On Oct 25, 2004, at 7:26 PM, Shane Huddleston wrote:
quoted 15 lines Interesting. Different strokes, I guess. I think the Rio Karma> Interesting. Different strokes, I guess. I think the Rio Karma
> interface is great, for what it's worth. Maybe it's not as "intuitive"
> but after 10 minutes of fiddling with it you get past that.
>
> This question derails the thread a tad, but what exactly is the
> point/coolness of iTunes? Isn't it just a store where you can buy
> AACs/MP3s? I've never bothered to install it because I wanted to be
> able to browse the selection of music before installing such a huge
> program. I've learned the hard way from installing crap like RealOne
> and having it take over my computer.
>
> Maybe I'm totally missing out on something important. I'm not being
> ironic here... seriously, what would I want iTunes for? Especially if
> I don't have an iPod.
>
I don't really buy stuff from the iTunes store, so I don't even think
of the program in that way. For me, the appeal is that it is simply the
best tool I have found for managing a large library of music. I know
that a lot of people have cobbled together custom scripts to do this
themselves, and if you've got the expertise, time and inclination, that
may offer you more power. But iTunes makes it really easy off the
shelf, and gives you a decent amount of power with things like Smart
Playlists and the ability to use AppleScripts or COM automation to fill
in the gaps. I think the whole experience is a lot better on the Mac,
where it's really well integrated with the rest of the system, than on
Windows where it doesn't fit in as well. But even on Windows, I haven't
found a better program for managing large libraries. I used to dislike
tools that tried to take ownership of my music collection (organizing
the file structure, tags, etc) because they didn't do it very well. Now
with iTunes I wouldn't have it any other way.
--
Tim Moore
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