Comments on: Discovering it all over again http://blog.xcski.com/2006/11/16/discovering-it-all-over-again Everything I used to bore people on newsgroups and mailing lists with, now in one inconvenient place. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:42:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: David Parsons http://blog.xcski.com/2006/11/16/discovering-it-all-over-again#comment-12772 David Parsons Tue, 21 Nov 2006 08:07:15 +0000 http://blog.xcski.com/2006/11/16/discovering-it-all-over-again#comment-12772 I'd bet that, unlike the Apple music player, the Microsoft one makes it _very_ difficult to blow away the operating system and replace it with a (*cough* linux *cough*) different operating system. Sure, it's nice to have a teeny little music player, but it's even better to have a teeny little music player that you can play rogue on. I’d bet that, unlike the Apple music player, the Microsoft one makes it _very_ difficult to blow away the operating system and replace it with a (*cough* linux *cough*) different operating system.

Sure, it’s nice to have a teeny little music player, but it’s even better to have a teeny little music player that you can play rogue on.

]]> By: James http://blog.xcski.com/2006/11/16/discovering-it-all-over-again#comment-12700 James Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:09:12 +0000 http://blog.xcski.com/2006/11/16/discovering-it-all-over-again#comment-12700 With the Zune, Microsoft is thinking "We can be the centre of the home entertainment space", since Zune integrates quite well with the Xbox 360, which can already have video streamed to it from Vista PCs. With the Zune, Microsoft is thinking “We can be the centre of the home entertainment space”, since Zune integrates quite well with the Xbox 360, which can already have video streamed to it from Vista PCs.

]]> By: Black Knight http://blog.xcski.com/2006/11/16/discovering-it-all-over-again#comment-12696 Black Knight Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:19:16 +0000 http://blog.xcski.com/2006/11/16/discovering-it-all-over-again#comment-12696 I think even I might buy one of them. It's not that I'm not an Apple fanboy, it's that I find it difficult to see the point of multi-function gadgets. My camera has a built-in camera, my mobile is useful for telephone calls and my Palm superseded my diary and various bits of paper. But an Apple iPhone. . . I would be seriously, seriously tempted. (oh, and Mrs BK bought a new iPod last week, and watched her first video podcast last night. I was blown away by the video quality, it is superb.) I think even I might buy one of them. It’s not that I’m not an Apple fanboy, it’s that I find it difficult to see the point of multi-function gadgets. My camera has a built-in camera, my mobile is useful for telephone calls and my Palm superseded my diary and various bits of paper.

But an Apple iPhone. . . I would be seriously, seriously tempted.

(oh, and Mrs BK bought a new iPod last week, and watched her first video podcast last night. I was blown away by the video quality, it is superb.)

]]> By: Paul Tomblin http://blog.xcski.com/2006/11/16/discovering-it-all-over-again#comment-12695 Paul Tomblin Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:32:02 +0000 http://blog.xcski.com/2006/11/16/discovering-it-all-over-again#comment-12695 "Squeeee!" is reserved for when Apple brings out a combination iPod, cell phone and PDA that takes a bluetooth GPS. “Squeeee!” is reserved for when Apple brings out a combination iPod, cell phone and PDA that takes a bluetooth GPS.

]]> By: Vicki http://blog.xcski.com/2006/11/16/discovering-it-all-over-again#comment-12694 Vicki Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:43:38 +0000 http://blog.xcski.com/2006/11/16/discovering-it-all-over-again#comment-12694 Shouldn't there be a "Squeeee!" in there someplace? Shouldn’t there be a “Squeeee!” in there someplace?

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