Bias Alert: CNET calls iTunes 'best money-losing idea of year'  




Michael Kanellos looks back on 2003 for CNET News.com and finds some startling statistics along with a healthy dose of sour grapes.

"Number of the year: 119. That's the number of cumulative vulnerabilities reported in Windows 2000 (47) Windows XP (46) and Windows 2000 server (26). Microsoft issued 76 security updates, not including the one that got issued twice. Still, the number of customers actually downloading patches has increased more than 200 percent, according to Microsoft statistics," Michael Kanellos reports for CNET News.com.

"Best money-losing idea of the year: Once again, Apple Computer did what it does best: to create and promote an interesting concept it can't make money with. The iTunes music service ushered in an era of legal downloads, but the company admitted that it's probably not a profit center. In fact, it's been losing money. Ideally, the service will enable Apple to sell more iPods, but a greater supply of mini-hard drives is opening the player market to others," Kanellos blathers.

MacDailyNews Take: Can you sense the snideness towards iTunes and abject yearning that iPod will be hurt by competitors? We can. Why? Would any other company be subjected to this bile? And 119 security vulnerabilities in Windows? 76 security updates? But, it's okay because patch downloads increased 200 percent? Suckers.  

Posted: Tue - January 6, 2004 at 03:54 PM        

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