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Author: SteveSteve Date: Feb 29, 2008 09:40
This message is cross posted to comp.os.linux.advocacy &
comp.sys.mac.advocacy.
I'm not trying to start a war. I'm just not sure if either group has
the whole the answer on its own.
Now, that the legal disclaimer is out of the way.......
Mac OS X is unix underneath the GUI, which is essentially what GNU/
Linux is. It seems like a short jump to make a version of iTunes
that runs on GNU/Linux. There are a number of GNU/Linux users who
have iPods. Is there a technical problem that Apple can not
overcome? Why don't they make a version of iTunes for GNU/Linux?
They are the number 2 electronic music retailer.
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Author: SteveSteve Date: Feb 29, 2008 09:46
On Feb 29, 12:40 pm, Steve gmail.com> wrote:> This message is cross posted to comp.os.linux.advocacy &
> comp.sys.mac.advocacy.
>
> I'm not trying to start a war. I'm just not sure if either group has
> the whole the answer on its own.
>
> Now, that the legal disclaimer is out of the way.......
>
> Mac OS X is unix underneath the GUI, which is essentially what GNU/
> Linux is. It seems like a short jump to make a version of iTunes
> that runs on GNU/Linux. There are a number of GNU/Linux users who
> have iPods. Is there a technical problem that Apple can not
> overcome? Why don't they make a version of iTunes for GNU/Linux?
> They are the number 2 electronic music retailer.
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Author: Troy KirklandTroy Kirkland Date: Feb 29, 2008 09:52
> This message is cross posted to comp.os.linux.advocacy &
> comp.sys.mac.advocacy.
>
> I'm not trying to start a war. I'm just not sure if either group has
> the whole the answer on its own.
>
> Now, that the legal disclaimer is out of the way.......
>
> Mac OS X is unix underneath the GUI, which is essentially what GNU/
> Linux is. It seems like a short jump to make a version of iTunes
> that runs on GNU/Linux.
Why? Should they also make a version for people who run MS-DOS or the Atari
GEM? How about the guy using a VAX somewhere... should Apple make iTunes for
VAX users too?
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Author: Bill RielBill Riel Date: Feb 29, 2008 09:57
> This message is cross posted to comp.os.linux.advocacy &
> comp.sys.mac.advocacy.
>
> I'm not trying to start a war. I'm just not sure if either group has
> the whole the answer on its own.
I'm purely speculating, but I would guess that Apple (rightly or
wrongly) views Linux as a player in the server space, but not so much in
the home computer space where the primary iTunes customer resides.
I confess I could be ignorant of some technical issues, but I think it's
a good idea for them to do an iTunes for Linux. I don't really see a
downside to Apple, and it's a essentially giving more customers a direct
"storefront" to the iTMS for more sales.
--
Bill
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Author: RickRick Date: Feb 29, 2008 09:49
Troy Kirkland wrote:
>> This message is cross posted to comp.os.linux.advocacy &
>> comp.sys.mac.advocacy.
>>
>> I'm not trying to start a war. I'm just not sure if either group has
>> the whole the answer on its own.
>>
>> Now, that the legal disclaimer is out of the way.......
>>
>> Mac OS X is unix underneath the GUI, which is essentially what GNU/
>> Linux is. It seems like a short jump to make a version of iTunes
>> that runs on GNU/Linux.
>
> Why? Should they also make a version for people who run MS-DOS or the Atari
> GEM? How about the guy using a VAX somewhere... should Apple make iTunes for
> VAX users too?
>
> When linux usage becomes large enough to justify it then Apple will make a ...
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Author: SnitSnit Date: Feb 29, 2008 10:44
> Troy Kirkland wrote:
>>> This message is cross posted to comp.os.linux.advocacy...
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Author: Troy KirklandTroy Kirkland Date: Feb 29, 2008 10:56
> Troy Kirkland wrote:
>>> This message is cross posted to comp.os.linux.advocacy &
>>> comp.sys.mac.advocacy.
>>>
>>> I'm not trying to start a war. I'm just not sure if either group has
>>> the whole the answer on its own.
>>>
>>> Now, that the legal disclaimer is out of the way.......
>>>
>>> Mac OS X is unix underneath the GUI, which is essentially what GNU/
>>> Linux is. It seems like a short jump to make a version of iTunes
>>> that runs on GNU/Linux.
>>
>> Why? Should they also make a version for people who run MS-DOS or the
>> Atari GEM? How about the guy using a VAX somewhere... should Apple make
>> iTunes for VAX users too? ...
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Author: SnitSnit Date: Feb 29, 2008 11:01
"Troy Kirkland" google.com> stated in post
47c849b9$0$26032$88260bb3@free.teranews.com on 2/29/08 11:56 AM:
>> Troy Kirkland wrote:
>>> "Steve" gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:c426d7f6-da56-4a00-83d6-26363842d3f6@d21g2000prf...
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Author: Moshe GoldfarbMoshe Goldfarb Date: Feb 29, 2008 11:15
On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:40:04 -0800 (PST), Steve wrote:
> This message is cross posted to comp.os.linux.advocacy &
> comp.sys.mac.advocacy.
>
> I'm not trying to start a war. I'm just not sure if either group has
> the whole the answer on its own.
>
> Now, that the legal disclaimer is out of the way.......
>
> Mac OS X is unix underneath the GUI, which is essentially what GNU/
> Linux is. It seems like a short jump to make a version of iTunes
> that runs on GNU/Linux. There are a number of GNU/Linux users who
> have iPods. Is there a technical problem that Apple can not
> overcome? Why don't they make a version of iTunes for GNU/Linux?
> They are the number 2 electronic music retailer.
For the same reason that the BBC is shunning Linux users with it's new
player.
The BBC discovered that the Linux desktop market share hovers around
0.8 percent or so.
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Author: George GravesGeorge Graves Date: Feb 29, 2008 11:32
On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:57:53 -0800, Bill Riel wrote
(in article news.individual.net>):
>> This message is cross posted to comp.os.linux.advocacy &
>> comp.sys.mac.advocacy.
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