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Want me to use WMP? Support the iPod.

There are disputes on actual market share, but the iPod is still the market leader. 1.5 million were sold in 2003, and another half million since April of this year (when iTunes 4.5 was released).  And this doesn't even include any numbers on the mini.

So, Microsoft, I would love to use WMP10. It seems really good, and to be honest I've tried iTunes a few times but was never a big fan. But if you want me to use WMP, it has to support the iPod.

I'm sure there are at least 2 million others who might agree.

Only published comments... Jun 12 2004, 09:07 AM by Tim
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TrackBack said:

June 12, 2004 9:09 AM
 

Larry Osterman said:

Silly question: Has Apple opened up the iPod's download protocol yet? Is there an iPod SDK that would allow Microsoft to be able to download to the iPod?

Without that, it's highly unlikely that Microsoft would (or could) start developing such a beast.

AFAIK, the ball's in Apple's court right now.
June 12, 2004 2:44 PM
 

Mikhail Arkhipov (MSFT) said:

I am not sure if SDK is required. iPodSoft is able to talk to iPos using .NET FX 1.1:

http://www.ipodsoft.com/Software.aspx

Also, there are plenty of utilities on the Net that allow to copy files to/from iPod.
June 12, 2004 3:13 PM
 

Tim Marman said:

I was going to say the same thing - I don't think there is anything special required.

There are various free and commercial replacements to the iTunes software out there.
June 12, 2004 3:31 PM
 

Mikhail Arkhipov (MSFT) said:

Such as http://www.redchairsoftware.com/anapod/
June 12, 2004 7:33 PM
 

Mikhail Arkhipov (MSFT) said:

Such as http://www.redchairsoftware.com/anapod/
June 12, 2004 7:33 PM
 

Phil Winstanley said:

I was told at a conference by a high up Microsoft person that WMP10 would support any mobile device, have Microsoft *shock horror* gone back on their word?

June 13, 2004 1:44 AM
   

TrackBack said:

June 28, 2004 10:46 PM
 

Cameron Reilly said:

Here's the rub - while there may be 2 million iPod users, there are 100 million WMP users. And does the iPod support WMA? Ah not the last time I looked. Which is why I use a Creative Nomad Zen. It supports WMA and MP3. I have 40Gb of music in WMA. Am I going to convert 10,000 tracks to MP3 just so I can use an iPod? Not in this lifetime. And I do love the iPod. It is geek heaven. If only they would support WMA.
June 29, 2004 5:59 PM
 

nate said:

theres a reason why they wouldn't support WMA. The codec isn't as high quality as AAC, hence the reason why MS lost the title as the new audio codec for HD-DVD's, they'll use Mpeg 4 instead(apple calls them AAC's). I do suggest you keep your low bit rate music though, converting them would only make the quality worse as it continues to compress the dynamic range. wow this forum is outta date, yeah apple pretty much won the digital audio market, get used to it.
February 23, 2005 10:08 PM
 

Loosely Coupled // Tim Marman's Weblog said:

Like most people, I would prefer to use a single media player to manage my library. I like Windows Media

December 28, 2006 11:33 AM

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