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<div class="IPBDescription">Apple releases iTunes for Windows</div> <a href='http://www.apple.com/' target='_blank'>Apple</a> has released a Windows (2000 and XP) version of the iTunes music player. Windows users can now use the Apple music store.

Personally I rather like iTunes on my parent's iMac, it has a well organized library and makes burning a music CD so trivial even my sister could figure it out. Never tried the Apple music store, but I hear good things.

If your going to post, don't be braindead about it. I don't want to see any "Apple Sux0rs lolol!!!1" posts.
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  • zoobyzooby Join Date: 2003-08-26 Member: 20236Members
    I would tend to like it, but the 99cents/song doesn't make it much different from buying cds. I'd like to see it around 60-70. Also, I heard iTunes doesn't have an impressive collection, but I may be mistaken. Almost no one I know has a Mac.
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  • Smoke_NovaSmoke_Nova Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8697Members
    my friend has an iPod, it beats every CD player I can think of. It's got a good storage, good selection, good battery life.


    Mac makes good non-gaming products
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  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Personally, I'd like to see Mac take on a second mousebutton, and after that, persuade a ton of developers from windows to Mac. Mac would be great if it could get better graphics cards, and find a way to have itself be upgradable. The new MacG5 is downright amazing in every application area, so...ya
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  • TeflonTeflon Join Date: 2003-08-27 Member: 20289Members
    edited October 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--Quaunaut+Oct 16 2003, 10:17 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Quaunaut @ Oct 16 2003, 10:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Personally, I'd like to see Mac take on a second mousebutton, and after that, persuade a ton of developers from windows to Mac. Mac would be great if it could get better graphics cards, and find a way to have itself be upgradable. The new MacG5 is downright amazing in every application area, so...ya <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Like that'll ever happen.
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  • SkulkBaitSkulkBait Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13423Members
    edited October 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--Quaunaut+Oct 16 2003, 10:17 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Quaunaut @ Oct 16 2003, 10:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Personally, I'd like to see Mac take on a second mousebutton, and after that, persuade a ton of developers from windows to Mac. Mac would be great if it could get better graphics cards, and find a way to have itself be upgradable. The new MacG5 is downright amazing in every application area, so...ya <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Personally, I'd like to see Mac take on a second mousebutton<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    You can plug multibutton mice into a Mac and it will work automatically.

    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Mac would be great if it could get better graphics cards, and find a way to have itself be upgradable.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Macs can use the latest NVidia and ATI cards, and are just as easy to add/change hardware in as a PC (unless you have an iMac).

    Good save with the edit Teflon. But it will happen, every day more people (and companies) are looking at alternatives to Windows. It always good to have more than one choice.
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  • Smoke_NovaSmoke_Nova Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8697Members
    I like Mac's OS system too, though it does take a little learning.
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  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    For those who don't know, iTunes is not just a music service. It offers:
    <ul>
    <li>fully-featured audio player
    <li>extremely smooth interface and file management system
    <li>built-in mp3 encoding software
    <li>built-in CD burning software
    <li>downloadable music at $0.99 each
    </ul>
    And that's just off the top of my head. The CD ripping and burning is phenomenally simple - you can set it up so that when you place a CD in the tray, iTunes automatically rips it to mp3 and stores the files, properly labeled, in the appropriate (and dynamically updated) folder.

    It's a brilliant program; I already love it. Never thought I'd replace WinAmp. (:
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--SkulkBait+Oct 16 2003, 10:41 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SkulkBait @ Oct 16 2003, 10:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Quaunaut+Oct 16 2003, 10:17 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Quaunaut @ Oct 16 2003, 10:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Personally, I'd like to see Mac take on a second mousebutton, and after that, persuade a ton of developers from windows to Mac. Mac would be great if it could get better graphics cards, and find a way to have itself be upgradable. The new MacG5 is downright amazing in every application area, so...ya <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Personally, I'd like to see Mac take on a second mousebutton<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    You can plug multibutton mice into a Mac and it will work automatically.

    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Mac would be great if it could get better graphics cards, and find a way to have itself be upgradable.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Macs can use the latest NVidia and ATI cards, and are just as easy to add/change hardware in as a PC (unless you have an iMac).

    Good save with the edit Teflon. But it will happen, every day more people (and companies) are looking at alternatives to Windows. It always good to have more than one choice. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Personally I think we will see a lot more linux as an alternative to windows rather than macos. Mac os is like Linux's annoying little brother that gets in the way, regardless I think mac does accell in the media department...
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--coil+Oct 17 2003, 03:21 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (coil @ Oct 17 2003, 03:21 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> For those who don't know, iTunes is not just a music service. It offers:
    <ul>
    <li>fully-featured audio player
    <li>extremely smooth interface and file management system
    <li>built-in mp3 encoding software
    <li>built-in CD burning software
    <li>downloadable music at $0.99 each
    </ul>
    And that's just off the top of my head. The CD ripping and burning is phenomenally simple - you can set it up so that when you place a CD in the tray, iTunes automatically rips it to mp3 and stores the files, properly labeled, in the appropriate (and dynamically updated) folder.

    It's a brilliant program; I already love it. Never thought I'd replace WinAmp. (: <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I think the reason most ignore it is cost

    1.)Winamp
    2.)Winamp is nice to use
    3.)Free encoders all over the net
    4.)WinXP has built in burning
    5.)Download music for FREE....

    Then again I wont bash because I was asked not to, its all a matter of taste.
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  • VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
    I really dislike OS X.

    Don't ask me why I don't know but I hate it.

    Plus the Apple Optical mouse sucks (My hands are too big and as a result I keep clicking the mouse when moving it forward)
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  • SkinnYSkinnY Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7500Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--SmokeNova+Oct 16 2003, 10:10 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SmokeNova @ Oct 16 2003, 10:10 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> my friend has an iPod, it beats every CD player I can think of. It's got a good storage, good selection, good battery life.


    Mac makes good non-gaming products <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Nomad forevah :] *pets his nomad zen nx*

    nah, my brother got an iPod and he says good things about it, personlly i never liked mac, but i blame the school for only putting us behind the old crappy ones <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo--> but yea, macs should be great for graphical-stuff..
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  • TeflonTeflon Join Date: 2003-08-27 Member: 20289Members
    You can't *THINK* Macs excel in multimedia... they plain old rock.

    However, even if Macs were the best machines for everything on earth, I'd never get something as ugly as one of those POSs.
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  • TenSixTenSix Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7932Members
    My friend has a Mac, its great for designing stuff, aside from that you pretty much give up gaming and the like. Of course, you could just buy a PC <b>and</b> a Mac *gasp*
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  • AegelWardAegelWard Join Date: 2003-09-12 Member: 20787Members
    the media player, i tunes is <b>free</b> .. i'm finding this in threads everywhere, everybody seems to think there are hidden charges in the softare. you can buy music from their online store, thats about the extent of "charges"
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  • RyoOhkiRyoOhki Join Date: 2003-01-26 Member: 12789Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->
    my friend has an iPod, it beats every CD player I can think of. It's got a good storage, good selection, good battery life.
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    Sums up my feelings on the iPod <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

    <a href='http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2003-05-28&res=l' target='_blank'>http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date...003-05-28&res=l</a>

    Not posting the actual strip directly because it contains naughty words. So be forwarned!
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  • Smoke_NovaSmoke_Nova Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8697Members
    Actually my friend got it for about 70$. Doesn't skip, doesn't have to carry around a giant CD-wallet, music is automatically organized, everything is easy. Heck, his friend's girlfriend Claire (a total ditz) can use it.
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  • SkulkBaitSkulkBait Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13423Members
    edited October 2003
    To all you people who hate MacOS but don't know why: Its either because you're not comfortable in an unfirmilliar OS (OMG TEH ICONZ IZ ON DA RGHIT!@!!), or you were brought up during the time when the Mac Vs Wintel flamewars were still going on and have 'mac == bad' idea engrained in your head.

    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->However, even if Macs were the best machines for everything on earth, I'd never get something as ugly as one of those POSs.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Ugly? have you even seen a Mac made after 1995? Those things are called 'sexy' so often its kinda creepy.

    Anyway, all this talk about MacOS is getting offtopic. From now on, if you have nothing to say regarding iTunes then please don't post.
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  • SkulkBaitSkulkBait Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13423Members
    edited October 2003
    Rather than start a new topic, I thought I'd just dig this one up instead.

    a recent <a href='http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2003/oct/20itunes.html' target='_blank'>Apple press release</a> says that one million copies of iTunes have been download in 3.5 days since its release. In that same period of time, one million songs have also been sold.
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    I did a report my freshman year about how much apples suck....

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    GG Mac.
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  • SkulkBaitSkulkBait Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13423Members
    edited October 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Anyway, all this talk about MacOS is getting offtopic. From now on, if you have nothing to say regarding iTunes then please don't post. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I did a report my freshman year about how much apples suck....

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    How could you write such a report when you can't even read? Besides, Macs and Apple have changed alot recently.
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--SkulkBait+Oct 20 2003, 08:32 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SkulkBait @ Oct 20 2003, 08:32 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Anyway, all this talk about MacOS is getting offtopic. From now on, if you have nothing to say regarding iTunes then please don't post. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I did a report my freshman year about how much apples suck....

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    GG Mac.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    How could you write such a report when you can't even read? Besides, Macs and Apple have changed alot recently. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Unlike some people, I don't read every post word for word. I read the topic and post my opinion.
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  • SkulkBaitSkulkBait Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13423Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Mullet+Oct 20 2003, 10:45 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mullet @ Oct 20 2003, 10:45 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--SkulkBait+Oct 20 2003, 08:32 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SkulkBait @ Oct 20 2003, 08:32 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Anyway, all this talk about MacOS is getting offtopic. From now on, if you have nothing to say regarding iTunes then please don't post. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I did a report my freshman year about how much apples suck....

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    How could you write such a report when you can't even read? Besides, Macs and Apple have changed alot recently. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Unlike some people, I don't read every post word for word. I read the topic and post my opinion. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Ah yes... thats why there are so many stupid posts out there, people not reading the thread before posting. Also, you'll notice that the thread is about <b>iTunes for windows</b> and not about the Mac, or Apple. Especially when your post has no supporting facts. Do you really think a freshmen quality paper you wrote for god-knows-what class is going to convince anyone that Apple sucks? Also, the post I reference was a mere <b>two posts behind yours</b>, you could at least make an effort to read the page your posting on.
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  • ParasiteParasite Join Date: 2002-04-13 Member: 431Members
    I havent tried OSX, and I havent seen quartz in action, so my judgement of Mac may be outdated. But in my experience...OS9 sucked, macs suck and crash too much. It wasnt any easier then windows as macaholics always claim. I only started usin computers about 5 years ago, and used both pretty equallly from the begining. Mostly for graphics too, wich Macs hold the greater part of the market. Those first iMacs really sucked.

    Apples image has changed alot scince I last used them. Aqua was/is the most elegant UI ever, far superior to the nasty fat **** XP default crap. The new brushed metal G4 case is beautiful, the wide-flatscreen moniters are incredible, as is thier overall use of the "glass-plastic" design. Stricktly from a design standpoint...they cant be beat, functionality however, is another question.

    As far as iTunes...I tried it, while it looked great, and functioned fairly intuitively, I just didnt care for it. Not sure why really, just didnt do it for me...a few things a few things werent to my linking, and there wasnt an obvious and simple way to change it. Mostly I need to have some kinda Taskbar controls. I do use the iTunes XP Theme though. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • SkulkBaitSkulkBait Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13423Members
    edited October 2003
    I'm curious to know what it is you didn't like about iTunes, besides the 'taskbar controls' (just what exactly do you mean by that?). Personally I use <a href='http://www.zinf.org' target='_blank'>Zinf</a>, but before I found that I was practically begging for an iTunes for Windows (which it turns out I can't run anyway, since its 2k/xp only <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->).
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