Not Yet Rated We are in the mp3 age, folks

#  Feb 13, 2007 at 2:46 AM

Join Date: Jan 12, 2007 Post Count: 223   taiarain User Options View All Posts By taiarain View taiarain's Stats     I was taking a look at the selections of language learning CD's at the store today and one of the boxes actually said 'iPod Compatible' and explained that you could load the CD's into your mp3 player. All I could think was: don't most people with mp3 players know that????

#  Feb 14, 2007 at 3:02 PM

Join Date: Feb 07, 2007 Post Count: 6   Arrow User Options View All Posts By Arrow View Arrow's Stats     Yes, I think most people know that, but marketing dictates that you appeal to the largest market share (ipod) users. Ipod uses a different technology (suprise) than virtually everybody else. So the few people out there looking for those titles, many of whom may be parents whose kids have ipods, will see the compatability. Arrow

#  Feb 15, 2007 at 4:31 PM

Join Date: Jan 12, 2007 Post Count: 223   taiarain User Options View All Posts By taiarain View taiarain's Stats     I know. It just seemed so silly. I've already ripped all my language learning CD's onto my Zune and use them when I'm working outside. I would have laughed if anyone had come to me and asked if I knew I could do that.

#  Feb 15, 2007 at 11:02 PM

Join Date: Feb 07, 2007 Post Count: 6   Arrow User Options View All Posts By Arrow View Arrow's Stats     Not everybody has been enlightened!

#  Feb 21, 2007 at 8:05 AM

Join Date: Feb 05, 2007 Post Count: 44   neuromancer123 User Options View All Posts By neuromancer123 View neuromancer123's Stats     Apple has serious compatibility issues with every product that they have ever come up with. Call it iLife, but it just isnt working.

#  Feb 24, 2007 at 12:23 AM

Join Date: Feb 20, 2007 Post Count: 104   happy2bg33k User Options View All Posts By happy2bg33k View happy2bg33k's Stats     neuromancer123;2310 said: Apple has serious compatibility issues with every product that they have ever come up with. Call it iLife, but it just isnt working. What compatibility issues? With CD's? No. With just about everything else? Yup. But avid Apple users don't care much. Most of them use Apple and nothing else.

#  Mar 28, 2007 at 2:24 AM

Join Date: Mar 25, 2007 Post Count: 1   Totsuwa User Options View All Posts By Totsuwa View Totsuwa's Stats     happy2bg33k;2349 said: What compatibility issues? With CD's? No. With just about everything else? Yup. But avid Apple users don't care much. Most of them use Apple and nothing else. Ironically, the ipod community seem to think we zune users suffer from the same rigid thinking... I see it this way: you can jump on the ipod bandwagon like everyone else and his/her brother, or you can choose to be different! I like different!

#  Mar 28, 2007 at 2:53 AM

Join Date: Jan 12, 2007 Post Count: 223   taiarain User Options View All Posts By taiarain View taiarain's Stats     I like different. It's a very comfortable place to be. I conform to non-conformism.

#  Mar 28, 2007 at 11:45 PM

Join Date: Feb 20, 2007 Post Count: 104   happy2bg33k User Options View All Posts By happy2bg33k View happy2bg33k's Stats     Well, it's just like everything else out there. The Apple fans decide to be "different" than all of the more common PC users, yet, somehow, they are very much the same. You could also argue the same in reverse. Oh, well.

#  Mar 29, 2007 at 2:05 PM

Join Date: Jan 12, 2007 Post Count: 223   taiarain User Options View All Posts By taiarain View taiarain's Stats     You can only be different until there are enough people doing it that you have to be content to be the first.