Comments on: Tech wrap: HP TouchPad’s second coming? http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2011/08/30/tech-wrap-hp-touchpads-second-coming/ Where media and technology meet Fri, 24 May 2013 10:42:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Henry3Dogg http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2011/08/30/tech-wrap-hp-touchpads-second-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-390288 Henry3Dogg Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:00:03 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/?p=29058#comment-390288 "...what looked like streaming, whereby files are stored remotely and accessed online, was actually just an option to listen to songs while they are downloaded to the device used to play them...." Duh. That's what streaming is. Playing it while it downloads. Not waiting til it's finished. If you don't want to keep the downloaded copy then you can delete it. But if you aren't given the option to keep it, then you have no choice but to redownload every time you stream. “…what looked like streaming, whereby files are stored remotely and accessed online, was actually just an option to listen to songs while they are downloaded to the device used to play them….”

Duh. That’s what streaming is. Playing it while it downloads. Not waiting til it’s finished. If you don’t want to keep the downloaded copy then you can delete it. But if you aren’t given the option to keep it, then you have no choice but to redownload every time you stream.

]]> By: BSimpsen http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2011/08/30/tech-wrap-hp-touchpads-second-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-390287 BSimpsen Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:48:45 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/?p=29058#comment-390287 "there’s a massive pent-up demand for tablets from any manufacturer" that is willing to loose huge amounts of money by selling product for 1/3 of the cost to manufacture. I wouldn't want any part of that business model, would you? “there’s a massive pent-up demand for tablets from any manufacturer” that is willing to loose huge amounts of money by selling product for 1/3 of the cost to manufacture.

I wouldn’t want any part of that business model, would you?

]]> By: gslusher http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2011/08/30/tech-wrap-hp-touchpads-second-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-390286 gslusher Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:46:14 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/?p=29058#comment-390286 re: streaming music with iCloud. I doubt that many people realize that streaming eats up your data allotment, without you even being aware of what's happening. It is MUCH better to download the song ONCE, then listen to it. re: streaming music with iCloud. I doubt that many people realize that streaming eats up your data allotment, without you even being aware of what’s happening. It is MUCH better to download the song ONCE, then listen to it.

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