Comments on: The problem with setting quotas for bloggers. http://www.macalope.com/2007/02/07/the-problem-with-setting-quotas-for-bloggers/ Apple news and analysis from everyone's favorite mythical Mac user Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:54:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Ron http://www.macalope.com/2007/02/07/the-problem-with-setting-quotas-for-bloggers/#comment-5791 Ron Thu, 08 Feb 2007 23:29:48 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=169#comment-5791 @Louis: <blockquote>Much of the time, it’s thought they’re from P2P instead of ripped CD’s purchased elsewhere.</blockquote> And even if that's true, wtf cares? P2P != illegal, despite whatever the RIAA tries to brainwash people. Ever heard of eg. Jamendo? It's legal P2P and music from there makes up half of my library. @Louis:

Much of the time, it’s thought they’re from P2P instead of ripped CD’s purchased elsewhere.

And even if that’s true, wtf cares? P2P != illegal, despite whatever the RIAA tries to brainwash people. Ever heard of eg. Jamendo? It’s legal P2P and music from there makes up half of my library.

]]> By: Emily http://www.macalope.com/2007/02/07/the-problem-with-setting-quotas-for-bloggers/#comment-5765 Emily Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:11:00 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=169#comment-5765 The Macalope said: "Apple doesn’t think you stole the rest of your music. Only Steve Ballmer does." Yes. Exactly. Steve Jobs explicitly mentioned ripping CDs, which is perfectly legal. Ballmer is the one who suggests that all of our iPods are filled with illegal music. The Macalope said: “Apple doesn’t think you stole the rest of your music. Only Steve Ballmer does.”

Yes. Exactly. Steve Jobs explicitly mentioned ripping CDs, which is perfectly legal. Ballmer is the one who suggests that all of our iPods are filled with illegal music.

]]> By: Chris Griffin http://www.macalope.com/2007/02/07/the-problem-with-setting-quotas-for-bloggers/#comment-5764 Chris Griffin Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:48:07 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=169#comment-5764 I zapped The Apple Blog from my feed reader a long time ago. Their writers try too hard to find a different slant on everything, and frankly, their authors are not great writers period. They are always whining about something. This is a good example of it, I wonder why these guys are still using a Mac if there's so much wrong with it (in their opinion). I zapped The Apple Blog from my feed reader a long time ago. Their writers try too hard to find a different slant on everything, and frankly, their authors are not great writers period. They are always whining about something. This is a good example of it,

I wonder why these guys are still using a Mac if there’s so much wrong with it (in their opinion).

]]> By: Drasty http://www.macalope.com/2007/02/07/the-problem-with-setting-quotas-for-bloggers/#comment-5740 Drasty Thu, 08 Feb 2007 17:43:35 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=169#comment-5740 @Louis: You hit the nail on the head: I hate how iTunes labels all of my music not in the “Purchased [from the iTMS]” category as “Stolen!—the RIAA will be calling soon,” or how it calls me a “Thief” when I add music from my CD collection. It’s even more annoying that only “purchased” music will load on to my iPod. What’s up with that? @Louis:

You hit the nail on the head: I hate how iTunes labels all of my music not in the “Purchased [from the iTMS]” category as “Stolen!—the RIAA will be calling soon,” or how it calls me a “Thief” when I add music from my CD collection.

It’s even more annoying that only “purchased” music will load on to my iPod. What’s up with that?

]]> By: Harry http://www.macalope.com/2007/02/07/the-problem-with-setting-quotas-for-bloggers/#comment-5737 Harry Thu, 08 Feb 2007 17:25:58 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=169#comment-5737 Well, thank you Macalope. I zapped both the Apple Blog and TUAW from my feed reader just now. How about we see TUAW dropped from you News/Analysis section. Not that they ever do much Analysis. Well, thank you Macalope. I zapped both the Apple Blog and TUAW from my feed reader just now.
How about we see TUAW dropped from you News/Analysis section. Not that they ever do much Analysis.

]]> By: doppelf http://www.macalope.com/2007/02/07/the-problem-with-setting-quotas-for-bloggers/#comment-5733 doppelf Thu, 08 Feb 2007 16:36:26 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=169#comment-5733 Oddly enough, i just removed TUAW from my feed reader, yesterday. Oddly enough, i just removed TUAW from my feed reader, yesterday.

]]> By: Billy K http://www.macalope.com/2007/02/07/the-problem-with-setting-quotas-for-bloggers/#comment-5723 Billy K Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:10:01 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=169#comment-5723 Moog, you beat me to it. I was going to suggest taking a look at the once-great TUAW, and Ms. Sadun in particular. Today we got this gem, "Is the iPod about to become the next kleenex, jello, or bandaid as a proprietary eponym?" Moog, you beat me to it. I was going to suggest taking a look at the once-great TUAW, and Ms. Sadun in particular. Today we got this gem,

“Is the iPod about to become the next kleenex, jello, or bandaid as a proprietary eponym?”

]]> By: Splashman http://www.macalope.com/2007/02/07/the-problem-with-setting-quotas-for-bloggers/#comment-5702 Splashman Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:26:08 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=169#comment-5702 Louis, you're completely missing the point. Nobody except a blogger desperate for blog material would devote more than two synapses and a half-second to the name of the "Purchased Music" folder. I fully expect your next scintillating blog entry to take Apple to task over their use of the word "Store," when the iTunes Store brazenly provides free podcasts. I'll even write the faux-outraged kicker for you: "How *dare* Apple insinuate those podcasts might have cost me something! Oh, the humanity!" I'm certain you can stretch that screed to a thousand words easy. The Macalope's explanation is as good as any. So take a friendly suggestion: if you can't find anything more exciting to blog about than drop-shadow opacity under contextual menus ("Did Apple think they could change it from 55% to 58% without me noticing?"), take the day off and wait for Rob Enderle's next column to appear. (This suggestion goes double for TUAW.) Louis, you’re completely missing the point. Nobody except a blogger desperate for blog material would devote more than two synapses and a half-second to the name of the “Purchased Music” folder. I fully expect your next scintillating blog entry to take Apple to task over their use of the word “Store,” when the iTunes Store brazenly provides free podcasts. I’ll even write the faux-outraged kicker for you: “How *dare* Apple insinuate those podcasts might have cost me something! Oh, the humanity!” I’m certain you can stretch that screed to a thousand words easy.

The Macalope’s explanation is as good as any. So take a friendly suggestion: if you can’t find anything more exciting to blog about than drop-shadow opacity under contextual menus (”Did Apple think they could change it from 55% to 58% without me noticing?”), take the day off and wait for Rob Enderle’s next column to appear.

(This suggestion goes double for TUAW.)

]]> By: moog http://www.macalope.com/2007/02/07/the-problem-with-setting-quotas-for-bloggers/#comment-5701 moog Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:00:18 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=169#comment-5701 If you really want evidence of the problem of setting quotas for bloggers, check out Erica Sadun over on TUAW. Some of the crap she gets away with is astonishing. If you really want evidence of the problem of setting quotas for bloggers, check out Erica Sadun over on TUAW. Some of the crap she gets away with is astonishing.

]]> By: Neven http://www.macalope.com/2007/02/07/the-problem-with-setting-quotas-for-bloggers/#comment-5689 Neven Thu, 08 Feb 2007 05:49:13 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=169#comment-5689 "Since 2003, we’ve had a dichotomy between Apple’s “Purchased” songs, and “Everything Else”…" *No we have not*, not in the iTunes UI (the focus of your piece). If you still think this, you did not read the comments posted on your blog, many of which were excellent. How about the dichotomy of "Audiobooks" and "Music" - Apple must think that my ripped audiobooks aren't really audiobooks! Or the dichotomy of Party Shuffle and Music. Or Movies and TV Shows. There's a piece to be written about Apple's attitude regarding non-iTunes Store content in iTunes. But writing it by picking on the way iTunes displays different content sources is absurd. “Since 2003, we’ve had a dichotomy between Apple’s “Purchased” songs, and “Everything Else”…”

*No we have not*, not in the iTunes UI (the focus of your piece). If you still think this, you did not read the comments posted on your blog, many of which were excellent.

How about the dichotomy of “Audiobooks” and “Music” - Apple must think that my ripped audiobooks aren’t really audiobooks! Or the dichotomy of Party Shuffle and Music. Or Movies and TV Shows.

There’s a piece to be written about Apple’s attitude regarding non-iTunes Store content in iTunes. But writing it by picking on the way iTunes displays different content sources is absurd.

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