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iTunes movie rentals? Gimme a break

16-Jan-08

This big news in the announcement for me wasn’t the rental part, it was the “Fox is including iPod compatible versions of the content on the DVD you just bought.”. It’s an acknowledgment, at least in my mind, that the studio recognizes that people don’t want to pay twice for their content. Sure I can [...]

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New artist branded iPod ideas

13-Jul-07

Burningbird » We all Live in an iPod: “”
Shelley Powers asked us for some other artist branded iPods. I came up with a few.
A Dolly Parton iPod with HUGE headphones and a rhinestone click wheel?
A Van Halen model except the hard drive and head phones won’t work with the iPod and come separately.
A Cat Stevens [...]

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Vendor Lock in

15-Nov-05

A lot of people complain about vendor lock in when choosing an MP3 player. I see this a lot when people are deciding, or convincing someone, to buy/not buy an iPod. “If it wasn’t for the Apple lock in I’d buy an iPod.”.
That kind of lock in is the same kind of lock in that’s [...]

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iTunes 5 and iTunes phone

07-Sep-05

Boy it’s a big day if you’re an iTunes fan. Steve Jobs announced both the iTunes phone from Motorola and iTunes 5. They also announced a Harry Potter iPod, which ships with the Harry Potter books in audio book format. I’m still not completely on the iPod bandwagon, at least not a full fledged iPod. [...]

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