bskoreyko

May 27, 2010 at 10:23am

Haha I just posted this comment on another article MaximumPC posted: click here

In order to use Apple downloaded music you require the following:

1. iTunes (duh, but you need either a PC or a MAC)
2. iPod/iTouch/iPhone (play your music on the go)
3. FM transmitter or After Market car stereo deck with iPod/USB in
   (most newer cars come with this built in)
4. Apple Sound Dock, various brands which allows you to use your
   iPod/iTouch/iPhone like a stereo
5. Apple Sound Bridge (Harmon Kardon includes this with their high end
   receivers)

Anyway my point to this comment is that in order to play music on the
go, in my car or in my home on my home theater system I have to buy at
least 3 different devices compatible with the proprietary format Apple
distributes their digital downloads in... NOW I don't mind that the
record companies like Apple for protecting the music/videos/etc BUT if I
buy the song I shouldn't have to buy every STUPID APPLE device out
there to play it where I want when I want!!!

I think there is a huge market that record companies are missing out
on because of this, there are a lot of people who don't buy Apple
products for many reasons and my above comment is probably one of them.
While Apple products are cool and very flashy they are over priced and
locked down...

Anyone who wants to argue other wise is a Apple Fan Boy or Fan
Girl... When I went to Digital Media Arts school we learned Adobe CS on
MACS and it was sweet but the PC worked just as well and cost much less
(usually half the price - oh and don't give me that VIRUS CRAP EITHER...
MACS can get VIRUSES but are less likely to...).

Thanks, that's my rant for the day :)

There are other things that make Apple evil in my eye... back some months ago Microsoft was fined a lot of money told they had to give users in the EU the choice of a web browser, how come Apple doesn't have to? There are so many things to point out with Apple that it's sad... While I do like them and their products they need to be held accountable just like everyone else!!!

PS: FLASH ISN'T THAT BAD, if you MAC is over heating because of FLASH you have some SERIOUS ISSUES... OMG people wake up.

Brendan Skoreyko
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