Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ Mark Kent on Thursday 20 September 2007 16:14 : \____
>
>> Peter Köhlmann <peter.koehlmann@xxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> 1st Lt Jean Poole wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:2958967.4Cp2aOBNsD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> iPod Classic Will Be Supported
>>>>>
>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>> | As recently reported on Slashdot, Apple, in its infinite wisdom, has
>>>>> added a
>>>>> | checksum to the iPod database apparently to restrict non-iTunes
>>>>> | products (like Amarok via libgpod) from having the ability to add
>>>>> | music.
>>>>> |
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So *only* the iPod classic will be supported.
>>>>
>>>> What a "victory" for linux.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Don't think that this stays that way
>>>
>>> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/125039/ipod-linux-lockout-defeated.html
>>>
>>> Wow, that took long...
>>>
>>> Only, it shows one thing for sure: Apple does not want third party support
>>> of the hardware. In that case, I would say apple should eat their shit.
>>> People should simply buy other hardware, which is often better than the
>>> apple stuff, and in all cases less expensive
>>
>> Just don't buy apple. It's easy.
>
> It's a harder situation, however, when you try to convince people to switch to
> Linux. Once they use Linux, it's an entirely different story. Same issue with
> ODF /translation/ versus the persistent use of ODF.
>
I agree with the point very much. As I'm sure you know, we've a couple
of Apple machines here, both a dual PPC desktop machine, and a mini mac,
which No1 son has in his bedroom. I also had an original black&white
mac, but it suffered an accident when my stables developed a roof leak
(there weren't any horses in it at the time!). All those Macs have one
thing in common, they are all very well designed and built, which is one
of the Apple trademarks, rather like Bang and Olufsen for televisions
and so on, or back when Rolls Royce used to make cars in Crewe.
The fundamental problem with Apple, though, is that they still very much
trying to follow the lock-in model. It's a shame, because, well, it's
so 1980s. We're now in the end-game for the lock-in players versus the
open players. The more time goes on, the more pieces are being "taken",
the more territory is being gained, and the less is left for the
remnants of the once-mighty lock-in army.
Apple will need to move with the times, or move aside for those who do.
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