Comments on: Hackers do Apple’s Job, Again http://cybernetnews.com/hackers-do-apples-job-again/ Technology News Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:26:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/hackers-do-apples-job-again/comment-page-1/#comment-118803 Ryan Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:55:29 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/17/hackers-do-apples-job-again/#comment-118803 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-118710" rel="nofollow">Eric wrote:</a><blockquote>No, this is not iPod Classic firmare, it’s just 5/5.5 firmware modified to give the split screen look of the Classic. The iPod Classic firmware has Coverflow integrated - this 5/5.5 hack does not.</blockquote></div> I read that Cover Flow was removed because 5G iPods don't have the processing power needed for it. Eric wrote:
No, this is not iPod Classic firmare, it’s just 5/5.5 firmware modified to give the split screen look of the Classic. The iPod Classic firmware has Coverflow integrated – this 5/5.5 hack does not.

I read that Cover Flow was removed because 5G iPods don’t have the processing power needed for it.

]]> By: Eric http://cybernetnews.com/hackers-do-apples-job-again/comment-page-1/#comment-118710 Eric Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:34:07 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/17/hackers-do-apples-job-again/#comment-118710 No, this is not iPod Classic firmare, it's just 5/5.5 firmware modified to give the split screen look of the Classic. The iPod Classic firmware has Coverflow integrated - this 5/5.5 hack does not. No, this is not iPod Classic firmare, it’s just 5/5.5 firmware modified to give the split screen look of the Classic. The iPod Classic firmware has Coverflow integrated – this 5/5.5 hack does not.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/hackers-do-apples-job-again/comment-page-1/#comment-118633 Ryan Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:59:35 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/17/hackers-do-apples-job-again/#comment-118633 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-118575" rel="nofollow">netster007x wrote:</a><blockquote>I don’t get it. Which iPod’s firmware is that? The iPod touch? I don’t see what new firmware features could be ported back, since the old iPod doesn’t have WiFi. On the case of the Zune, unfortunately it appears there’s no removable disk support in the upcoming release. That’s what I really want.</blockquote></div> That's the new iPod Classic firmware. That's the iPod with 160GB of storage or something along those lines. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-118576" rel="nofollow">James wrote:</a><blockquote>Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the firmware shown above just a modified version of the 5/5.5 iPod Video firmware, meant to resemble that of the classic? I had the understanding that it wasn’t a port of the Class to Video.</blockquote></div> What I read was that it is a modified version of the iPod Classic firmware. That may be in correct, but I saw that in a few different spots when researching the article. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-118577" rel="nofollow">Michael Dobrofsky wrote:</a><blockquote>Apple decides to act a certain way with its products and the market embraces it. Personally, I think Apple have a poor attitude for customers regarding their products. So many examples re: their warranties, or the fact that they dump iPods once new models come out etc. Really sucks. </blockquote></div> I have a friend who had dropped his iPod and Apple still replaced it, so I would say that their warranty is pretty good. That could have just been a fluke, but I haven't really found too much to complain about with them. But yes, consumers do generally sit back and take a lot of stuff that they shouldn't. netster007x wrote:
I don’t get it. Which iPod’s firmware is that? The iPod touch? I don’t see what new firmware features could be ported back, since the old iPod doesn’t have WiFi.

On the case of the Zune, unfortunately it appears there’s no removable disk support in the upcoming release. That’s what I really want.

That’s the new iPod Classic firmware. That’s the iPod with 160GB of storage or something along those lines.

James wrote:
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the firmware shown above just a modified version of the 5/5.5 iPod Video firmware, meant to resemble that of the classic? I had the understanding that it wasn’t a port of the Class to Video.

What I read was that it is a modified version of the iPod Classic firmware. That may be in correct, but I saw that in a few different spots when researching the article.

Michael Dobrofsky wrote:
Apple decides to act a certain way with its products and the market embraces it. Personally, I think Apple have a poor attitude for customers regarding their products. So many examples re: their warranties, or the fact that they dump iPods once new models come out etc. Really sucks.

I have a friend who had dropped his iPod and Apple still replaced it, so I would say that their warranty is pretty good. That could have just been a fluke, but I haven’t really found too much to complain about with them. But yes, consumers do generally sit back and take a lot of stuff that they shouldn’t.

]]> By: Michael Dobrofsky http://cybernetnews.com/hackers-do-apples-job-again/comment-page-1/#comment-118577 Michael Dobrofsky Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:49:46 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/17/hackers-do-apples-job-again/#comment-118577 Apple decides to act a certain way with its products and the market embraces it. Personally, I think Apple have a poor attitude for customers regarding their products. So many examples re: their warranties, or the fact that they dump iPods once new models come out etc. Really sucks. But hey, whatever the market will bear, right? Some consumers are apparently willing to bear quite a bit. Apple decides to act a certain way with its products and the market embraces it. Personally, I think Apple have a poor attitude for customers regarding their products. So many examples re: their warranties, or the fact that they dump iPods once new models come out etc. Really sucks.

But hey, whatever the market will bear, right? Some consumers are apparently willing to bear quite a bit.

]]> By: James http://cybernetnews.com/hackers-do-apples-job-again/comment-page-1/#comment-118576 James Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:45:50 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/17/hackers-do-apples-job-again/#comment-118576 Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the firmware shown above just a modified version of the 5/5.5 iPod Video firmware, meant to resemble that of the classic? I had the understanding that it wasn't a port of the Class to Video. Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the firmware shown above just a modified version of the 5/5.5 iPod Video firmware, meant to resemble that of the classic? I had the understanding that it wasn’t a port of the Class to Video.

]]> By: netster007x http://cybernetnews.com/hackers-do-apples-job-again/comment-page-1/#comment-118575 netster007x Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:41:33 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/17/hackers-do-apples-job-again/#comment-118575 I don't get it. Which iPod's firmware is that? The iPod touch? I don't see what new firmware features could be ported back, since the old iPod doesn't have WiFi. On the case of the Zune, unfortunately it appears there's no removable disk support in the upcoming release. That's what I really want. I don’t get it. Which iPod’s firmware is that? The iPod touch? I don’t see what new firmware features could be ported back, since the old iPod doesn’t have WiFi.

On the case of the Zune, unfortunately it appears there’s no removable disk support in the upcoming release. That’s what I really want.

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