I don’t really get it... I can put any MP3 on my ipod now just using itunes.
"If I take all my MP3s from this illegal site or that illegal site, they'll work on the iPod or anything else. Whereas if I buy them legitimately, they'll only work at one place,"
what is the meaning of that... does it mean that i can't just put my MP3's into my Ipod using Apple's software(itunes). I’m confused!

it means if u buy music from itunes u can ionly store it on an ipod and nothing else (well besides some compatible motorola fones) - whereas MP3 files can be played on virtually anything.

Its like a muic player that supports Windows Media DRM, that means it supports audio files from a lot of different music stores that have licensed the drm... apple's ipod however, isnt compatible with files proitected by windows media drm, only FairPlay, which protects iTunes music

they have a word for something like this, wait, i think its a board

damn it, why cant you edit these? ANYWAY,


they have a word for something like this, wait i think they have a board game too,

to edit them go to the forum and go to the news comments forum ;-)

Well, I guess they are trying to compete with other music downloading, so they aren't a Monopoly yet, but I think it could happen since it's popular and restricts you to store it on any other place except the ipod or some Motorola phones.

Yes, I do.

The main reason PCs (IBM compatables) are the dominant personal computer is that IBM licensed the platform to outside manufacturers. Duh. Apple has learned nothing from their own mistakes. That qualifies as 'pig headed' in my book.

Just to be clear, I'm not commenting in any way about the QUALITY of Apple's offerings, okay?

Quality? From an iPod? That would be a pig headed statement. I'm not saying that it's a totally bad product (besides that it makes a total mockery of music with the rest of the music business), but to say that it actually "sounds" good is very hard to swallow. ;)
That doesn't even include Real in the equation.
To honestly take RealNetworks seriously would make Mac (or anyone) even more stupid than noted otherwise. I mean, at what point in time did Real actually have a ground-breaking product? There products shouldn't even be endorsed, let alone used! DivX 5.2 Adware version had the right to put spyware on someones computer, and at least they told you, but Real doesn't! I think it was pretty damn pig headed for them to allow that.

If your company was named for a fruit often thrown to the amimals, you just may be "Pig"headed in your own right...<sorry,couldn't resist>

rb

Another early lead from Apple to be squandered by Job's arrogance. To think his algorithm will even be in existence 20 years from now...

the only reason i dont buy music is because its licensed meaning u can put on mp3 and ur comp 1 time
thats why i get off cd's or bearshare