Coffee fiend
After my little iTMS for Windows rant, my esteemed former colleague (and Mac owner) Adam Finlayson took it upon himself to issue a rebuttal. I thought about writing a full rebuttal-rebuttal, but I think I’ll let my original post stand on its own merits, save the following facts reasserted against his challenge:
- I hate marketing, but I hate Apple’s the most. (Compare the iTunes Web pitch to the WMP9 site.)
- An app need not bundle a GUI, browser, MP3 player, store, etc. These functions can be accomplished in separate programs more efficiently. Someone already did the all-in-one idea: Netscape made Communicator. Yippee.
- I’m not averse to change. I’m averse to hype. iTMS for Windows is an MP3 player, and a bloated one at that. It’s not skinnable, it has kinks to be worked out, and frankly, I think that music can be purchased from the Web just fine.
But maybe you prefer amf’s take. :) In other “news” (loosely using that word), I decided on Monday that I’m addicted to coffee. I look forward to it in the morning, but in a strange, gotta-have-it way. That must be addiction. But I’m weaning myself, and I expect to have this badboy under control soon. And I’m confident, because there are no addictive personalities in my family and we’re all basically able to quit cold turkey. But still… coffee makes me so much more… productive. Ack.