[2.0 Marketing] Analysis

[Петрунин Вадим Юрьев]

Guys, i'm on Mac now,  so if you have something to test on Mac or  
some questions - you're welcome :)

Sincerely yours, vnizzz


On 08.05.2007, at 0:06, Samuel Baldwin wrote:

> As far as breaking into the mac market, an obvious necessity would  
> be really good iPod support. I don't own an iPod, but everyone I  
> know who owns one has iTunes. Mac users unfortunately subscribe to  
> the `really, really easy to use' philosophy, and if syncing with an  
> iPod is a hassle, we'll loose alot of potential users.
>
> Another tough aspect would be the iTunes store. I personally can't  
> stand it, but I know people who stopped buying albums because of  
> it. (Also, something we should really focus on as well is no-DRM  
> ripping. [via cdparanoia support in Amarok, or another program that  
> will run on macs] I've seen people buy a CD, then have to buy it on  
> iTunes so they can have it on their iPod. This is pure DRM evil.)  
> Magnatunes is better, but iTunes wins for sheer volume of bands/ 
> songs. One area we could shine is genre recognition. iTunes is  
> hands down the _worst_ media player for identifing the genre of a  
> band, ever. We should probably have it glean the info from  
> freedb.freedb.org , which is the defualt at the moment. However,  
> wikipedia generally gets it right (since anyone can fix it).
>
> Also, all the plugins and themes help us beat the communist-type  
> look of the iTunes (I mean, everyone's iTunes looks nearly the  
> same). And again, the excellent plugins and lyrc fetcher.
>
> Also, is it legal/possible to support mp3 out of the box on Amarok?  
> I mean, for most linux users, it's just a quick trip to the wiki  
> and a package manager, but I'm pretty sure Mac users will whine  
> pretty fast if their mp3's don't work. Hopping on an IRC or a wiki  
> is NOT obvious to most of these people. I mean, maybe a window that  
> pops up and holds their hand might set them on the right track..
>
> Just my 0.02 USD,
> -- 
> Samuel (shardz)
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