Re: Syncing (was Re: DRM can bite my ass)

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From: Nik Clayton
Subject: Re: Syncing (was Re: DRM can bite my ass)
Date: 13:24 on 05 Dec 2006
Robert Rothenberg wrote:
> On 05/12/06 04:27 Peter da Silva wrote:
> 
>> "iTunes shouldn't be removing files from my iPod"
>>
>> If you really do want it to sync your music collection to your iPod, and
>> you plug your iPod in when its idea of your music collection is wrong, then
>> it's going to do the wrong thing whether your files are in MP3 format, MP4
>> format, or DRM-protected MP4 format.
>>
>> This isn't anything to do with DRM, it's all about syncing.
> 
> I disagree. When I used to use a Palm pilot years ago, the default
> configuration was not to delete anything (or to ask before deleting things).

Yes.  But the Palm Pilot is not a read-only device.

As far as iTunes is concerned, the iPod is a read-only mirror of your music. 
  That may not match how you're using your iPod or iTunes.  In which case an 
alternative music player / library manager may be what you're after.

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