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His first point about iTunes is not very strong. Unlike the iPhone, the Mac is an open platform and you have choices. There might not be a lot of alternatives t
by st3fan 17y ago
His first point about iTunes is not very strong. Unlike the iPhone, the Mac is an open platform and you have choices. There might not be a lot of alternatives to iTunes, but is that really Apple's fault?
If you, as an end-user, don't like iTunes then just use something else. Like for example Songbird, which also actually does sync with non-Apple MP3 players.
If you are a hardware vendor then why not invest some time and money in either supporting Songbird or create your own player and sync app.
iTunes really is not that brilliant. Maybe some guys in a garage should see this as an opportunity to build some great software that works with 'the other players'.
- jacquesm 17y agoThe biggest stumbling block around a 'garage' implementation of iTunes + store is that the labels are not going to make a deal with anybody that is not sufficiently large.
- absconditus 17y agoWhat is Microsoft's excuse?
- st3fan 17y agoWhy do you need deals to sync music to a device? Feel free to shop at Amazon for music, or rip your CDs, or use music that you've bought on the iTMS. It is not about a music store, it is about the freedom to sync your music with any device. Which is a much simpler problem.
- jacquesm 17y agoThe music store is a very large part of iTunes for lots of users. Without it you are giving only a partial experience, with it you are effectively advertising the rest of iTunes as well and so undercutting your own offering.