it is to get through the "orifices" to get to the customers? The carriers are (except Cingular when it came to Jobs apparently) in total control of the delivery system, and can demand anything they want from phone manufacturers. So you don't want Jobs controlling your phone -- do you feel better letting some other faceless corporation control it, seemingly in cahoots with every other carrier so they can all make the same rules and charge basically the same price?
"EU May Force iTunes Store to Accept Returns"
Or they "may" not. Let me know when this is actually a fact not just speculation.
Yeah people still buy 78s too! I even know somebody with a record player that's nearly a hundred years old! I wonder why that great long-lasting format isn't so popular any more? Must have something to do with advancing technology.
"There's a real chance that FairplayAACs could become obsolete before CDs do."
I'm sure it will but so what. That has nothing to do with anything. I'm no more locked in Fairplay than you are and neither is anybody else.
This is just another thinly disguised cash grab in the form of a largely unenforceable law. I can just see it now; pseudo-cops running after citizens in rush hour to issue them a citation for Walking Without Due Care and Attention. /rolls eyes
I guess the tax haul from jaywalking tickets must be down.
Canada has a multi-party system of government and four major parties: The Conservatives (current minority government), the Liberals, the NDP, and the Bloc Québecois. However, only the Conservatives or the Liberals actually win enough seats to form a government (so far). The other two parties can play a significant role however if the government is a minority one (as it is now). By giving their support to the Official Opposition in a critical vote they can cause the government to be defeated and force an election.
"I still won't buy them."
Me either. Leave them to the collectors and audiophiles.
Fantastic comment. A real treat to read here. Very well well written. Thank you.
I'll keep your wise words in mind when your CDs go the way of the 8-track player and the vinyl LP. Though i suppose you will be able to sell them for a couple bucks to hard core collectors like yourself. Meanwhile, if you choose to lug around 500 CDs in your car or stick them on a shelf so you can show them off to your (extremely impressed) friends, then go for it. Personally, I keep my music out of sight and largely out of mind until I actually listen to it. I really don't need it in my face or underfoot.
I can still put my files in ANY format I want. There is NOTHING stopping me. And thank heaven I don't have to carry around 500 silly CDs.
"Yeah, for now because you're not being inconvenienced by the here and now. Hopefully, you won't experience a time where you do care."
This is music we're talking about here, not a wheelchair or a pacemaker. Inconvenience isn't even an issue. Minor annoyance maybe - but i doubt it will even be that.
If i'm really really REALLY so downtrodden and hard up for my oh-so-precious music files guess i'll have to listen to the radio or buy some more. It's no BIG DEAL.
Trials may still be necessary to investigate the best way to deliver the drug to various types of cancer cells.
"Then again, people have accused me of being an apple fanboi, so what do I know. . . 8^)"
Some people will accuse ANYBODY of that for even the most specious reasons. For some you either hate Apple totally and say so regularly or you are a fanboy.
"Apple's stated premise (just want to add emphasis to the fact that I don't necessarily believe it) is that people would rather pay the dollar to get a song than pirate it."
They sure have sold a boat load of songs to a lot of non-believers.
"Can you say the same for your iTunes downloads?"
No. And I don't care.
I have no trouble backing up an entire drive on a regular basis, so I'm not the least bit worried about drive failure or whatever. All your CDs might melt in a fire too.
I am just not into collecting CDs, and apparently millions of people feel the same way I do.
Original CDs make lousy backups; they don't hold enough data, they're too expensive, too wasteful, and they take up too much space. I would much rather back up the entire hard drive.
Well, I don't like to buy CDs because after I rip them to my Mac I have really no use for them any more. It's a waste of money and materials. It's also cheaper (usually) to buy my tunes at the Apple store because I don't have to pay for all that extra packaging and distribution (and who knows what else).
As for only using the Apple store, I'm on a Mac. I have yet to find another service that offers me both a broad choice of music genres and works with Macs. If you happen to know of one please point it out.
"Apple's move into the music business was a blatant violation of their agreement with Apple Corps"
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Apparently no judge seems to agree with this obviously biased opinion. In fact, in the most recent case a British judge ruled in FAVOUR of Apple Inc., not Apple Corps.
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