DISQUS

X. Trapnel · 2 years ago

What's particularly sad is that, because of the iTunes DRM and conservative featureset, there really is plenty of room available for a bold company to give customers things they want but can't have, even without much genuine innovation. And it's not like MS doesn't have cash to fight lawsuits if need be. Ah, well.
David McElroy · 2 years ago

I would argue that the iPod's conservative feature set is part of what makes it successful, because that helps make the device idiot-proof to use. It's hard for many people in the geek culture to understand that many, many "normal people" want simplicity, not more features. Sometimes, it's "genuine innovation" to remove features and make something easier to use.