More about the iPod and iTunes

David Pogue calls the attempt of the music industry in messing with Apple's iTMS pricing scheme as "idiotic." Pogue writes in The New York Times, "It's idiotic to suggest that what didn't work in 2002 would somehow work in 2006, after Apple demonstrated to the industry that a simple, unified, understandable pricing and rights structure was the only way to make music stores work."

The Cincinnati Enquirer gives readers the keys to choosing a digital music player. The factors in choosing an digital music player (DMP) are: physical size, storage space, price, software compatibility, supported formats, and number of accessories available. It writes, "ecause it dominates the market, Apple's iPod probably has the most accessories available at the moment. However, despite its awesome controls and sleek design, it is far and away more expensive than some other players with similar features." Greatness comes at a price.

A poor-spelling teenager writes about why the iPod is such a hit among teenagers and tries to give an insight on why the iPod has become a phenomenon that is different from stuffy shirted Wall Street analysts. Too bad the writer didn't check on how "iPod" and "iTunes" are spelled.

And finally... It's not remotely related to either iPod or iTunes but here are the answers to the question, "what are the things that Windows can better than Macs?" Or not. The article doesn't really answer it but read MDN's list of what Windows actually do "better."