appleinsider.com— Apple's next update to the blockbuster iPhone handset is expected by one prominent analyst to have a lower total cost of ownership, and to also include new gesture-based functionality.
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I find it interesting that people are digging you down with no comment. Any chance some of you nits could explain why you think he's wrong or is that too much trouble for your wee little brain?
Nothing saddens me more than a music library that isn't properly tagged. :( I see peoples' music and there's 50 of "Track x - Unknown Artist", some titles and artists spelt wrong, some in all caps, some in only lowercase, and my most hated, three or four different entires for the same artists because it's spelt differently.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Drag and drop is fine for small devices, but it's not a practical way to manage many gigabytes of media. Apple was smart to use metadata as the front end for the media library, as it is in professional photography, video, music, etc. where people who deal with this stuff every day know that an OS file system is wholly inadequate for managing large volumes of media.It's easier for people to manage media based on its meaning, not by file and folder names. The success of iTunes proves this despite what a minority of geeks might feel. Metadata front end ftw.
Actually the iPhone starts at $500. You have to get an AT&T contract to get the advertised prices. AT&T gives you a $400 discount on the phone because they know they'll make more than that in the first year, in profit alone. I would love to see the iPhone come down in price so that it would be economical to buy it unlocked and take it wherever the f**k I want.
I only own an Iphone (3gs) no plan of switching from PC to MAC , no freaking way , cuz I can't afford to buy your software Mr.Jobs.Even-though your software might be more reliable or quality built than Microsoft but C'mon peoples prefer "free" stuff than buying them.
@rossisdead Why do you keep bringing up thumbdrives? Yes, anyone can copy a Word document to a thumbdrive and pass it around the office. That's not the issue.Did you read anything I said above? There's more to MP3 players than just copying some files to the device. If your mother rips a CD, where does the CD ripping program puts the files? If she buys a song from Amazon, where does she save them?I'm not saying it would be impossible to learn how to manually manage hundreds or thousands of songs... but there's a little more to do than just copying some songs to an MP3 player. Copy from where? How did the songs get on the computer in the first place? Where are they stored?
"but it's not a practical way to manage many gigabytes of media"I manage 2 terabytes of media using drag and drop. Works better than itunes can, and itunes only manages the music. (yes I know it can manage more, but thats all I allow it to)
macparrotFeb 27, 2010
I find it interesting that people are digging you down with no comment. Any chance some of you nits could explain why you think he's wrong or is that too much trouble for your wee little brain?
macparrotFeb 27, 2010
Crap...BUY what it is you think you need.
cowgoesmoooFeb 27, 2010
Nothing saddens me more than a music library that isn't properly tagged. :( I see peoples' music and there's 50 of "Track x - Unknown Artist", some titles and artists spelt wrong, some in all caps, some in only lowercase, and my most hated, three or four different entires for the same artists because it's spelt differently.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
bosskeyFeb 27, 2010
Drag and drop is fine for small devices, but it's not a practical way to manage many gigabytes of media. Apple was smart to use metadata as the front end for the media library, as it is in professional photography, video, music, etc. where people who deal with this stuff every day know that an OS file system is wholly inadequate for managing large volumes of media.It's easier for people to manage media based on its meaning, not by file and folder names. The success of iTunes proves this despite what a minority of geeks might feel. Metadata front end ftw.
Closed AccountFeb 27, 2010
Actually the iPhone starts at $500. You have to get an AT&T contract to get the advertised prices. AT&T gives you a $400 discount on the phone because they know they'll make more than that in the first year, in profit alone. I would love to see the iPhone come down in price so that it would be economical to buy it unlocked and take it wherever the f**k I want.
stockloneFeb 28, 2010
You ever hear of MediaMonkey? It's damn simple to put music on your mp3 player.
alphabbFeb 28, 2010
I only own an Iphone (3gs) no plan of switching from PC to MAC , no freaking way , cuz I can't afford to buy your software Mr.Jobs.Even-though your software might be more reliable or quality built than Microsoft but C'mon peoples prefer "free" stuff than buying them.
mscripFeb 28, 2010
@rossisdead Why do you keep bringing up thumbdrives? Yes, anyone can copy a Word document to a thumbdrive and pass it around the office. That's not the issue.Did you read anything I said above? There's more to MP3 players than just copying some files to the device. If your mother rips a CD, where does the CD ripping program puts the files? If she buys a song from Amazon, where does she save them?I'm not saying it would be impossible to learn how to manually manage hundreds or thousands of songs... but there's a little more to do than just copying some songs to an MP3 player. Copy from where? How did the songs get on the computer in the first place? Where are they stored?
neotechniMar 1, 2010
"but it's not a practical way to manage many gigabytes of media"I manage 2 terabytes of media using drag and drop. Works better than itunes can, and itunes only manages the music. (yes I know it can manage more, but thats all I allow it to)