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iPod for Windows sucks?
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Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: denver
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Hi there,
A friend of mine, who's a PC user, is looking to buy an iPod for Windows PC. But I hear iPod for PC is not as good as one for Mac for some reason. Obviouisly, I belive iPod is optimised to work well with Mac and Itunes, but besides that, I wonder if there's anything else that makes iPod for PC to be less fun to use on PC than on Mac.
Neither he nore I have ever owened an iPod before. Anyone out there have experience with a PC iPod? Thanks.
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Join Date: Jul 2001
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The only bad thing about iPod for windows is the MusicMatch Jukebox software that's included. But that is easily fixed; just uninstall it and install Xplay ($30) or Ephpod (free) instead. Both of those are great for managing songs/playlists.
Other than the included PC software, the two units are identical. In fact, you can easily convert a Windows iPod to a Mac iPod with a utility made by apple. (you can also convert a mac iPod to windows, but you have to do so unofficially and it's more difficult).
Oh, one other thing: you can't use apple's new iTunes Music Store with the Windows iPod (although it should be available by the end of the year). Don't know if that is important to you or not.
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Thanks for your info. It's good to know iPod's hard drive is convertible between platforms. Hopefully, Apple will introduce iTunes for PC side too.
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Admin Emeritus  Join Date: Oct 1999
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With the release of iTunes 4 and the Music Store, Apple DID say that they will be releasing iTunes for Windows.
tooki
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Originally posted by tooki:
With the release of iTunes 4 and the Music Store, Apple DID say that they will be releasing iTunes for Windows.
tooki
Hmm, I did not hear that - I heard the music store will be for window at EOY. I presume integrated into MMJB.
Did he really say there will be iTunes for windows?
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Join Date: Jun 2000
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I think he said the SERVICE is coming to Windows, he didn't mention iTunes SPECIFICALLY.
Mike
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Join Date: Mar 2001
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Originally posted by starman:
I think he said the SERVICE is coming to Windows, he didn't mention iTunes SPECIFICALLY.
Mike
right, that's what i understood
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Join Date: May 2002
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Originally posted by starman:
I think he said the SERVICE is coming to Windows, he didn't mention iTunes SPECIFICALLY.
Mike
True... but severall other VERY reliable sources have said that Apple is porting iTunes to Win....plus here's the job opening for it
http://jobsearch.monster.com/getjob....tware+Engineer
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