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Operating Systems => macOS => Topic started by: jasonlane on 25 July 2003, 21:53

Title: Apple get ripped off again...
Post by: jasonlane on 25 July 2003, 21:53
Once again, un-imaginative designers and .NOT developers rip a Apple product of. Not only that you must be using Winblows on IE for no apparent reason. Utter crap.........

ButholeMusic (http://www.buymusic.com/)
Title: Apple get ripped off again...
Post by: suselinux on 25 July 2003, 22:09
Com-pe-ti-tion, whats that? Says Monkey Boy.

They didn't copy Apple.  Apple allows you to download from more than one browser.
 

I hate Cumguzlersoft, but I suppose you gathered that from the colourful nickname.

And it begins.....Webpage (http://forum.microsuck.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=000535)
Title: Apple get ripped off again...
Post by: jasonlane on 25 July 2003, 22:29
quote:
Originally posted by suselinux:
Com-pe-ti-tion, whats that? Says Monkey Boy.

They didn't copy Apple.  Apple allows you to download from more than one browser.
 

I hate Cumguzlersoft, but I suppose you gathered that from the colourful nickname.

And it begins.....Webpage (http://forum.microsuck.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=000535)



erm no.. from looking at the site, looks pretty much like the aplle music stre to me, have you seen their adverts, there a blantant rip-off. Competition is good plagerism is bad....Monkey boy
  ;)
Title: Apple get ripped off again...
Post by: Pissed_Macman on 26 July 2003, 15:22
quote:
In order to take full advantage of BuyMusic.com's offerings you must be on a Windows Operating System using Internet Explorer version 5.0 or higher.


What a bunch of dumbasses. I hope they get hanged from a tree, shot, then dragged out into the street and hit by a buick.
Title: Apple get ripped off again...
Post by: Fett101 on 26 July 2003, 21:42
Ya gotta use mac fer iTunes. Why aren't they allowed to make you use IE.
Title: Apple get ripped off again...
Post by: TheQuirk on 26 July 2003, 23:19
quote:
Originally posted by Zardoz:
you must be using Winblows on IE for no apparent reason.


Don't lie. You need ActiveX to install DRM licenses for your downloaded music. To prevent piracy, they're using WMA with WMP9.

Since you can only run DRMed music in WMP9 in Windows, it really _doesn't_matter_.
Title: Apple get ripped off again...
Post by: M51DPS on 26 July 2003, 23:30
quote:
Originally posted by Fett101:
You gotta use mac for iTunes. Why aren't they allowed to make you use IE?


Apple expects to be able to have windows machines use the iTunes stores by the end of the year.
Title: Apple get ripped off again...
Post by: billy_gates on 27 July 2003, 11:37
what a blatant rip off.... can't apple sue for design and marketing rip off?
Title: Apple get ripped off again...
Post by: suselinux on 27 July 2003, 12:05
quote:
Originally posted by jeffberg: Mac Capitalist:
what a blatant rip off.... can't apple sue for design and marketing rip off?


I think they tried that once already  ;)  

Apple VS Cumguzlersoft over GUI look and feel
Title: Apple get ripped off again...
Post by: Pissed_Macman on 27 July 2003, 16:54
OH MY GOD!!!!! APPLE IS LIKE EVERYONE'S FUCKING BITCH NOT JUST M$'s AND THE PC COMPANIES'!!!!!!! I JUST SAW A BUTTHOLE MUSIC COMMERCIAL!!!! WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH APPLE THAT THEY ALLOW THIS BLATANT COPY OF NOT ONLY THEIR PRODUCT BUT THEIR COMMERCIALS!!!!!!! AND THE WORST PART IS THE BUTTHOLE MUSIC COMMERCIALS WERE DONE MUCH BETTER!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :mad:    :mad:    :mad:    :mad:    :mad:    :mad:    :mad:
Title: Apple get ripped off again...
Post by: avello500 on 28 July 2003, 07:54
quote:
Originally posted by Macman:


What a bunch of dumbasses. I hope they get hanged from a tree, shot, then dragged out into the street and hit by a buick.



how about hit by a truck, ate by a wolf, shit off a cliff and ran over again by a truck?
Title: Apple get ripped off again...
Post by: ShawnD1 on 30 July 2003, 21:30
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.
Title: Apple get ripped off again...
Post by: psyjax on 31 July 2003, 01:36
quote:
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.


Its not what their doing, its how they are doing it. They copy apples comercials verbatim.

Not only that their service is inferior.

I am personaly confident Apples iTunes for PC will be a big hit
Title: Apple get ripped off again...
Post by: mushrooomprince on 2 August 2003, 00:49
It says you have to be on a windows os.  Can you linux guys get on there ?
Title: Apple get ripped off again...
Post by: Stilly on 2 August 2003, 01:11
I was watching TV and it seemse the media isn't liking buymusic.com iTunes will probably be the best  

but I hear napster is coming back only it will be wussified my the RIAA so it will be some tough competition
Title: Apple get ripped off again...
Post by: jasonlane on 2 August 2003, 07:05
quote:
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.
Title: Apple get ripped off again...
Post by: jasonlane on 2 August 2003, 07:10
quote:
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.

[ August 01, 2003: Message edited by: Zardoz ]

Title: Apple get ripped off again...
Post by: raptor 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.
Title: Apple get ripped off again...
Post by: raptor 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.

[ August 01, 2003: Message edited by: raptor ]

[ August 03, 2003: Message edited by: raptor ]

Title: Apple get ripped off again...
Post by: jtpenrod on 2 August 2003, 11:42
quote:
It says you have to be on a windows os. Can you linux guys get on there ?


No.
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Title: Apple get ripped off again...
Post by: Faust on 2 August 2003, 12:06
Hopefully non apple support for their music store doesn't turn out like quicktime...
Title: Apple get ripped off again...
Post by: raptor 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.

[ August 03, 2003: Message edited by: raptor ]