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Originally Posted by Win+Mac_Dude
I know that 80 years from now I will be able to play a CD. I can't say that about a sound file on my hard drive.
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Sorry, but there's absolutely no way you can say this with any more certainty than I can guarantee a music file's integrity/playability in 80 years.
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And keep in mind, this is not a bash on the IPod from me. It's a great device and many people love it. Just the biggest complaint I hear about them is iTunes.
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Because iTunes utterly fails as a management system.
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Originally Posted by Win+Mac_Dude
Optical disc based media isn't going away in the next 100 years.
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It's already disappearing... Any company that deals with media is figuring out that shipping a DVD isn't going to be profitable for very long. The industry is trending towards online downloads.
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With the iPod, you have iTunes and iTunes is a big turn off for a lot of people. I could say you are not logical with your thoughts on optical media.
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Out of curiosity have you used RockBox? By far the best iPod OS alternative. Too bad it doesn't run on the newer models, but the 5.5g's are better in the first place.