But since the lights went out I’ve never been the same

[venta]

Yesterday I had one of those moments where I realise I have a very specific opinion on something - but no real justification for it, and no clear idea where I got it from.

So, you, my dear self-selecting sample of guinea pigs, have the opportunity to prove me right. Or wrong. But I'm not going to tell you which is which. I'd hate to bias my otherwise-scientific survey.

I'm asking here about portable mp3 players (or mp3-a-likes). If you use your computer to play mp3s at you at home, or have some form of mp3 monster in the car, that's not what I meant.

[Poll #442057]

Comments

[onebyone.livejournal.com]

ITunes represents one line of defense against IPods being an infringing technology.

On this specific subject, 40GB of songs downloaded from iTunes is about 10000 tracks. At current iTunes prices of $1 a track, that's a fair whack of money, even if you've already filled half your iPod by putting a few hundred compressed CDs on it.

Several online music services have tried to make themselves sound very promising by suggesting that punters will fill their iPods with downloaded music. I don't believe it, and their shareholders shouldn't either.