09-22-2010, 10:50 AM
I wish the iPod was more open, so it might be more useful to people who do something other than buy "tunes" from the iTunes store.
It seems to have been designed by young people around the idea that music comes in small units that can be shuffled like cards (after buying them from Apple).
For people who primarily listen to extended audio -- books or classical -- and who rip most of their own audio, the iPod contains some irritating limitations and omissions.
It is especially awkward not to be able to copy folders of audio from the computer to the iPod. Any competing music player can do this. It's so much more convenient.
It seems to have been designed by young people around the idea that music comes in small units that can be shuffled like cards (after buying them from Apple).
For people who primarily listen to extended audio -- books or classical -- and who rip most of their own audio, the iPod contains some irritating limitations and omissions.
It is especially awkward not to be able to copy folders of audio from the computer to the iPod. Any competing music player can do this. It's so much more convenient.