Rant: An open letter to Dave Fester (General Manager of Microsoft's
Windows Digital Media Division)
Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus Oct 24 2003
Dear Mr. Fester,
I just finished reading your article entitled, "Q&A: Choosing a Digital
Music Service for Windows Users," on Microsoft's Press Pass Web site and
I've got say, you really pissed me off.
Press Pass uses the tag line, "Information for Journalists," but this
article was chock full of disinformation, distortions, half-truths, and
total bullshit like:
"…users of iTunes are limited to music from Apple's (sic) Music Store."
I've used iTunes (and its progenitor, SoundJam) since time immemorial
and I listen to MP3, AAC, AIF(F), and/or WAV files from a variety of
sources, most of which DID NOT come from the iTunes Music Store.
As the General Manager of Microsoft's Windows Digital Media division,
I'd expect you to know that iTunes can rip audio from almost any source
and play almost any digital audio file you throw at it.
Oh, wait a second… iTunes doesn't recognize Windows Media files. I
believe that's the point you were trying to make. If so, I don't
consider the lack of Windows Media support a limitation, nor, I suspect,
would most Mac users. In fact, given the draconian digital rights stuck
on most Windows Media files available for purchase today, I'd be more
likely to consider the lack of WM support a benefit.
But I digress.
The bottom line is that while it's OK to have your own agenda and put a
Microsoft spin on what you publish on Press Pass, it's not OK to publish
fiction and pass it off as fact.
You ought to know better.
Regards,
Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus
Writer, raconteur, and rabid F.U.D. hater
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