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We've been following and participating in the growth of the online music services such as iTunes, Napster 2.0 and MusicMatch. I think the staff here has pretty much decided Musicmatch is the way to go if you are going to pay for your mp3s and online music if you are going to transfer to Pocket PC.
USA today has an article about how HP has sort of "snubbed" long-time partner Microsoft by offering iPODs to consumers. Since Apple and Microsoft offer competing music compression methods, HP offering iPODs means the Microsoft partner will be promoting a product that doesn't play Microsoft's wma format. Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina holds an iPod
as she announces the company's partnership witn Apple.
In the Spirit of Fark's Photoshop Fun last month feel free to Photoshop Ms. Fiorina and submit it to this thread!
Here's Mine..Who is that guy Singing to Carly Fiorina? Last year, Microsoft signed up company after company (including Wal-Mart, Musicmatch and Best Buy) to sell digital music in the Windows Media format. It clearly had the companies on its side — even while Apple was winning the heart of consumers.
Apple effectively kick-started the legitimate digital music business last April with the introduction of the iTunes Music Store. Originally just for Mac users, Apple opened it to Windows users in October. Apple now claims sales of 30 million songs and a 70% market share.
Apple's iTunes success was helped by the smash success of the iPod. Some 735,000 were sold in the last quarter alone, and 2 million to date. Microsoft says there are 4 million portable devices that can play Windows Media — including units from Dell, Creative Labs and Rio Audio.
You know, I respect the iPod and all, and I think it's a good device, but it also shows us just how much of a player Macintosh is NOT, when it comes to computers. They've sold more iPods in a year than they have sold computers in many years. When a portable mp3 player threatens to revamp the entire nature of your company, you are NOT a computer manufacturer. You are a manufacturer of portable consumer electronics. I think they should get up out of the PC bidness all together.
Ohh, and BTW, don't forget that M$ owns a HUGE sum of Macintosh stock. So, HP can't really screw M$ by buying iPods.
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