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> iTunes for Windows Sounds like we've had vastly different experiences with this piece of software

rpmisms 5y ago
Oh, it wasn't good, but that was the point. You had to wrestle with your Window 7 laptop to get your songs onto your iPod, which Just Worked™. It gave users a peek into the walled garden. Supercharging will obviously be a hassle for non-Tesla owners, but they'll sit there and watch people effortlessly using the system as it was meant to be used, and that will have an effect.
- Reason077 5y ago
  In North America there’ll be a bit of friction with having to use an adapter or whatever. But in Europe, China, etc, Tesla are well positioned to offer a top-tier user experience. For one thing, Tesla designs and manufactures all it’s own charging hardware. The other networks often consist of a mix of charging equipment from multiple different manufacturers, which contributes to bugs, unreliability, and higher servicing costs.
  - rpmisms 5y ago
    Yeah, the Tesla portion of the experience will be great. That will serve to emphasize that users are being given a treat, getting to use the good system.
- Isinlor 5y ago
  I had horrible experience with iTunes and iPod on Windows. It killed Apple for me. My brother bought me iPod as a present, it was cool device, but I failed to upload music to it. On normal MP3 players I just moved files onto the player and it just worked. Apple on the other hand... I never figured out how to do it with iTunes, I still don't know. Some years later after installing Ubuntu I had an idea of using Rhythmbox to try to put music on that failed iPod and that worked like a charm. Ubuntu instillation was easier for me than iTunes. Well, I never even thought about buying Apple device ever since.
  - 7thaccount 5y ago
    I had a similar experience. It should be drag and drop. Having to use something like itunes was a huge turnoff. The original iPhone was the only apple smartphone I've ever owned.

Oh, it wasn't good, but that was the point. You had to wrestle with your Window 7 laptop to get your songs onto your iPod, which Just Worked™. It gave users a peek into the walled garden. Supercharging will obviously be a hassle for non-Tesla owners, but they'll sit there and watch people effortlessly using the system as it was meant to be used, and that will have an effect.

Reason077 5y ago
In North America there’ll be a bit of friction with having to use an adapter or whatever. But in Europe, China, etc, Tesla are well positioned to offer a top-tier user experience. For one thing, Tesla designs and manufactures all it’s own charging hardware. The other networks often consist of a mix of charging equipment from multiple different manufacturers, which contributes to bugs, unreliability, and higher servicing costs.
- rpmisms 5y ago
  Yeah, the Tesla portion of the experience will be great. That will serve to emphasize that users are being given a treat, getting to use the good system.
Isinlor 5y ago
I had horrible experience with iTunes and iPod on Windows. It killed Apple for me. My brother bought me iPod as a present, it was cool device, but I failed to upload music to it. On normal MP3 players I just moved files onto the player and it just worked. Apple on the other hand... I never figured out how to do it with iTunes, I still don't know. Some years later after installing Ubuntu I had an idea of using Rhythmbox to try to put music on that failed iPod and that worked like a charm. Ubuntu instillation was easier for me than iTunes. Well, I never even thought about buying Apple device ever since.
- 7thaccount 5y ago
  I had a similar experience. It should be drag and drop. Having to use something like itunes was a huge turnoff. The original iPhone was the only apple smartphone I've ever owned.