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This is ahistorical. iPods were locked to a specific iTunes library at a time when other players acted as mass storage devices, drag and drop. DRM-free didn't

This is ahistorical. iPods were locked to a specific iTunes library at a time when other players acted as mass storage devices, drag and drop. DRM-free didn't happen until after the iphone [0] iPod was a better product with better marketing, but it was not freer (libre) than its competition. (Personally I liked my creative Zen with Yahoo unlimited subscription [1]- DRM was a feature! Spotify wouldn't come along for another 5 or 6 years) [0] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/jan/06/apple-drops-itunes-copy-protection https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/jan/06/apple-dro... [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!_Music_Unlimited https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!_Music_Unlimited

salad-tycoon 3y ago
I was just getting into highschool. I had a few of the earlier competitors. The difference between that and an iPod is that iPod “just worked.” To me, It’s the reason Apple made it. When family bought apple stuff it tended to function. When they bought windows or dells or sandisk media players stuff they tended to have it unplugged on its side and a screw driver in one hand and a phone in the other.
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hollander 3y ago
But iTunes wás the user experience with playlists and a proper desktop interface. Drag and drop to iTunes was much more convenient for 99% of the users, except you maybe.
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