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:Apple Matters: When Will Apple Notice Linux?
Apple Matters: When Will Apple Notice Linux?
Jan 9, 2006, 23 :30 UTC (9 Talkback[s]) (8099 reads)

(Other stories by James R. Stoup)

"One thing has always puzzled me about iTunes, why isn't it available for Linux? Now, I don’t mean 'why doesn't it run on Linux' (because with some 3rd party emulation it will run just fine) but rather, 'why doesn't Apple support it?' It seems to me that Apple is missing out on a golden opportunity. The Linux market can be looked upon as an untapped market as far as media goes. You see, if you use Windows you have two choices for purchasing music online, Apple and then everybody else. If you are using a Mac then you just have one choice, Apple. But if you are using Linux, you don't really have any choices to legally buy and download music do you...?"

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Since Linux is Apple's direct compet ...   Not for a long time   
Don Terry Bother
Jan 10, 2006, 00:43:20
 
well hey, we cant even play our own lega ...   media in linux   
Scott
Jan 10, 2006, 01:57:22
 
Apple's (ie Steve Jobs') percept ...   Classic Apple   
Greg
Jan 10, 2006, 03:05:03
 
I admit that I do know know iTunes well. ...   We do not need it   
Niels Elgaard Larsen
Jan 10, 2006, 04:28:28
 
 well hey, we cant even play our own leg ...   Re: media in linux   
Morty
Jan 10, 2006, 16:13:05
 
>illegal libraries like libdvdcss. . . D ...   Re: media in linux   
Rufus Polson
Jan 10, 2006, 17:01:19
 
That first link is rather old and refers ...   Re: Re: media in linux   
C. Whitman
Jan 10, 2006, 18:24:11
 
 That first link is rather old and refer ...   Re: Re: Re: media in linux   
Morty
Jan 10, 2006, 19:25:46
 
Not so, it's standard on TurboLinux  ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: media in linux   
C. Whitman
Jan 11, 2006, 17:17:36
 
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