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iTunes on Motorola Phones
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wowzer, wtf is the big deal? phones have been able 2 play songs for a while. This is NOT going to be that big of an attraction to new customers, however it IS going to generate alot of revenue 4 our favorite little tech company. Think about it, why pay an extra 50 to 100 dollars for a phone that origionally costs 150, when u can spend that 200-250 on an ipod mini? i see little or no effect to the positive or negative for this one. Now, it *would* be cool to see a phone with a compact flash card, say around 4GB in it...
This is good news. Apple is continuing partnerships with other companies. Good news for everyone.
I don't think this will affect iPod sales. And even if it did, I think apple will get a percentage of the money from each phone purchase.
Anyway:
"Mummy, Mummy! I want an iPod!" - Child
"But you can get this nice phone instead, for less than that AUD$650 bastard, I mean iPod" - Mother
"That phone is teh sux0r, it's not made by iPod, I want an iPod!" - Selfish Child
"What do you mean 'made by iPod'?" - Curious Mother
"iPod make the best things. They are great!1!!11!!" - Stupid Child
"iPod is made by Apple you know" - Knowladgeable Mother
"APPLE IS TEH ULTIMETE SUX0R!!!1!11!!111!!!11111!!!1! The iPod dosen't even work on Apple computers mother! You sure are stupid! iTunes is made by Microsoft, and only works on Windows!" - ****ing stupid Child
And that is the reason why this won't affect iPod sales. Because people are stupid.
I don't think this will affect iPod sales. And even if it did, I think apple will get a percentage of the money from each phone purchase.
Anyway:
"Mummy, Mummy! I want an iPod!" - Child
"But you can get this nice phone instead, for less than that AUD$650 bastard, I mean iPod" - Mother
"That phone is teh sux0r, it's not made by iPod, I want an iPod!" - Selfish Child
"What do you mean 'made by iPod'?" - Curious Mother
"iPod make the best things. They are great!1!!11!!" - Stupid Child
"iPod is made by Apple you know" - Knowladgeable Mother
"APPLE IS TEH ULTIMETE SUX0R!!!1!11!!111!!!11111!!!1! The iPod dosen't even work on Apple computers mother! You sure are stupid! iTunes is made by Microsoft, and only works on Windows!" - ****ing stupid Child
And that is the reason why this won't affect iPod sales. Because people are stupid.
hokka said:
Probably not. From the press release: "...expected to be available in the first half of next year." I can't imagine they'd announce in February or March of 2005 that, hey, now you can download iTunes on the phone you bought six months ago.
Apple is not getting into the PDA or Phone business. They have said that consistently and this proves it. Motorola makes mobile phones in their own factories. They have the ability to make phones for various service providers. This means dozens of providers that offer Motorola cell phones across the U.S, Canada and other parts of the world, including NEXTEL, will exclusively offer software that will enable the owner to download songs from his iTunes library. Sound quality will probably not be as good as a dedicated iPod. It's a different market then music players. There will be some overlapping but Apple is smart as it will also encourage possible purchase of dedicated MP3 players as well, i.e. the iPod. This will all come about next Spring. Good strategic thinking here beating M$ to the punch!
THIS CAN BE A GREAT THING
Apple can use this chance to come up with a design for a color interface that can be used on an iPod. They can test out new ideas without taking the risk of making a color iPod when the time is not right. I hope they use this opportunity to try out some real crazy stuff since they don't have to worry as much about battery time.
Apple can use this chance to come up with a design for a color interface that can be used on an iPod. They can test out new ideas without taking the risk of making a color iPod when the time is not right. I hope they use this opportunity to try out some real crazy stuff since they don't have to worry as much about battery time.
assuming that the phone will have flash memory, doesn't this idea conflict with apple's model of "whole library on music-device" as opposed to "select some songs for the day?". From what I understand, that was one of the big selling points of the iPod (and still is). All apple can do for moto is lend them the "Apple" name, b/c motoTunes on a cellphone's bound to be clunky.
Surprise me steve...
Surprise me steve...
jerk said:
..yes... in this case if you partner with #1 then you'll get the most potential users.. isn't that the idea? Whoops, we're talking about apple here - where apparently number of users doesn't matter.
( most Motorola phones I've seen just plain suck, not to mention boring ).
Pepsi, HP, BMW, Motorola
Four announcements in the last year with four respected companies gives me a lot of hope that Apple will continue to raise its profile in a very brand-conscious manner. Apple is going to continue to seek out cream-of-the-crop companies to push the brand, and I think there's plenty of opportunities out there more high-profile projects.
A few I'd like to see:
* Another major auto deal for iPod. Maybe Volvo or something hip and new like Scion.
* A major corporate workstation announcement like the long-rumored FedEx switch-over to Apple.
* Something with Starbucks, which has something in the works with HP.
Four announcements in the last year with four respected companies gives me a lot of hope that Apple will continue to raise its profile in a very brand-conscious manner. Apple is going to continue to seek out cream-of-the-crop companies to push the brand, and I think there's plenty of opportunities out there more high-profile projects.
A few I'd like to see:
* Another major auto deal for iPod. Maybe Volvo or something hip and new like Scion.
* A major corporate workstation announcement like the long-rumored FedEx switch-over to Apple.
* Something with Starbucks, which has something in the works with HP.
Wow this is pretty big
Although, I would have loved to see Apple partner with Sony-Ericsson since their mobiles are the closest thing to an iPhone yet. Of course, we all know Sony just unveiled their new alleged "iPod killer". DOH!
This is BIG news tho and hopefully a peek into the near future where mounds of 3rd party manufacturers license AAC, thereby making Apple millions and millions of dollars, increasing their market share,which may lead to lowered pricing, etc. Hey, ya never know.
mud
Although, I would have loved to see Apple partner with Sony-Ericsson since their mobiles are the closest thing to an iPhone yet. Of course, we all know Sony just unveiled their new alleged "iPod killer". DOH!
This is BIG news tho and hopefully a peek into the near future where mounds of 3rd party manufacturers license AAC, thereby making Apple millions and millions of dollars, increasing their market share,which may lead to lowered pricing, etc. Hey, ya never know.
mud
tex210 said:
It is 14 mm think and doesn't look really small. I have had phones both thinner and smaller than that, though my current is 16 mm think and probably about the same size, hard to tell. Look for it yourself, you will find it anywhere.
14 mm is about 9/16 of an inch for those of you that only know that silly old system.
It does have a nice star trek look on the keyboard though. But if the buttons are good reamins to see, it looks that it doesn't have real mechanical buttons.
music on phones
music on my mobile phone? what good is that unless the phone can store a cd or so of music. Also, battery life on my motorola phone is bad enough already, do you really want such a feature? Sketchy details...
Although, anyone see the PR lady's name: SHANNON SWALLOWS
HAHAHA, sounds hot if you ask me!
music on my mobile phone? what good is that unless the phone can store a cd or so of music. Also, battery life on my motorola phone is bad enough already, do you really want such a feature? Sketchy details...
Although, anyone see the PR lady's name: SHANNON SWALLOWS
HAHAHA, sounds hot if you ask me!
Yes and actually Apple has done this before
Apple has done this before.
The Quicktake 200 Camera was a Fuji DS7 camera - they were no different. The Apple Quicktake however used a better JPEG compression technology (read as quicktime) - that was especially developed for the Quicktake. Apple also created it's own system level camera reading and editting software.
I think this could represent a possible new hardware direction and unlike many have suggested I think this DOES possibly mean an Iphone from Apple could be in the works. Except this time, unlike the iPod that is Windows and Mac; the iPhone will be for Macs ONLY, the Moto version will be for everyone else.
Semi unrelated - a smaller footprint of iTunes would also be easier to emulate - possibly giving Linux a better shot at a quality iTunes solution.
Porchland said:
Apple has done this before.
The Quicktake 200 Camera was a Fuji DS7 camera - they were no different. The Apple Quicktake however used a better JPEG compression technology (read as quicktime) - that was especially developed for the Quicktake. Apple also created it's own system level camera reading and editting software.
I think this could represent a possible new hardware direction and unlike many have suggested I think this DOES possibly mean an Iphone from Apple could be in the works. Except this time, unlike the iPod that is Windows and Mac; the iPhone will be for Macs ONLY, the Moto version will be for everyone else.
Semi unrelated - a smaller footprint of iTunes would also be easier to emulate - possibly giving Linux a better shot at a quality iTunes solution.
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I think this whole thing is going to play as such,
Apple teams up with MOTO to create iTune mobile for MOTO and other phones.
Buy a mobile phone get the tast of how iTunes works, handles, feels. And then jump on with iPod or iPod mini.
or a promotion buy a Moto phone and get 50 dollars off any iPod or iPod mini.
Taste the water and then jump in heck if you can afford an over $100 phone what is another 200 for a mini.
Apple teams up with MOTO to create iTune mobile for MOTO and other phones.
Buy a mobile phone get the tast of how iTunes works, handles, feels. And then jump on with iPod or iPod mini.
or a promotion buy a Moto phone and get 50 dollars off any iPod or iPod mini.
Taste the water and then jump in heck if you can afford an over $100 phone what is another 200 for a mini.