Alright, you techno-savvy Ball Diamond Ballers, guess who needs some advice. And believe me, if you have a grandchild (or can occasionally ask a kid for help), you’re likely to be closer to the answer than I am.
I am getting off of Apple some time soon. They don’t really owe me money, but I want something less locked-in. I don’t like what they’re doing in many cases, and have no choice in the matter. See, that’s what I call a trap, and when trapped, I jump.
So the core (ooh) of the question is this: what’s a good MP3 player for the non-Apple world? Not going Sony, as they are even worse about lock-in. I don’t mind cheap-o devices (loved my Zen Stone!), but those have to be managed by a PC, which is not a problem, but leads to the second question: whats’s good software for managing a music library AND some devices? For example — my son’s device gets different stuff on it than mine (thank Heaven). Or aybe just set him up on his PC (they do grow up).
SO as you see, my problem is straightforward, and there are probably no wrong answers. I’m not going Linux (again) at this stage, because I need to simplify. Once I get everything down to just Windows (and W10 is not bad), then I would LOVE to play in Linux again. But not right now. Android devices hanging off of Windows will be no problem. I don’t believe the Windows Phone thing is going anywhere even in its third generation. Not biting.
Well? Ask your friends. Ask your neighbors. Ask your friend’s neighbors.
Same problem here, I have a friend who’s Apple nutz, he’s even supplied a 128gb iPod to store music – and AppleTV. iTunes hates my PC…My brother gave me a Blackberry Playbook as a b-day gift several years ago…Useful transitions?
Apple’s intrusiveness bugs me…Total non-savvy user here…Forgive my piggybacking onto your query,
Nanda, sounds like we may be in the same boat here.
I am tempted to look at MS Wondows Media Player again. But I recall being frustrated.
I also rediscovered FooBar2000, which is not bad.
I have NO IDEA what a BlackBerry device would want.