elmegil's Journal: ah, the voice of reason

Too bad more slashbots can't be forced to read this, Clockwork Orange style. Seems the last time the issue came up on the front page, hordes were claiming that iTunes and iPod were a complete lock in, despite the true facts.

Yeah, I don't get it either

[jawtheshark]

It is perhaps because iTunes defaults to AAC for ripping CDs. This means that Joe Sixpack is going to rip to AAC and thus only have AAC files. I'm not saying no other player can play AAC, they certainly can (think PSP), but comprehending different formats is beyond the capabilities of the average Joe Sixpack. Take my brother in law for example: I think he's quite intelligent, but he is only 14 years old. When he got his first MP3 player it was a "real MP3" player in the sense that it could only handle

Re:Yeah, I don't get it either

[Allen Zadr]

Frankly, I think that was a great synopsis.

Re:Yeah, I don't get it either

[jawtheshark]

Thank you.