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September 07, 2007, 3:09 PM PDTBuzz Out Loud Show Notes - Longest episode ever
Posted by: Molly Wood
--Molly
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EPISODE 556 |
TODAY'S LINKS:
TODAY'S VOICE MAIL:
Alex
I'm upset with Molly for hating Apple.
I'm upset with Molly for hating Apple.
Brandon from Tennessee
16GB iPhone?
16GB iPhone?
Drew from Kentucky
Hard drives use a lot of power.
Hard drives use a lot of power.
TODAY'S E-MAIL:
iTunes 7.4 adding ringtones for free
Just so you know, you can add ringtones to iTunes 7.4 for free, just like you add audiobooks.
Just so you don't think Apple just totally sucks, OK? They always leave the backdoor open on these things. There's a nice thread going on MacRumors.
Best,
Dudley
Just so you know, you can add ringtones to iTunes 7.4 for free, just like you add audiobooks.
Just so you don't think Apple just totally sucks, OK? They always leave the backdoor open on these things. There's a nice thread going on MacRumors.
Best,
Dudley
Fancy-schmancy ringtones
You guys and TWIT are it. Been listening since the beginning--never e-mailed or called in before now.
After today's p-cast, and the Apple scheme with ringtones, and the attendant mind-numbing hoohah on the forums and blogs, and even you two, I was moved to write.
Why--please tell me, please--why do people need fancy-schmancy ringtones?! At all. Really. I mean, who cares? Am I just so uncool? So out-of-touch? So old (46)? I mean, I bought a freakin' iPhone in the first week, after all! And I listen to you two!!! (Three--sorry, Jason.) How uncool can I be? Am I the only one that wants nothing to do with this custom ringtone shenanigans? Maybe I am just a huge fuddy-duddy, but I wish people would use the vibrate mode all the time. People: please silence the phones and use the slick v-mail!
Sheeeeeeeesh. Thank you. I feel better now.
Oh, and if Apple can get a buck from some poor sap who already bought the song to turn it into a ringtone, well, good-on-ya, Apple.
BTW, I used Treos for years, I give the iPhone a B-plus, my main computer is a Thinkpad (XP), and I have an iMac at home, too.
Please don't stop doing the podcast--looking forward to the frivolity surrounding episode 1,000.
Todd from NYC
P.S. Tom: Hook 'em. UTAustin, Class of '83.
You guys and TWIT are it. Been listening since the beginning--never e-mailed or called in before now.
After today's p-cast, and the Apple scheme with ringtones, and the attendant mind-numbing hoohah on the forums and blogs, and even you two, I was moved to write.
Why--please tell me, please--why do people need fancy-schmancy ringtones?! At all. Really. I mean, who cares? Am I just so uncool? So out-of-touch? So old (46)? I mean, I bought a freakin' iPhone in the first week, after all! And I listen to you two!!! (Three--sorry, Jason.) How uncool can I be? Am I the only one that wants nothing to do with this custom ringtone shenanigans? Maybe I am just a huge fuddy-duddy, but I wish people would use the vibrate mode all the time. People: please silence the phones and use the slick v-mail!
Sheeeeeeeesh.
Oh, and if Apple can get a buck from some poor sap who already bought the song to turn it into a ringtone, well, good-on-ya, Apple.
BTW, I used Treos for years, I give the iPhone a B-plus, my main computer is a Thinkpad (XP), and I have an iMac at home, too.
Please don't stop doing the podcast--looking forward to the frivolity surrounding episode 1,000.
Todd from NYC
P.S. Tom: Hook 'em. UTAustin, Class of '83.
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September 07, 2007, 8:59 AM PDTBuzz Out Loud Show Notes - iSuckers out two hundos
Posted by: Molly Wood
--Molly
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EPISODE 555 |
TODAY'S LINKS:
TODAY'S VOICE MAIL:
Daniel from Texas
He got an Escort to go 140!
He got an Escort to go 140!
TODAY'S E-MAIL:
iPhone price drop is unfair this early!
As an early adopter of the iPhone, I was psyched to have the coolest phone on the block. Imagine my surprise when just over two months later, the price drops $200!!!
Now, I know how the game is played. After a certain period of time, there is a price drop to boost sales and due to the fact that parts for said item become cheaper. Manufacturers often like to pass those savings to the consumer.
But two months?!? I could understand a year--or even six months. But two months?!?
This is unfair. It really is just unfair. I think those who purchased the 8GB iPhone should get a refund of $200 or the equivalent in iTunes gift cards. Those who bought the 4GB iPhone should get $100 refund or equivalent in iTunes gift cards.
You hear me, Steve Jobs!! I want compensation!!
I just got paid today from my job here at AT&T (yes, I work for the death star). Excuse me while I go flush my paycheck down the toilet.
Gregg
As an early adopter of the iPhone, I was psyched to have the coolest phone on the block. Imagine my surprise when just over two months later, the price drops $200!!!
Now, I know how the game is played. After a certain period of time, there is a price drop to boost sales and due to the fact that parts for said item become cheaper. Manufacturers often like to pass those savings to the consumer.
But two months?!? I could understand a year--or even six months. But two months?!?
This is unfair. It really is just unfair. I think those who purchased the 8GB iPhone should get a refund of $200 or the equivalent in iTunes gift cards. Those who bought the 4GB iPhone should get $100 refund or equivalent in iTunes gift cards.
You hear me, Steve Jobs!! I want compensation!!
I just got paid today from my job here at AT&T (yes, I work for the death star). Excuse me while I go flush my paycheck down the toilet.
Gregg
iPod Touch
One-tenth the storage of the iPod classic for only $50 more! What a bargain!
One-tenth the storage of the iPod classic for only $50 more! What a bargain!
Ringtones and royalties
Hi Tom, Molly, and Jason,
I think you may be giving the new ringtones feature in iTunes a bit of a bum rap. Steve said that only 500,000 songs were available for this feature. Since they are limiting it, there must be some sort of royalty being paid to the record companies. That would explain the $0.99 fee. It's still cheaper than a lot of competing services, even with the cost of the song included.
Just wanted to point this out.
Jim from Pennsylvania
Hi Tom, Molly, and Jason,
I think you may be giving the new ringtones feature in iTunes a bit of a bum rap. Steve said that only 500,000 songs were available for this feature. Since they are limiting it, there must be some sort of royalty being paid to the record companies. That would explain the $0.99 fee. It's still cheaper than a lot of competing services, even with the cost of the song included.
Just wanted to point this out.
Jim from Pennsylvania
GPS taxi strike
So here in New York, a minority of taxis actually walked (drove) off the job over new regulations requiring GPS devices installed in all taxis. Mayor Bloomberg responded by allowing taxis crossing the picket line to pick up multiple fares and charge by zone instead of by distance and diverting buses away from the outer boroughs to Manhattan. Over 100 Manhattan buses last week had added a little something... GPS devices that communicate location to bus stops. If the very militant transit workers union didn't have a problem with GPS, I see the taxis drivers having a legit problem.
Sean the political
So here in New York, a minority of taxis actually walked (drove) off the job over new regulations requiring GPS devices installed in all taxis. Mayor Bloomberg responded by allowing taxis crossing the picket line to pick up multiple fares and charge by zone instead of by distance and diverting buses away from the outer boroughs to Manhattan. Over 100 Manhattan buses last week had added a little something... GPS devices that communicate location to bus stops. If the very militant transit workers union didn't have a problem with GPS, I see the taxis drivers having a legit problem.
Sean the political
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