04 June 2005

Apples, iPods, and iTunes

For many years I've wanted a Mac. However, the price was always a barrier (when you compare similar systems, Windows boxes have always been significantly cheaper).

However, the happy confluence of a slowly bit-rotting Dell PC, being a grad student (and thus eligible for academic computer pricing) and the release of the Mac mini and new series of iMacs, I am now the very happy owner of a new iMac and iPod mini.

I know why I waited to long, but I'm sorry that I did - from the perspective of someone who has shifted from being a "techie" to devoting my attentions to far more interesting pursuits, Apple's products are nothing short of brilliant.

And I won't even wax poetic about iTunes except to say the RIAA should take the blinders off about music downloading and adopt Apple's iTunes store model.

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