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ipod and pixo

oh yeah and macSlash is reporting that you can use linux to put files on the iPod. don't know if its true but I would asume that if all you have to do is get the file into the music folder than windows users should be able to connect to iPod.

[Edited by mikedman on 11-02-2001 at 09:26 PM]
 
When usb2 comes out you'll probably be ditching your old mp3 players anyway. The ipod looks like a better deal in the long run. The more they sell, the lower the price will eventually become. I'm sure there will be newer versions of the ipod in the future, especially considering that a faster firewire is still to come.
 
usb2

While USB2 has been shown to be inferior (in many ways) to Firewire, I would hope that Apple, et al are working to bring faster versions of Firewire to market.

It's one thing to be better, it's another thing to convince people that you're better.

Much like processor speeds, when people see that USB 2 has a faster theoretical maximum speed than firewire, they're not going to dig more to find out what that really means.

Firewire may not be important to Apple from a revenue standpoint, but it's certainly important to for image/branding/bragging rights.
 
firewire not in any danger

Looking around at recent events I am guessing that firewire is not in any danger of being eclipsed by USB2. The firewire 2 standard is supposed to reach a max speed of 800 mb/s which is faster than USB2, so all those folks who like to just look at numbers won't have any room to argue.

If you remember not to long ago microsoft basically gave firewire the thumbs up when they announced no USB2 support in the initial release of XP. Intel also gave IEEE 1394 props, which is even more important because they are the main USB pusher.

Since 1394 is becoming a new standard interface for digital home theater and video equipment people are going to want devices that will work with the video camera/reciever they already have.
 
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