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Title: Microsoft Monopoly Says Apple Monopoly Is Too Restrictive
Post by: The Anti-Microsoft on 25 October 2003, 01:22
From The Register, 10.20.2003:  
quote:
Microsoft would be negligent if it didn't see Apple's music ambitions as a competitive threat. On the eve of Apple's splashy launch last week, Microsoft offered a Q&A which warned users not to be seduced by iTunes, Apple's integrated MP3 player/ripper/burner/radio/music store, which is now available on Windows.

Microsoft's David Fester (and whether Fester is his birthname or an homage to his CEO, we don't know; Intel employs a Mr. Jason 'Ziller', which isn't at all relevant here) warned that iTunes carried several disadvantages.


http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/33468.html (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/33468.html)
Title: Microsoft Monopoly Says Apple Monopoly Is Too Restrictive
Post by: cahult on 25 October 2003, 01:37
I
Title: Microsoft Monopoly Says Apple Monopoly Is Too Restrictive
Post by: hm_murdock on 25 October 2003, 02:03
FUD
Title: Microsoft Monopoly Says Apple Monopoly Is Too Restrictive
Post by: Enmity on 25 October 2003, 05:45
FUD
Title: Microsoft Monopoly Says Apple Monopoly Is Too Restrictive
Post by: Stilly on 25 October 2003, 08:49
that was a really long article...

oh and FUD
Title: Microsoft Monopoly Says Apple Monopoly Is Too Restrictive
Post by: Laukev7 on 25 October 2003, 10:29
FUD.
Title: Microsoft Monopoly Says Apple Monopoly Is Too Restrictive
Post by: Urban2010 on 31 October 2003, 21:03
i'm kinda new wat is FUD?
Title: Microsoft Monopoly Says Apple Monopoly Is Too Restrictive
Post by: Laukev7 on 31 October 2003, 21:57
Fear, Uncertainity, Doubt. As the acronym implies, it means sowing doubt about the viability competitor or the worthiness of their products. It can be done either by spreading either directly or covertly unfounded rumours, myths, half truths or misleading statements about a competitor; or by more subtle actions like the vapourware technique.
Title: Microsoft Monopoly Says Apple Monopoly Is Too Restrictive
Post by: Calum on 31 October 2003, 13:25
microsoft are correct about iTunes in some ways i think, but really this does not imply anything special or good about microsoft, two negative numbers simply cancel each other out.

and yes, it's largely FUD, or as the general populace calls it, promotion (or perhaps spin).
Title: Microsoft Monopoly Says Apple Monopoly Is Too Restrictive
Post by: idlepython3 on 31 October 2003, 20:52
WMA format is garbage. i wish i could uninstall that damn media player without everything going haywire.  the ipod is sheer genius if you ask me, and quicktime is the best that i know of.  i wish i could distance myself completey from microsofts crap but they keep pullin me in.  why should a simple browser or media player be so much a part of an operating system that it can't be uninstalled without screwin everything up?
Title: Microsoft Monopoly Says Apple Monopoly Is Too Restrictive
Post by: xyle_one on 31 October 2003, 21:46
quote:
Originally posted by tron six point o:
WMA format is garbage. i wish i could uninstall that damn media player without everything going haywire.  the ipod is sheer genius if you ask me, and quicktime is the best that i know of.  i wish i could distance myself completey from microsofts crap but they keep pullin me in.  why should a simple browser or media player be so much a part of an operating system that it can't be uninstalled without screwin everything up?
Just stop using ms products.