A List of People Who Need To Stop Writing Software:

[joea]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

That's along similar lines to OP's ref to Sony's Sonicstage - some years ago I bought a teeny-weeny little Sony Walkman MP3 player only to find that you had to use Chronicstage to put music on. Not only that but there was no default to import as MP3 and it all had to be in Sony's crappy Atrac3 format. So my entire iTunes library had to then be copied in to Sony's software to then be converted to Sony's proprietary format meaning I could've ended up - had I been less savvy - with the same music library three times.

The only issue I have with iTunes is the constant nagging about QT and it's constant need to update - disabled now so all is well. For mp3 downloads I usually use drm-free Amazon, and then import into iTunes.

Actually itunes music is DRM free also-just saying.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by joea

Actually itunes music is DRM free also-just saying.

Thanks, but Amazon is usually a little cheaper for me, and I like to think Neal gets his slice, albeit a very, very thin one.

[joea]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Thanks, but Amazon is usually a little cheaper for me, and I like to think Neal gets his slice, albeit a very, very thin one.

Well, Amazon is not available in Switzerland, heck none of the big download stores are universally available. Thanks record companies.

Another good choce is bandcamp, allows bands to martek their music directly, many have their stuff on sale on their website.

Now I'll go back to listening to Johnny Cash sing Hurt on my metrosexual iphone.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by joea

Me thinks you exaggerate too much.

maybe you're right, I think itunes only installs 6427 Gb of crap on your system

Originally Posted by joea

Now I'll go back to listening to Johnny Cash sing Hurt on my metrosexual iphone.

At least you have a good taste in music - that makes you one of the last Mac- guys who will be put to the wall after the revolution

Cheers from the guy whose last cup of coffee at work was a metrosexual cafe latte from a Minnie Mouse mug

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[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Penguin

maybe you're right, I think itunes only installs 6427 Gb of crap on your system

Funny story there. I buy and download music from Amazon among other places. Every time I download an album I recieve a message upon installation: Could not install song. What? Of course it installed it - I'm listening to it right now! Then I finally figured out that it was also trying to install it to iTunes, which I refuse to have.

I actually enjoy seeing that message now.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Funny story there. I buy and download music from Amazon among other places. Every time I download an album I recieve a message upon installation: Could not install song. What? Of course it installed it - I'm listening to it right now! Then I finally figured out that it was also trying to install it to iTunes, which I refuse to have.

I actually enjoy seeing that message now.

installing a song?
didn't know that amazon supports his direct competitor. It would be fun however if the user got a message after he puts the song into itunes: "You dumbass, if you bought it from us it would have cost you only half!"

[Sailor Steve]

As for competitors, I figure that If they give Apple a little money and make their stuff iTunes-friendly it's worth it to them for the money they'll make off the deal.

[joea]

Originally Posted by Penguin

At least you have a good taste in music - that makes you one of the last Mac- guys who will be put to the wall after the revolution

Dude I have a PC not a Mac. Otherwise I'd have to give up silent hunter.

As to Amazon, well they should make their digital music available in more markets if they want to compete.

[Anthony W.]

Build your own and do not run any non ESSENTIAL CD's. Thats what I had to do.

I'm afraid of connecting my printer - lord only knows what a 4 year old printer will do to Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit