tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post2083066115212472694..comments2023-07-11T08:52:23.370-07:00Comments on mdeslaur: Goodbye Applemdeslaurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506714028603312467noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-87694556712708360112009-12-10T02:57:36.574-08:002009-12-10T02:57:36.574-08:00I've been having the same problems to use my n...I've been having the same problems to use my nano 3G with Ubuntu, synchronizing it with banshee works, "kind of", but stuff like podcasts and videos don't work well, so in the end I'm not taking full advantage of the capabilities of the player, and I hate that. <br /><br />I'm looking forward to your review of linux friendly players.Felipe Lalannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517999474324948230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-16699818766910342172009-09-14T23:50:22.333-07:002009-09-14T23:50:22.333-07:00I was always annoyed that I had to use iTunes (an ...I was always annoyed that I had to use iTunes (an app I don't like a lot and which is proprietary) for something as simple as putting mp3s to an mp3 player. As ex muvo user I find copying and managing them as files in usb mass storage so much easier. <br /><br />Now just a few days ago with the latest iTunes 9 they changed the iTunes data files again, so that an old trick doesn't work anymore which lets you to copy files from multiple computers to the same iphone or ipod. Now I have to use either old version of iTunes or erase the contents complitely every time I want to add an mp3 from a different computer of mine, like at work or from a laptop on a trip. It's so annoying combined with other silly restrictions I'm not going to buy any ipods anymore, the days they were useful are long gone. Maybe I'll just get a new Muvo already.Jussihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14779380714123199905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-82079444294743784192009-07-30T21:45:40.794-07:002009-07-30T21:45:40.794-07:00Hey Shannon, like a couple of posters have already...Hey Shannon, like a couple of posters have already said try a Sansa Fuze. It works seemlessly with Linux, and the latest firmware updates allow you to play FLAC and OGG.<br /><br /><br />To the Ankorum guy or whatever that claim he is a typical user. You are bit dismissive for your argument to really stick. So suck a left nut.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-20394283118696200632009-07-30T08:11:27.347-07:002009-07-30T08:11:27.347-07:00Pity Cowon doesn't support MPEG-4 audio (M4A, ...Pity Cowon doesn't support MPEG-4 audio (M4A, AAC). That must really hurt their chances of winning over iPod defectors.mathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934631957033086256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-37024488770589253642009-07-29T10:11:23.893-07:002009-07-29T10:11:23.893-07:00Well said, mdeslaur.
Apple shouldn't have made...Well said, mdeslaur.<br />Apple shouldn't have made this move.<br />Thank you for posting this article.<br /><br />I've also chosen to talk about this and include a link to this post, I hope that's ok.<br /><br />You can read it here:<br />http://www.hackpod.net/2009/07/software-news-ipod-linux-apple-says-no.htmlcris.hackpodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03301833380545051715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-14917021672455933712009-07-27T18:45:05.850-07:002009-07-27T18:45:05.850-07:00Cowon!!!Cowon!!!mteleshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16467859148645926196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-65660292057399186352009-07-27T06:48:44.624-07:002009-07-27T06:48:44.624-07:00I've been an Apple user for two decades. Recen...I've been an Apple user for two decades. Recently got a Blackberry and installed XP on my Intel Mac cuz' BB lied about Apple support (or Apple did the same thing they're doing to Palm). Apple continues to make the same mistake decade after decade. They innovate, overcharge, and then get copied. 4 year exclusive on the crappy ATT network? They didn't think Verizon/Blackberry would catch up in 4? Dumb.POTUS31.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744424476647208194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-3212285661047457052009-07-26T17:28:11.390-07:002009-07-26T17:28:11.390-07:00I agree... screw these companies that restrict tec...I agree... screw these companies that restrict technology!<br />I bought an iriver... and even though it's not a bad device - I still had to use a work computer to switch it to "disk" mode first, before using it purely with GNU/Linux at home after that. WTF - why should I need to use another OS in the first place at all?<br />There must be a better way...<br />Does anyone have a suggestion for a PURE GNU/LINUX compatible music device? If so, please reply.<br /><br />JUST SAY NO to the Windows/Apple Tax!! Buy stuff that supports Interoperability!<br />For your music, go to the Amazon MP3 store and skip the DRM. To buy albums, you have to install their software, but guess what - they have a client for Linux/Mac/Win<br />FREE YOURSELF, Use GNU/LINUX! | linux.com | getgnulinux.org | ubuntuguide.org | whylinuxisbetter.net | openoffice.org | humans-enabled.com | fsf.org | ubuntu.com | distrowatch.comShannon VanWagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00902572387191538052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-43468187344170562462009-07-25T19:22:46.316-07:002009-07-25T19:22:46.316-07:00Steven Robertson: Liked your comment. It's tru...Steven Robertson: Liked your comment. It's true. MS support was a calculated move. I remember reading somewhere Bill Gates' reaction to iPod 'they only work with mac!!?'<br />Apple is a very innovative company but it is as self-centric and closed as Microsoft. Sadly.Abhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13179218491279335152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-62932232797583538082009-07-25T15:02:25.014-07:002009-07-25T15:02:25.014-07:00Apple is an evil empire. All the Apple fan boys ou...Apple is an evil empire. All the Apple fan boys out there are half-wits...venkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08001771423818068959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-41043687703196614472009-07-25T14:20:40.683-07:002009-07-25T14:20:40.683-07:00Someone in the comments said: "You knew what ...Someone in the comments said: "You knew what you were buying when you bought it [an iPod], right?"<br /><br />Actually, I won my iPod in some contest. So, as a Linux user, should I have sold it immediately since I "don't meet the requirements"? No! I was able to get it to sync with my linux installation using gtkpod.<br /><br />And anyway, aren't Macs based on Linux? You would assume SOME respect towards interoperability with Linux AT LEAST!<br /><br />F*CKKKKK Apple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-73183929973604622982009-07-25T14:10:41.729-07:002009-07-25T14:10:41.729-07:00Hmm, I've been using ml_ipod for Winamp.
Neve...Hmm, I've been using ml_ipod for Winamp.<br /><br />Never even touched iTunes.<br /><br />My iPod touch works just fine w/o iTunes.moopMASTER 2000https://www.blogger.com/profile/09410983554749044600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-34151938556371148002009-07-25T11:08:20.837-07:002009-07-25T11:08:20.837-07:00It's scary when you realize that Sony's pl...It's scary when you realize that Sony's players are more interoperable. They also have significantly better sound quality than iPods.<br /><br />My iPod touch sounds awful. That said, it's still my on-the-train player.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02573848890979697907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-9919131034320581252009-07-25T09:39:27.299-07:002009-07-25T09:39:27.299-07:00> Steven Robertson said...
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> Rather th...> Steven Robertson said...<br />> <br />> Rather than speculate on why Apple does<br />> not support open formats, let's ask the<br />> reverse: why should they? What's in it<br />> for them, and how can the open source<br />> community make it more enticing for<br />> Apple to support FLAC and Vorbis<br /><br />As I see the iPod/iTunes market, it works something like this: Apple makes iTunes software as a portal to use their iPod hardware. The money isn't in the software sales, as they give it away for free -- whether you own an iPod or not.<br /><br />So what's in it for Apple? More iPod sales, of course. The more OS platforms they support means they are expanding their sales market for iPods. Do you think Apple would sell as many iPods as they currently do if they didn't have a version of iTunes that was compatible with Windows? If iPods and iTunes only worked with Apple products, then it's most likely there'd be a lot less sales of iPods instead of an increase in sales of Mac computers.derklempnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15308582513920342889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-65851572266796983972009-07-25T07:51:59.019-07:002009-07-25T07:51:59.019-07:00We (linux users) want to manager our iPods and iPh...We (linux users) want to manager our iPods and iPhones from our OS of choice. They (Apple) want to maintain the lock-down control they have on the media on the device and putting eyes in front of the iTunes store. Solution: A binary blob driver (like Nvidia) that's bound into an iTunes API.... i.e. iTunes store show's up in Amarok & Banshee in order to provide iPod/iPhone support. You'd still need you iTunes account and your Linux machine would become one of your '5 authorized computers'. They could limit your ability to copy media from the device to PC, just like iTunes..... doesn't this seem to help everyone but the most devout open source zealot? Woulnd't this vastly deminish the effort to reverse engineer the iTunes DB & it's encryption scheme... I think so -RupertUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09243338969695588967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-9193310022351503762009-07-25T05:29:47.963-07:002009-07-25T05:29:47.963-07:00Wow, there is a staggering amount of misinformatio...Wow, there is a staggering amount of misinformation in these comments on both sides of the issue.Grover Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873046750936910115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-6504125572586205692009-07-25T03:36:47.106-07:002009-07-25T03:36:47.106-07:00@ ThunderChild
I'm not comfortable with this ...@ ThunderChild<br /><br />I'm not comfortable with this idea that something I've bought actually belongs to Apple. The Apple salesperson told me my iPod would would work with Linux. Some internet searching seemed to bear this out. I didn't know anything about hashes or encrypted firmware.<br /><br />I'm relatively happy with my iPod because there was no other device that suited me as well. That doesn't decrease my annoyance that Apple crippled the player that I bought so I couldn't use it as I see fit, only the way they want me to. That's no way to treat customers.<br /><br />@ Scotty<br /><br />Careful next time you're in the market for a PMP. Rockbox lists the iPod versions they support and v5.5 is the last that's compatible.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948452770741828099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-41802669310424254222009-07-25T00:56:43.998-07:002009-07-25T00:56:43.998-07:00Rather than speculate on why Apple does not suppor...Rather than speculate on why Apple does <i>not</i> support open formats, let's ask the reverse: why <i>should</i> they? What's in it for them, and how can the open source community make it more enticing for Apple to support FLAC and Vorbis?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320519542039881775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-17820918704419563072009-07-24T23:47:38.564-07:002009-07-24T23:47:38.564-07:00Hi,
Just a quick note to let you know that your c...Hi,<br /><br />Just a quick note to let you know that your content has been ripped off, and has subsequently made the first page on Reddit:<br /><br />http://techplore.com/technology/linux-users-should-say-goodbye-apple/<br /><br />http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/946rc/linux_users_should_say_goodbye_apple/<br /><br />Sometimes the intertubes sucks.<br /><br /><br />AldoUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14997320976047256221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-33220753629708523232009-07-24T22:36:52.117-07:002009-07-24T22:36:52.117-07:00I use Yamipod on my PC and Mac to drag and drop Mp...I use Yamipod on my PC and Mac to drag and drop Mp3s to and from my 120GB iPod Classic. They have a Linux version as well. What's cool is you just run the program off your iPod. It's free and I love it.<br /><br />www.yamipod.comKarnblackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02854736002597442450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-84227388449477372912009-07-24T21:02:53.527-07:002009-07-24T21:02:53.527-07:00Two quick notes:
Second to the Creative ZEN, exce...Two quick notes:<br /><br />Second to the Creative ZEN, excellent experiences when a friend loaned me hers for a quarter.<br /><br />If you still have an iPod that you are using, regardless of your position on the issue, I recommend Songbird for syncing. For iPod Shuffle at least, I haven't used iTunes in years. The iPod plugin took very little time to install and syncing has been flawless. It doesn't like mp4's, but that will only be an issue for you if you have lots of purchased iTunes files.Eugeniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758300226374629619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-5434596012071776342009-07-24T20:01:35.325-07:002009-07-24T20:01:35.325-07:00To the posters that pointed out Apple's owning...To the posters that pointed out Apple's owning of cups as proof of the "good things they do for open source", please reconsider. CUPS was created and maintained for years prior to Apple buying the copyrights, trademarks and hiring the main developer Michael Sweet in 2007. CUPS is not something Apple contributed to the open source community. CUPS is something that has Apple bought control of from the open source community for its own ends.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03051262219965857432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-22776096064439752912009-07-24T19:59:35.670-07:002009-07-24T19:59:35.670-07:00Cowon S9Cowon S9Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14852473033470282756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-71900434821365275892009-07-24T19:33:07.903-07:002009-07-24T19:33:07.903-07:00I know others have already said this, but that'...I know others have already said this, but that's precisely the reason I chose to by a Cowon. I live in Linux, and Ogg sounds so much better than mp3.<br /><br />I put ogg and mp3 versions of my own music online, you can compare yourselves. Warning: it's not pop, it's weird:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.damaru.com/music.html" rel="nofollow">Michael Davis's music</a>damaru.inchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004913385283293792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390611717677315220.post-75549708389195169442009-07-24T19:22:01.603-07:002009-07-24T19:22:01.603-07:00Look, Apple isn't selling individual devices, ...Look, Apple isn't selling individual devices, they're selling a package. The mac talk to the ipod/iphone/iwhatever and all of it looks and feels the same. <br /><br />They don't want people breaking this and to be honest, it's their stuff, if they want to take their ball and make it not work with your foot... that's their choice. <br /><br />If you don't like the company, it's products or similar. Don't but their products. <br /><br />Personally my next machine will be a mac.Van'https://www.blogger.com/profile/03338605055348655505noreply@blogger.com