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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
No, that's exactly my point - Microsoft is trying to copy the iPod, making exactly what you said: a closed consumer device. Part of that is a good thing: a tightly controlled end to end consumer experience free from the idiocy of third-party ideas about quality. But if Microsoft wants to make strides, they can't copy the iPod completely - they need to incorporate features that the iPod lacks.
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Yes, I do agree completely with your opinion. There's no point to imitating, and things like the Zune Pass are evidence that if they don't imitate, they'll give consumers a reason to choose them. However, I suspect Microsoft is going to strenuously avoid this, for better or for worse. Boo on Apple for starting this trend, unlike the trend of stuffing lots of storage in the device, which Microsoft did do before with PMCs, but halfheartedly.
(Don't get me started with PMCs. Microsoft did everything on that platform. They just had to give a damn about it!)
--janak
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