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orikesSo... is an iPod worth it?
I've been looking at mp3 players just out of curiosity, considering if I want to get one or not. The price difference between the iPod and other brands that supposedly do the same thing is a rather vast gulf. What's the advantage to having an iPod over the others?
I like Macs. I'd gladly have one at home for art stuff and keep a PC laptop for surfing, games and MU*. So, I have nothing against Macs. I'm just really curious why the iPod seems to be so much more expensive.
I've been looking at mp3 players just out of curiosity, considering if I want to get one or not. The price difference between the iPod and other brands that supposedly do the same thing is a rather vast gulf. What's the advantage to having an iPod over the others?
I like Macs. I'd gladly have one at home for art stuff and keep a PC laptop for surfing, games and MU*. So, I have nothing against Macs. I'm just really curious why the iPod seems to be so much more expensive.
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Date: 2005-08-31 04:28 pm (UTC)The integration between your iPod and iTunes on your PC or Mac is currently unequaled. Competition has yet to approach it in ease of use.
The iTunes Music Store currently has the most consumer-friendly modes. Once you buy your music, it's yours (all-you-eat subscriptions are nice, but where does your music go when you stop paying the subscription fee? Buh-bye). Most coherent pricing model (although the music labels are trying to force Apple to raise prices on popular tracks). More music than any other service. More rights to make CDs of the music you buy.
No, it's not perfect. But it's the best package out there, and strikes the most consumer friendly balance between what we want (copy everything for free!) and what the labels want (your money each time you listen, each time you format-shift, and a little more money, please).