On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:50:13 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> ____/ [H]omer on Saturday 15 September 2007 18:34 : \____
>
>> Verily I say unto thee, that dapunka spake thusly:
>>> Have you seen this???
>>>
>>> http://ipodminusitunes.blogspot.com/2007/09/apple-cuts-us-off.html
>>
>> They sort of pulled a Tivo, using checksums. Should be circumventable if
>> the firmware can be patched. An even easier method of circumvention is
>> to just not buy an iPod - which doesn't support Open Formats anyway
>> (unless you replace the firmware with iPod Linux).
>
> Which reminds me... Matt Asay, whom some people consider an open
> source 'zealot', is also very hypocritical. Like many others, while he
> advocated Free software, he raves about Macs and buys everything at the Apple
> shrine (or "toy shop", depending on your perspective). As far as lock-ins go,
> Apple is worse than Microsoft. Why do people give them money? Just because
> it's not Microsoft?
No, because they like the product. In most cases, it's as simple as that.
Take my brother, for instance. He's a staunch Linux user, has been for
more than ten years, and got me into it too. He's also got a Mac Mini, and
a video iPod. He bought his first iPod some time back from Apple, and he
realy likes his Mini, which he uses as a media storage hub.
People buy Apple products because they're attractive and well-designed,
and do what the buyer wants. Some of it's hype, maybe, but when the hype
dies down, people are still buying the product.
--
Kier
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