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> Storing data in any application results in some restrictions in how that data can be transformed and/or used in the future. And not all applications are equa
by spindritf 14y ago
> Storing data in any application results in some restrictions in how that data can be transformed and/or used in the future.
And not all applications are equal in that regard. I store plenty of data in Dropbox, never run into any problems. Same with git, mutt, Shotwell, Rhythmbox... Usually, exporting doesn't involve any action. All the data is just stored in files that can be used by any application.
There is a strong correlation between free software and convenient data formats. Why pretend that all software has those same problems to a similar degree?
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- nirvana 14y agoExcept that in the case of all the data she's complaining about the Apple products DO use conveneint data formats. The MP3 structure supports tags in the files as a standard going back to the 1990s and Apple supports it. I don't think Linux storing MP3s in a directory is superior to iTunes storing them in a directory structure (organized by artist name).