[kj] OT: Fuck Apple

[Paul]

pono looks and most likely sounds great, but is it not just a FLAC player
and will rely on streaming?

On 14 September 2014 15:58, Carlos Fandango <stronkle at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

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> 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 that that technology is obsolete and that streaming --- wherein, stop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 \(the band!\)'" <
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> >> Sent: Sun, Sep 14, 2014, 7:49 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Fuck Apple
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> >> 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-----
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> >> 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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