Comments on: New Jack City http://www.goblin-cartoons.com/2007/10/14/new-jack-city/ The adventures of Joshua M. Neff, dreaming at full volume Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:16:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: josh http://www.goblin-cartoons.com/2007/10/14/new-jack-city/comment-page-1/#comment-17018 josh Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:14:52 +0000 http://www.goblin-cartoons.com/2007/10/14/new-jack-city/#comment-17018 One of my coworkers has an MP3 player that's neither an iPod or a Zune, and when I get an MP3 player, I'll go the same route. I really don't care for Apple's and Microsoft's approach to customer use (and non-use) of their gadgets. One of my coworkers has an MP3 player that’s neither an iPod or a Zune, and when I get an MP3 player, I’ll go the same route. I really don’t care for Apple’s and Microsoft’s approach to customer use (and non-use) of their gadgets.

]]> By: Amy http://www.goblin-cartoons.com/2007/10/14/new-jack-city/comment-page-1/#comment-17013 Amy Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:23:23 +0000 http://www.goblin-cartoons.com/2007/10/14/new-jack-city/#comment-17013 Are there even any other mp3 players besides Zunes (which I have) or iPods (which my son has)? What a silly limitation. P.S. I know there are other mp3 players, I've just never seen anyone use one. Are there even any other mp3 players besides Zunes (which I have) or iPods (which my son has)? What a silly limitation.

P.S. I know there are other mp3 players, I’ve just never seen anyone use one.

]]> By: Brian http://www.goblin-cartoons.com/2007/10/14/new-jack-city/comment-page-1/#comment-17010 Brian Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:52:45 +0000 http://www.goblin-cartoons.com/2007/10/14/new-jack-city/#comment-17010 FWIW, Steve Jobs has publicly stated that he's against DRM and has been active in discouraging it. The studios have been very hot about it though, and insisted on a means of controlling data which contains their IP. However, with iTMS becoming a huge retailer of music, and with Apple's policy of not sharing the details of their "Fair Play" DRM with /anybody/, this locks purchasers into the Apple hardware/software trap. What they buy can only be played in iTunes app or on an iPod (OK, OK, -or- burned to a CD-R and played in any player - how 1980s!). Now the record companies are panicked that they're empowering a retail monopoly. ... Actually, I thought of one reason that Apple wouldn't jump in here; it might muddy the iTMS profit stream... and they'd have to update their iTunes app to copy things FROM the iPod to the hard disk, whereas currently it will only do that for purchased downloads. FWIW, Steve Jobs has publicly stated that he’s against DRM and has been active in discouraging it. The studios have been very hot about it though, and insisted on a means of controlling data which contains their IP. However, with iTMS becoming a huge retailer of music, and with Apple’s policy of not sharing the details of their “Fair Play” DRM with /anybody/, this locks purchasers into the Apple hardware/software trap. What they buy can only be played in iTunes app or on an iPod (OK, OK, -or- burned to a CD-R and played in any player – how 1980s!). Now the record companies are panicked that they’re empowering a retail monopoly.

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Actually, I thought of one reason that Apple wouldn’t jump in here; it might muddy the iTMS profit stream… and they’d have to update their iTunes app to copy things FROM the iPod to the hard disk, whereas currently it will only do that for purchased downloads.

]]> By: josh http://www.goblin-cartoons.com/2007/10/14/new-jack-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16958 josh Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:34:21 +0000 http://www.goblin-cartoons.com/2007/10/14/new-jack-city/#comment-16958 That makes sense to me. I mean, the part about Borders supporting the .wma format makes sense. The part about Zunes not supporting that format makes no sense to me whatsoever. But then, there's a lot that Apple and Microsoft do that makes no sense to me. That makes sense to me. I mean, the part about Borders supporting the .wma format makes sense. The part about Zunes not supporting that format makes no sense to me whatsoever. But then, there’s a lot that Apple and Microsoft do that makes no sense to me.

]]> By: maire http://www.goblin-cartoons.com/2007/10/14/new-jack-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16957 maire Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:17:20 +0000 http://www.goblin-cartoons.com/2007/10/14/new-jack-city/#comment-16957 I think it has more to do with them supporting the .wma format, which, ironically enough, isn't supported by Zunes. At least it wasn't the last time I checked, but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. I think it has more to do with them supporting the .wma format, which, ironically enough, isn’t supported by Zunes. At least it wasn’t the last time I checked, but feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.

]]> By: New Jack City http://www.goblin-cartoons.com/2007/10/14/new-jack-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16951 New Jack City Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:15:02 +0000 http://www.goblin-cartoons.com/2007/10/14/new-jack-city/#comment-16951 [...] post by josh and software by Elliott [...] [...] post by josh and software by Elliott [...]

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