kyramilan
join:2006-11-26
Pensacola, FL
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Re: Not an apple fan boy...
»www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/···ne_x.htm
"iDon't think so
First of all, to use the iPhone you need to use Apple's iTunes software, and with it Apple's FairPlay (ha!) digital rights management scheme. It means dealing with a product that — despite what Mac fanatics say — is fraught with problems. That's why so many are installing Rockbox instead.
At this point it isn't clear whether anyone but Apple will be allowed to create applications for the iPhone, although it does run OSX. At the start, though, it will only do what Apple allows it to. As with all things Apple, it's their way or the highway, and right now that doesn't include supporting Word or Excel files, so business users may want to look elsewhere." |
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brooklynman4
join:2004-09-07
Brooklyn, NY | Like i said when the iphone was introduced they gonna tech support on that product and fast. |
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N3OGH
Bear patrol must be working like a charm
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join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs
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After owning a supposed "multimedia" phone, I won't buy another one. I have both MP3 and Video capabilities on the phone I have now, and I almost never use it. I never use the MP3 capability, and I rarely use the video.
I do use the mobile internet a lot, and plan on getting a Treo or a blackberry as my next phone.
I'm a self admitted Apple fan, but at $500 I don't see an iPhone in my future.
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WALL_E
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join:2003-05-28
USA | reply to brooklynman4
What? |
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bthornhill
join:2004-05-10
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said by kyramilan  : At the start, though, it will only do what Apple allows it to. As with all things Apple, it's their way or the highway, and right now that doesn't include supporting Word or Excel files, so business users may want to look elsewhere." Where the $#%@ have you been? Mac OS X has been using Office docs for years. If there is anything to be limited on the iPhone, I would bet it will be cell carriers who will do it. They are notorious for that.
This whole article is hilarious. How can they possibly speculate on a handheld that nobody (much less the hacking community) has ever even seen up close? And while OS X isn't perfect, it does enjoy a reputation for being one of the most secure and stable OS available! |
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WALL_E
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join:2003-05-28
USA
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The only way FairPlay is going to impact that iPhone is if users purchase content through the iTunes store - you can still fill the device with your own music and videos and there will be no copy protections whatsoever.
I, personally, am somewhat anti-DRM, but his complaint regarding DRM applies to ALL manufacturers who allow their devices to play purchased content. Considering the fact that the iPod is the leading portable music player (whether you believe they deserve that position or not) demonstrates that the FairPlay DRM is not stopping people from buying the device. How this author thinks that FairPlay is "fraught with problems" versus other protection schemes is beyond me.
EDIT "That's why so many people are installing Rockbox instead."
Define "so many users." Up until now, I have never seen anyone using Rockbox on their portable audio players, let alone it being mentioned in a popular publication. Ask the average iPod user what FairPlay is and they won't have a clue - it simply isn't an issue for most users. |
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matrix3D
join:2006-09-27
Deep River, CT
1 edit | reply to bthornhill
It's stable and secure because it's built on top of a UNIX derivative, not because Apple is that adept at securing its OS. |
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Oyama
@rr.com
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You appear to know NO teenagers. As a youth minister I have noticed that almost all my kids are using alternatives to iTunes. They dont seem to agree on which to use, but they dont like or user iTunes. The few that do use iTunes do so because they have some "reason" not to use 3rd party applications. Things like "My parents wont let me because they like iTunes" and "I dont wanna screw up my iPod" are the most common reasons. |
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WALL_E
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join:2003-05-28
USA
| The article was referring to replacement of the actual iPod firmware, not the iTunes software. I'll give you this - unlike iTunes on OS X, iTunes on Windows is relatively resource-hungry. If a system isn't running in tip-top shape, iTunes can falter. For that reason, I can understand people using alternatives to iTunes while on Windows.
I stand by what I said earlier - I have never seen any iPod user using an alternative firmware on the device over the past five years.
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