http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/09/26/i-guarantee-amazons-mp3-store-is-important-to-you/ My opinions about convergence, consumer technology, gadgets, Web, and more. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:51:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/09/26/i-guarantee-amazons-mp3-store-is-important-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-187209 bryan w Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:15:24 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/09/26/i-guarantee-amazons-mp3-store-is-important-to-you/#comment-187209 The word is spreading...http://valleywag.com/tech/digital-music/everybody-hates-itunes-303512.php I was talking to a friend the other day, and I mentioned my biggest gripe is the fact that iTunes is ingrained in ancillary music tools/programs i.e. Rane's Serato Scratch Live. I've hated on iTunes ever since they snuck in the MP4 switchover a while back, effectively deading 1000's of my tracks for DJ use...You see, Serato only reads MP3's, yet uses a default "scan iTunes" button. It shows MP4's, but can't play them. Rest assured, as soon as Serato makes a patch for other music players, I'm outta iThere. p.s. good suggestion on the Free Culture. They should make this mandatory reading for all high school Freshman. That, and Fast Food Nation. The word is spreading…http://valleywag.com/tech/digital-music/everybody-hates-itunes-303512.php
I was talking to a friend the other day, and I mentioned my biggest gripe is the fact that iTunes is ingrained in ancillary music tools/programs i.e. Rane’s Serato Scratch Live. I’ve hated on iTunes ever since they snuck in the MP4 switchover a while back, effectively deading 1000′s of my tracks for DJ use…You see, Serato only reads MP3′s, yet uses a default “scan iTunes” button. It shows MP4′s, but can’t play them. Rest assured, as soon as Serato makes a patch for other music players, I’m outta iThere. p.s. good suggestion on the Free Culture. They should make this mandatory reading for all high school Freshman. That, and Fast Food Nation.

]]> http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/09/26/i-guarantee-amazons-mp3-store-is-important-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-187205 Alexander Grundner Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:08:26 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/09/26/i-guarantee-amazons-mp3-store-is-important-to-you/#comment-187205 Amen, brother. You speak the truth. Too bad the masses are content with what is being fed/sold to them. As Richard Stallman like to stay (<a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8249207225383797652&hl=en" rel="nofollow">Video</a>), they're happy to give up their freedom in exchange for convenience.. Amen, brother. You speak the truth. Too bad the masses are content with what is being fed/sold to them. As Richard Stallman like to stay (Video), they’re happy to give up their freedom in exchange for convenience..

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