Hi Steven, Well, I think your message was intended for me not Dark, but in any case I'll address your message anyway.
To begin with while I realize you were just stating an opinion I still think you were bordering on inflammatory when you failed to give reasons for your opinion. Calling something like Linux inferior without any explanation as to why you think and feel that way is unproductive in a discussion like this one. It also happens to be untrue as Linux is superior to Windows in a number of areas, and so is a viable option for some users who happen to like the OS for reasons of their own. So while I won't take your opinion personally I do think it may be a misinformed opinion. At any rate, to answer your question I think Apple should make a version of iTunes available for Linux simply to increase compatibility with their devices. If I am going to go out and pay $199 for a new iPhone I think I should be able to use it with any computer and operating system I choose regardless if it is running Windows, Mac, Linux, whatever. Weather Linux is inferior or not has nothing to do with it. I am a customer of theirs and I think I have the right to use their devices with whatever platform I happen to like best, or I simply do not buy their devices. End of story. I guess in a broader sense this is exactly what open source is all about. It is the freedom of choice. A person is not restricted to one choice of operating system. Most open source initiatives like Firefox, Thunderbird, Audacity, LibreOffice, to name a few give the end user a choice what platform and operating system they wish to use. A lot of closed source software usually only target one platform and one operating system restricting a persons choices to whatever the developer chooses. We are in fact facing this issue right now with audio games. As you know many audio games were developed specifically for Windows, but many blind users are migrating to Mac OS X. In order to play games they are having to run Windows in a virtual machine or to run Windows side by side with Mac OS. The best solution is to release a version of the game for both platforms. However, as the developers aren't interested in doing that the end user, the customer, is stuck doing without. Well, my feeling about iTunes is largely the same principle. I use Linux on several different computers because it is cheaper, does what I want it to do, and if an Apple iPhone isn't compatible with Linux then I'll simply have to find a different phone that is. If Apple is concerned about my business, which I am certain they aren't, they will make it possible for me to sink files to and from my Apple device with Linux. Perhaps if Apple's iPhone was the only show in town I might have a different opinion, but they aren't. Android is slowly but surely getting better, and it will do what I want it to do. So when it comes to freedom of choice Android is better. Cheers! On 11/14/13, steven <earge...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Dark, > > For games, buying an iphone is much better than buying an Anddroid. I > Iphone, being the superior phone that it is, has more games than the > Anddroid. However, I do see the cost issue and some compatibility issues. > But why would Apple make Itutes for something as inferior as Linux? This is > my opinion, and should not be taken personally. > > Signed, > Steven > > > > "Witness for the defense, Albus Percival Wulfrick Brian Dumbledore." > > Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.