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I'm wondering if Starbucks is being retrofitted with OSX servers to provide the music and allow the phone/touch to know what is currently playing. This may explain why it is going to take so long to roll out the plan across the country.
Does this open up other possibilities for the partnership?
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The better questions is: could you run OS X servers on Dunkin Donuts coffee also 
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But OS X isn't really a good enterprise solution! I mean we could set up servers for half the cost that have SO MANY more command line features!
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Originally Posted by Laminar 
But OS X isn't really a good enterprise solution! I mean we could set up servers for half the cost that have SO MANY more command line features!
I agree - I mean, WTF, OF COURSE the iPhone users should have the ability to use a CLI to leech music...
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Originally Posted by Laminar
But OS X isn't really a good enterprise solution! I mean we could set up servers for half the cost that have SO MANY more command line features!
Dude, IMHO OS X Server is a shitty product for large Enterprise use. If you want to debate that, we can, but otherwise please dispense with the little petty jabs and bait. Cool?
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If the machine is just going to be running an iTunes share, why not something like a Mac mini? I don't see why a server would be necessary for something this simple?
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Starbucks is not a technology company. They are not going to be putting servers in each location. More than likely they're just going to be connecting their sound system to a central music service and updating their t-mobile base stations to broadcast the iTunes info and allow free access to the iTS.
They do not have the IT manpower to put servers in over 15000 locations.
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That depends whether the IT guys get free double-expressos or not.
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Did I say something funny? This thread seems to have already traveled to bizarro world. I could have titled it "Starbucks to have OSX baristas"
Anyway, I suppose a mini would work by just broadcasting the current and recent songs to the touch/iphone and then letting the device figure out the corresponding song on the music store. That makes more sense than having some centralized playlist, unless Starbucks HQ wanted complete control over the songs being played in each store. I'm not sure how it is currently set up, but I'm guessing they get a set of playlists from HQ that each store can play, but perhaps they have to listen to certain songs a certain number of times per day.
At any rate, I think it could be a plus for Apple if every Starbucks now runs their music programming using a Mac, be it a mini or a server. There are clearly other services that Apple could piggyback onto this. Movies seem the most obvious.
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Barista. That's a funny word.
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Originally Posted by Art Vandelay
Starbucks is not a technology company. They are not going to be putting servers in each location. More than likely they're just going to be connecting their sound system to a central music service and updating their t-mobile base stations to broadcast the iTunes info and allow free access to the iTS.
They do not have the IT manpower to put servers in over 15000 locations.
I don't know much about this, but can a base station do that?
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I think I've only been into one Starbucks in my life, I must be completely disconnected from mainstream culture.
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Originally Posted by Art Vandelay
Starbucks is not a technology company. They are not going to be putting servers in each location. More than likely they're just going to be connecting their sound system to a central music service and updating their t-mobile base stations to broadcast the iTunes info and allow free access to the iTS.
They do not have the IT manpower to put servers in over 15000 locations.
You are probably right. The music will be hosted on a centralized iTunes Store server, and the user would be connecting directly to that server. No need for local serves in each SBUX.
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Originally Posted by Art Vandelay
Starbucks is not a technology company. They are not going to be putting servers in each location. More than likely they're just going to be connecting their sound system to a central music service and updating their t-mobile base stations to broadcast the iTunes info and allow free access to the iTS.
They do not have the IT manpower to put servers in over 15000 locations.
What would broadcast the iTunes share info to all of the iPods then? Maybe Apple will be providing them with very cheap appliances to do this? It does make sense to have the storage for these songs located remotely, and I'm sure headquaraters will want to micromanage exactly what music is broadcast to each store... wouldn't want to give Starbucks employees autonomy 
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Originally Posted by besson3c
I think I've only been into one Starbucks in my life, I must be completely disconnected from mainstream culture.
Too easy.
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Originally Posted by besson3c
I think I've only been into one Starbucks in my life, I must be completely disconnected from mainstream culture.
Thanks for your confession. You are forgiven, brother.
Go and sin no more. 
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That still doesn't compel me to get coffee at Starbucks.
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Ugh, not another server OS debate...
I'm guessing they'll probably just put minis in the store running some custom software on OS X client. No need to use OS X Server.
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Maybe the music serving/signal advertising hardware will also be built to serve coffee?
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Originally Posted by turtle777
Thanks for your confession. You are forgiven, brother.
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Thanks good buddy turtle! You are a nice tortoise....
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I don't know how it works but all you'd need is something that broadcasts a unique packet that the iPhone/iPod Touch listens for. If it sees that packet, it displays the Starbucks button.
I'll see if I can get the details from my contacts within Starbucks.
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Originally Posted by Dakarʒ
Too easy.
My saying "so is your momma" would also be too easy, and probably not that clever anyway, so I'll just post this:
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Originally Posted by Art Vandelay
I don't know how it works but all you'd need is something that broadcasts a unique packet that the iPhone/iPod Touch listens for. If it sees that packet, it displays the Starbucks button.
I'll see if I can get the details from my contacts within Starbucks.
Sounds like a perfect job for a little appliance... It could even be Linux based
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But it would have to have a GUI, right?
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Originally Posted by Laminar
But it would have to have a GUI, right?
Serious question, or more ass play?
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Originally Posted by besson3c
Serious question, or more ass play?
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Originally Posted by Laminar
Yessssssssss
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You don't really want to compete against me at assplay, I'll kick all of your asses... Even yours, Dak face!
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Wait...are you talking about making statements that other people find humorous, or making inane comments that amuse no one but yourself?
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Did you guys know that the Dak is the cousin of the Yak?
This is what Dakar3 looks like:
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I have a feeling this sucker will be locked before page 2.
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Originally Posted by Laminar
Wait...are you talking about making statements that other people find humorous, or making inane comments that amuse no one but yourself?
It must be nice to speak on behalf of everybody else... Regardless, I write what I think is funny, just like any joke teller does.
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Originally Posted by Laminar
...other people...
Originally Posted by besson3c
...everybody else...
Close. But not quite.
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Laminar: have you been taking lessons with Kevin? Is this (whatever "this" is) worth bickering over?
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Originally Posted by besson3c
Laminar: have you been taking lessons with Kevin? Is this (whatever "this" is) worth bickering over?
It's not like Kevin to take witty jabs at you, so that can't be what you mean. My arguing with you? That's similar to what he does I suppose.
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Originally Posted by Laminar
It's not like Kevin to take witty jabs at you, so that can't be what you mean. My arguing with you? That's similar to what he does I suppose.
Well, start entertaining me because this is quite boring!
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It's not my job to entertain you. It's also been made quite clear that we don't share a similar taste in humor. Please don't expect me to go out of my way to do things that you'll find funny.
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Originally Posted by besson3c
Well, start entertaining me because this is quite boring!
Originally Posted by John Stewart
No. No. I'm not going to be your monkey.
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We're not gonna make it, are we? People, I mean.
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Originally Posted by Graviton
We're not gonna make it, are we?
To page 2? I swear I'm trying my hardest.
Oh, gotcha. Probably not.
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Originally Posted by Dakarʒ
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It's Jon Stewart, not John
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Originally Posted by besson3c
It's Jon Stewart, not John
Darn, beat me to it.
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Originally Posted by besson3c
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Dak (Dakar1/Dakar2/Dakar3) can't even come up with something to say, we got him so bad...
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Alright besson, since you're begging for it, I'm going to go ahead and assume you're using Dak because you know I'm not fond of it. You should probably go ahead and assume I'll report you if you use it again.
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Originally Posted by Brien
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Well done, you took something that wasn't funny and made it funny.
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