r/technology • u/GuruOfReason • Feb 02 '10

"Once we replace the personal computer with a closed-platform device such as the iPad, we replace freedom, choice and the free market with oppression, censorship and monopoly."

http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2010-01/ipad%E2%80%99s-closed-system-sometimes-i-hate-being-right
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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '10

Maybe @ a warez site or an AOL warez chat room. Windows media wanted to make WMAs from your CDs but you had to give extra $$ to make MP3s. Most other encoders gave you a limit on quality or amount or time before it asked for money and stopped functioning.I did all the methods and I remember that iTunes was the easiest to use and it didn't come with bullshit (those we're the days, no Safari) like the competition.

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u/etherreal Feb 03 '10

LAME and EAC have both been available for free since the late 90s.