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iTunes for Windows?
Faust:
I like flaps post better.
Because it makes more sense.
cocoamix:
Steve Jobs said iTunes for Windows would be released by the end of the year. That's a long time to wait, but I think it will be worth it. I would love to be able to listen to a stream of my Mac at home from my PC at work through iTunes.
Zombie9920:
quote:Originally posted by flap:
I think you mean there's a lack of stupidity in the "free market". Why would anyone smart enough to switch to GNU/Linux be stupid enough to install MS software?
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No, it is lack of interest in Linux. You made an analogy to why MS doesn't port thier software to Linux(which is an untrue analogy)...but how does that analogy explain why Adobe, Apple, etc. don't port thier software to Linux? Huh? Huh? Oh, perhaps maybe they know they will not make money from Open Source. Like in Adobes' case, they know people will not pay several hundred $$$ for software. No, one person may buy the software then that one person will just pass copies on to some friends who will pass more copies on to thier friends who will pass copies to thier friends and so forth and it will be perfectly legal for them to do so.
The 1 purchased copy of Photoshop may end up being used by hunders or thousands of people.
So Adobe makes the profit of one sold copy but 1000+ freeloaders reap the benefits of the software. That isn't very attractive to any company who wants to make $$$...now is it?
[ May 01, 2003: Message edited by: Zombie9920 ]
Zombie9920:
quote:Originally posted by Faust:
I like flaps post better.
Because it makes more sense.
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Oh balogna. I'm sure that if there was a WMP, IE, MS Office, etc. for Linux there would be alot of Linux users installing the software.
Not every Linux user is a 100% anti-MS biggot like a handful of you full blown Linux/Unix geeks. :rolleyes:
Faust:
Umm, people pirate stuff on windows too dude. People pirate stuff on all platforms. Flaps point was that Microsoft software is crap. Which is true. Also he said Linux users a smart. Which is also true. Now smart people don't install crap software do they? If I wanted crap software I would use Windows, but I don't so I use Linux.
As people have said a million times, look at Red Hat for an example of profit in the Free world. And there is plenty of interest in the Free world Zombie, why else would you get lovely Linux sites popping up all over the place? ;)
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