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Originally Posted by kwak zzr
The only problem i have with apple is itunes, its seems a pain in the @rse
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+1. iTunes is a horrendously bloated, lumbering behemoth of an application, like Acrobat and Outlook (so much for Apple superiority).
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Originally Posted by Lozzo
Any local independent PC shop will build you a far superior machine for much less than the cost of any Mac.
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You may be right about a superior spec for less cash, but I doubt the build quality on an unbranded machine with miscellaneous components is going to be close to what you get from Apple. I would imagine it would take up more space, be noisier and look rather uglier in my lounge, too.
For a comparison, I matched an iMac with an equivalent spec Dell machine, as listed on their respective websites. Whilst the Apple machine
was a little more expensive, it was tens of pounds difference, not hundreds. When you're looking at over a grand's worth of machine, I don't mind paying a little extra for more pleasing aesthetics and superior build quality.
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Originally Posted by SoulKiss
I refused, however to get another player [...] that I could not just plug into a USB port on a computer and put music on/off it using the file handling tools on that computer.
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Until a couple of years ago, that was the only way you would copy any music that you purchased digitally. WMVs required Windows Media Player to sync to compatible players, even USB players like the Creative MuVo.
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Originally Posted by SoulKiss
iTunes is a major decider in that - I mean who would put up with a bit of software that without warning or asking for consent WILL delete all the music on a player if you plug it into another machine than the one it is used to?
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That's incorrect. iTunes will warn you that the iPod is synced with another machine, and give you an "Are you sure?"
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Originally Posted by SoulKiss
if you want to move music from your iPod to another player, having to burn the AAC files as a CD then re-rip them...
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Surely you'd move the files from the source computer, rather than directly from your iPod? Unless that's what you meant. In which case, this only applies to older, DRM protected music purchased digitally, and is not unique to Apple or iTunes DRM.