[kj] OT: Fuck Apple

[Matthew Burke]

What utter shit.

And I don't think there's another company with obedient enough Chinese slaves to manufacture a device with that much storage for that price.

Smart phones are a pain in the ass to manage in one's pocket.

From: bq at soundgardener.co.nz
To: gathering at misera.net
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 09:56:21 +1200
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Fuck Apple

Here’s a Wired article on topic: http://www.wired.com/2014/09/rip-ipod/?utm_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=10+Things+In+Tech+You+Need+To+Know&utm_campaign=Post+Blast+%28sai%29%3A+10+Things+In+Tech+You+Need+To+Know+Today  bq From: Gathering [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Peter Moltesen
Sent: Tuesday, 16 September 2014 4:18 a.m.
To: 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Fuck Apple Well…..after getting no sense out of the daft (but ever so smiley and friendly) people in the Apple shop in the Birmingham Bullring – I went over the High Street and picked up an ipod Classic in Argos for £179.99. My current one will probably last another year or so, so hopefully I’ll be sorted for while now.  Theres obviously still a few out there But yeah – fuck apple. Fuck them. From: Gathering [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Neil Perry
Sent: 15 September 2014 08:28
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Fuck Apple What??Fuck it. Just the other day I thought I might buy another one as mine is getting on
a bit. It takes my entire music collection with a few GB to spare. With you on streaming. Bollox to it.  On 13 September 2014 23:29, T.B. <planetary at socal.rr.com> wrote: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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