sooooo lucky. I still collect CD'S -I still want to have a hold of a tangible item. You must have tons of cd's.. no?

Definetly, cds are the way to go.  DRM free is a good thing.

ya, I love CDs. Especially mix CDs :)

Really CDs?  I haven't bought a CD in forever.  Remember how it used to be when you bought a new computer? Loading like hundreds of CD's for hours... it was awful.  That being said I do appreciate the fidelity that CDs offer.

Internal Microsoft email messages from 2004 reveal that company evangelists and executives were awed by Apple's just-added desktop search and acknowledged that what they did in Windows Vista would be directly compared with Mac OS X.

The messages, which were filed as evidence in an Iowa state court trying a Microsoft antitrust case, were between several company evangelists and executives, including Jim Allchin, the head of Windows development efforts at the time. The Vista, then "Longhorn," evangelists had just returned from the June 2004 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.

Lenn Pryor, former director of Microsoft's platform evangelism, said Spotlight, the new Mac OS X 10.4 search tool that Apple chief executive Steve Jobs highlighted at the conference, was "amazing. It is like I just got a free pass to Longhorn-land today." Pryor now works for Skype.

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Allchin agreed. "I don't believe we will have search this fast," he wrote in an emailed reply 30 June, 2004.

Another Microsoft evangelist, Vic Gundotra, who also attended the conference demonstration of Mac OS X (Tiger), noted other impressive components of Apple's operating system, including video conferencing, what Apple calls desktop "widgets" (whichVista ended up calling "gadgets"), and user interface rendering.

Hey iFanboy:

Your post just really doesn't belong in this forum. Keep the zealotry to forums like MacDailyNews.

Back on topic...

Cesar, it sounds like you guys have a great working environment. Live music? ;-)

On CDs...

I love 'em. If I can easily find music I want on CD, I'll buy the CD. If, for some reason (out of print, etc.) I can't find something on CD, I'll look for alternatives. The iTunes Store selection has improved dramatically in the past year or so. I have some obscure tastes, and I thought I'd never see the likes of Lustmørd, Sol Invictus, Bluetech, Arovane or Monolake on the iTS. I have all of those on CD, but the iTS has directed me to some other stuff that I may have never discovered otherwise: Carbon Based Lifeforms and Aes Dana being standouts. I bought those from the iTS.

I've got about 800 CDs, and a few dozen songs purchased off iTunes.

Here's an interesting subject:

It would be a far more interesting situation if Microsoft would release the Zune for Macs. The software would have to be stellar (Mac users are a notoriously tough audience), and the total package would have to be well-integrated.  However, I think Mac users would appreciate the Zune interface (if not the admittedly chunky hardware) and the gorgeous screen. Although, the upcoming iPhone screen stands to one-up the Zunes.

Cesar, have you guys on the Zune team talked to the MacBU about bringing the Zune to Mac-land? The MacBU did a great job with Office; I'm sure they could bring Mac sensibility to the party.

Cesar, you guys need to followup with CompUSA in Spokane.  Apparently they are offering $15 iTunes gift card with each Zune.  Thats BS and needs to be straightened out.

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/weird-combo-of-the-day-itunes-card-free-with-zune-235036.php

John - I emailed the comp account manager. We'll see about getting this fixed :)

Cesar,

During Young Loves live performance, were there moments at the end of his songs when all sound abruptly cut out for a second then suddenly came back? Kind of a strange out of place GAP?

ha-ha