[kj] OT: Fuck Apple

[Alexander Smith]

Well, funnily enough, I'm not planning on throwing it across the room.  
I'm just planning on playing my music on it. I don't believe that's so  
much to ask for.

I was perfectly happy with Walkmans and such. Vinyl LPs, cassettes and  
compact discs suited me fine, but they were phased out to accommodate  
new technology, which we all adapted to. And now they're telling us  
that that technology is obsolete and that streaming --- wherein, stop  
me if I'm wrong, you're entirely reliant on a signal connection in  
order to enjoy your music -- is the only way forward. Pardon me, but  
FUCK THAT. Yes, it's a First World Problem, but I just want to be able  
to enjoy my own music on my own terms without having to rely on WiFi  
to do it.

Don't get me started on this. We'll be here all day.

Alex in NYC




On Sep 14, 2014, at 5:22 AM, bq at soundgardener.co.nz wrote:

> The ones with 80 / 160 GB are hard-disk based, not flash memory.  
> Dunno why you'd want moving parts in your music player. Lots of  
> storage, yes, but with flash memory you can throw the thing across  
> the room and it'll keep playing. Much more resilient to shock, temp  
> etc.
>
> Another problem with Apple is...Apple. They get jealous when you see  
> other devices. You want to go with something agnostic. I had a  
> couple of Sony Walkman mp3s; drowned one, and the other got pinched.  
> Now I just use my phone. Wish I still had the Walkman to be honest.  
> Tiny compared to the phone.
>
> Good combination if you are really set on a lot of storage, is to  
> have a phone with a few 32 GB SD cards loaded with music...if you're  
> set on playing CD quality.
>
>
>> ---- Original Message ----
>> From: "Peter Moltesen" <sneakypete at uwclub.net>
>> To: "'A list about all things Killing Joke \(the band!\)'" <gathering at misera.net 
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>> Sent: Sun, Sep 14, 2014, 7:49 PM
>> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Fuck Apple
>>
>> Oh bollocks - are they replacing it with anything?
>> I'm on my second Ipod classic at the moment?
>>
>> A curse and a pox on apple and their greedy, grubby, money grabbing  
>> ways
>>
>> Pete
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Gathering [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of  
>> T.B.
>> Sent: 13 September 2014 22:29
>> To: 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'
>> Subject: [kj] OT: Fuck Apple
>>
>> With no prior warning, Apple discontinued their 160GB iPod Classic  
>> last week
>> (the same day they rolled out their new junk).  The iPod Classic  
>> basically
>> replaced the need for me to drag around a bunch of CDs in my car or  
>> even
>> more hassle, burn CD-R "compilations."  Although I was kind of late  
>> jumping
>> on the Apple/iPod bandwagon, once I got a car stereo with a USB  
>> connection
>> around '05 or '06 and my original 80GB iPod, that really changed  
>> how I
>> listened to music.  I got back into having a portable player  
>> wherever I went
>> like the old Walkman days and making giant 3+ hour long playlists  
>> and having
>> literally weeks' worth of (uncompressed CD quality) music in my  
>> pocket or
>> car reinvigorated my interest in a *lot* of bands.  A big bonus was  
>> and is
>> the fact the USB cable keeps the iPod battery charged.  When Apple  
>> offered
>> the 160GB, it was so great to have all that storage space for  
>> lossless
>> music.
>>
>> Apparently a couple days ago when it was discontinued, Apple  
>> demanded that
>> all retailers box up existing stock of iPod Classics and send them  
>> back to
>> Apple.  They are literally gone from 99% of all retailers by this  
>> weekend.
>> The resale price on places like eBay and Amazon resellers  
>> especially for
>> new, unused Classics instantly shot through the roof.  I look  
>> forward to
>> finding another non-Apple solution to listen to music so I can  
>> shitcan
>> fucking iTunes as well.
>>
>> T.B.
>>
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