You forgot the whole AAC-is-a-proprietary-Apple-technology nonsense.
iTunes DRM Lock In MythI had this tired argument the other day with yet another person who bought some crap 3rd rate MP3 player which doesn’t work with iTunes etc. So for the record here’s how it works: Apple’s iTunes store/DRM is not a lock in. Feel free to print this and hand it out to anyone who still doesn’t get it. Todays message was bought to you with the words: brick, against, wall, head, banging. Comments...
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Richard says... [toggle display]
How are you locked into that?
DBL says... [toggle display]
You aren’t. That’s why it’s nonsense. But people argue that you are because Apple controls it, when of course it’s not even an Apple technology and no more “proprietary” than MP3—in fact it is owned by the exact same people who own MP3.
Richard says... [toggle display]
Yeah, we did that as well … friend: it’s not even mp3, it’s some other bloody apple format
Sebhelyesfarku says... [toggle display]
You retard, the lock in is that you can’t play the original digital file on other players. Dumbasses like you used to come up with this write to CD shit.
Tom says... [toggle display]
There is no lock in because you never had to buy the file from iTunes in the first place! If the iPod only worked with iTunes content, you would have a point, but that’s not the case. Using iTunes content on the iPod has always been OPTIONAL. Even so, you CAN defeat it by writing it to CD. This is not “shit”, it is in fact a legal way to defeat Apple’s DRM. Try doing that with MS’ DRM.
Nick says... [toggle display]
Oh dear. Reality out of grasp? DRM-free music is now only just coming in vogue amongst larger record companies. (Sorry – but I do not listen to obscure music often. Only Meatloaf and Kate Bush. There’s no way to argue with my taste But personally, nothing beats the Bargain Basement section of Woolies
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Why I am throwing out my Alarm Clock Radio for an Alarm Clock CD player The short answer is that the sound quality that the alarm clock CD can supply is far superior to that of the alarm clock radio. If there is one thing that I prefer about my alarm clock CD over my old alarm clock radio it is simply the sound quality.
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) I think iTunes now offers some music DRM free for a slightly higher cost. And I think that is reasonable.
I’m confused—so this Schmoe thought the 3rd rate MP3 player they bought DID NOT mean lock-in? I mean—not MSFT DRM; no subscription service lock-in?
They equate lots (debatable in itself) of sites selling M$ DRMd music with choice.