Ignoramus10476 <ignoramus10476@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On 2008-03-29, Moshe Goldfarb <brick.n.straw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:16:56 GMT, Wes Groleau wrote:
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>> Microsoft will have to drop the "soft" from the brand and try to evolve with
>>>> something like "Zune" (Oh lordy!).
>>>
>>> M$ will never catch the iPod.
>>
>> And where are all these Linux based iPod-like devices we keep hearing
>> about?
>
> I have one and it works very well. It is called Cowon A3 movie
> player. To be more precise, it is my wife's, as I do not watch
> movies. It works great and does not require any software, it looks
Aha. So you know nothing about it. But it's "great". And your ability to
compare and contrast with similar devices is ? .... Oh yes. You do not
use it.
> like a USB drive to the host computer.
Aha. So basic connectivity.
>
> My major opposition to iPod is that it requires installing Apple
> spyware.
I see ..... *nurse meds please*.
>
> When I bought it, I had no idea that it was linux based, it was just a
> birthday present. The only tip that it was linux, was a GPL disclosure
> at the end of the manual and the fact that it played all movie file
> types.
>
> i
>
>> The Linux loons keep telling us they are iPod killers....
>>
>> Where are they hiding?
>>
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<donnerjack> Nothing says "I enjoy living with you" like the gift of
3rd degree burns...
<Mephron> except, of course, turning his bed into a trebuchet.
<Ladegard> That much effort must mean some sort of affection.
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