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Subject: Re: Why not iPod?

Re: Why not iPod?

From: Arnaud <xcopy_at_club-internet.fr>
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 16:58:50 +0200

oh no, not Ipod.

It's a loosy and quite expensive MP3 player with only a good estetic
feel but little features.

I think Iriver players or newer Archos player or some others E.G.
NeoSafa, Samsung, etc. are far far better than the Ipod for a cheaper
price.


On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:23:18 -0400, you wrote:

>OK, right off the bat, let me say that I despise Apple, Steve Jobs and
>most of what they stand for. Ahem.
>
>That said, is there any reason why the iPod isn't considered for a
>RockBox port? It would seem that with a port of Linux running on the
>thing, there should be enough info out there for a port.
>
>As I scan the racks of even Walmart and see all the nifty accessories
>that work only with an iPod, I have to admit that it would be a nice
>host for RockBox. I'd LOVE to have a set of amplified speakers into
>which my jukebox would simply snap, like those offered by several
>different companies for the iPod.
>
>I don't want to even appear to become an AppleDroid but OTOH, the
>hardware is nice...
>
>John
>---
>John De Armond
>See my website for my current email address
>http://www.johngsbbq.com
>Cleveland, Occupied TN

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Arnaud de Bonald - http://bonald.org
Received on 2005-09-24

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