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From: "StaticBeats"
quoted 3 lines Word. I went ahead and did this. I bought an
> Word. I went ahead and did this. I bought an
> aftermarket battery that came with instructions. Took
> me no more than 5 minutes to replace the battery.
The ipod is a classic example of apple ... one step ahead of the techie game, but too restricted
for most users who actually know anything about cmoputer music formats/electronic hardware! Did you
know that the new itunes service, whilst selling you tracks at $1US each, are pretty much limited
to the computer that you downloaded the track to. What the hell are people like myself supposed to
do who reinstall windows and linux computers and routinely change hardware all the time! after
doing some research into the matter, i discovered that every time i reinstalled my computer it
would invalidate my itunes protected AAC files making it impossible to play music that i had payed
for unless i contacted apple and asked them to change my digital ID key... can anyone else see
hints of a world domination conspiracy here?? If you give big corporations (like apple and
microsoft) control over what you can do with music you have PAYED for, its gonna backfire!
It is a breach of our consumer trust for companies to feel that they need to control absolutely
every part of our entertainment experience, by means of copy protection/encryption etc. Microsoft
and Apple are alike in that they have the worlds most user friendly os's and that they share a
common goal: to control ever person in the internet connected worlds every computer experience!
The ipod, whilst being a nice enough device, is just an extention of Apples control tactics...
ipods dont even play ogg files, when they have the hardware capability and all that is needed is a
software/firmware patch of like 2 DLL files! So dont give in to the ipod hype... they may be
stylish, but ur likely to regret it in the long run!
28.05.04 @ 18:54:48
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