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« Reply #15 on: 2 August 2003, 07:05 »
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Originally posted by ShawnD1:
what's the big deal? Apple dropped the ball, they don't support Windows or Linux users at all. they basically cut themselves out of 90% of the market. buymusic.com is just filling in the market for the remaining 90% of computer users.


Ermmmm, yes the do / will. iTunes for PC is due the end of this year. It would be OK is the "filling in" for the 90% actually worked and was a quality service, with the customer in mind. Not a cheap rip-off knocked up with M$.NOT.
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« Reply #16 on: 2 August 2003, 07:10 »
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Originally posted by mushrooomprince:
It says you have to be on a windows os.  Can you linux guys get on there ?



The biggest part of it is the requirement of WM9...Active wreX...ugh! So I guess it has to be XP / IE / WM9, bha.

I wouldn't mind if they at least tried to come up with something of their own, design wise. Or even functionality or flow wise. I hate this lack of imagination on BuyMusic's part.

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« Reply #17 on: 2 August 2003, 08:04 »
M$ said they were going try their own tho, through MSN.


applemusic.com is the true original but you know M$, and there tactics.
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« Reply #18 on: 2 August 2003, 08:07 »
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The biggest part of it is the requirement of WM9...Active wreX...ugh! So I guess it has to be XP / IE / WM9, bha.  



you might get WM9P to work in WINE or VMWARE. or someone could just write a plugin for xine, or xmms.

or they could just have support for the rapidly growing *nix commmunity.

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« Reply #19 on: 2 August 2003, 11:42 »
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It says you have to be on a windows os. Can you linux guys get on there ?


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« Reply #20 on: 2 August 2003, 12:06 »
Hopefully non apple support for their music store doesn't turn out like quicktime...
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« Reply #21 on: 4 August 2003, 02:45 »
someone could just write a letter addressing the growth of the open-source community, and how users of open-source would like to be legal   :rolleyes:  ( dumb RIAA)  about swapping music files.

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