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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: RE: Why not iPod?RE: Why not iPod?
From: Sarai <bucc7465_at_bellsouth.net>
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 10:37:06 -0500 Maybe if these companies knew how many people buy MP3 players just so they can have the accessibility features that Rock Box provides then maybe they'll start making them accessible. We can dream. I know Rock box was mentioned in Access World which is an adaptive technology magazine produced by AFB. You guys have been a life saver for me and others. -----Original Message----- From: rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se [mailto:rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se] On Behalf Of Jürgen Hestermann Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 3:54 AM To: Martin Arver; Rockbox Subject: Re: Why not iPod? > But iPod has a massive user base, and will possibly attract a bunch of > developers. Why should it if the hardware is not attractive? The massive user base does only exist because they all run after the hype without looking at the details. You will not find many developers in this group. > It has been around for a while, and will probably be > around for some time to come. A lot of the cheaper players phase out > and seize to exist after a short amount of time. I think that this should not be the first preference for rockbox ports. Nobody knows what Apple will do with future versions. Maybe Rockbox will not work on the next generation of IPods either. The main things to consider are, whether the hardware is usefull (recording facility, good in/out connectivity, NiMH standard batteries [although I think that you will not find them anymore in mp3 players, unfortunately], good display and buttons, moderate price, etc.) and whether the manufacturer gives information for a rockbox port. Has anyone ever tried to contact all possible hardware manufacturers whether some like to produce a hardware dedicated to rockbox? Maybe if Rockbox has been established as the standard OS for mp3 players ('Linux on mp3' ;-) and everybody is asking for Rockbox before buying a device then the future of Rockbox should be safe. Of course, if people are working on an IPod port which otherwise would not do any development for Rockbox then it could do no harm. But if time is wasted which could be invested into a better hardware then I would not like it. Jürgen Hestermann Received on 2005-09-25 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |