RE: Re: Apple at it again..

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I like Xplay3 - you just get a standard looking Windows browser window
into
your iPod and no big pauses whilst iTunes sorts out what it wants to do.
:-)

Phil


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of noel_pilot
> Sent: 19 July 2009 17:05
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Apple at it again..
>
> I'm steering well clear of the main topic here but I'm intrigued, if
> iTunes in your opinion is so shocking....what do you use?! I've been
on
> itunes for years and not looked elsewhere since so genuinely
interested
> to know what i might be missing!
>
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Andy Powell <ukha@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 18 Jul 2009, at 11:57, Phil Harris wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> > >> Behalf
> > >> Of David Gumbrell
> > >> Sent: 18 July 2009 10:35
> > >> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > >> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: Apple at it again..
> > >>
> > >> Apple only screws over *disloyal* customers ...
> > >>
> > >> ;-)
> > >
> > > Exquese me?
> > >
> > > I saw the ;-) but if making a new generation product
incompatible
> > > with a
> > > load of 3rd party pieces of kit that they have previously
approved
> > > as "Made
> > > for iPod" isn't screwing over a wadge of customers then
I don't
> know
> > > what
> > > is...
> > >
> > > Phil
> > >
> >
> >
> > While I understand the frustration, you can't expect new
generations
> > of products
> > to always work with old add-ons. Apple can't certify hardware for
use
> > with the
> > iPhone or Ipod Touch if they don't exist at the time. Apple have
> > provided 'Works with'
> > labeling for both the iPhone and Ipod Touch.  Of course you can't
buy
> > 'Works with'
> > add ons if the thing they 'Works with' doesn't exist.
> >
> > Having said that I think Apple are cnuts but I do like some of
their
> > hardware and I certainly like OSX.
> >
> > However, who the f&$k in their right mind WANTS to use iTunes
for
> > anything  (other than torture)
> > it's the biggest pile of donkey droppings to plop out of those
> > cappuccino sipping Cupertino dwellers.
> > IMHO anyone that wants to use iTunes for anything deserves the
whole
> > 'bag of hurt'  that it is.
> >
> > Of course, if Palm had been more open they'd have used
established
> > standards, preferably open ones, so
> > that the multitude of applications and sync mechanisms already
> > available could be used. Palm tried to be
> > smart and cheap and failed on the smart part.
> >
> >
> > ---
> >
> > Andy Powell / ScaredyCat / FuzzyCat
> >
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> >
>
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