An Open Letter to Apple

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Open Letter to Apple: Ogg For Us

Open Letter to Apple: Ogg For Us 05/28/2004 09:12 AM

This one is, as they say, for my homies: Now I don't know if anyone at Apple reads Gizmodo -- they like whizbang fu-shneckenry, so we'll assume someone does -- but I'd like to just go ahead and address something real quickly. When Steve Jobs said in the April 28th iTunes Conference Call that they had no plans to add Ogg support to iTunes/iPod because Apple were "not getting any requests from customers for it," I realized that, possibly, Steve Jobs does not troll the forums of Slashdot all day long (!?). So I'd like to sort of act as the liaison between those fuming but misdirected Ogg supporters who, perhaps subverted by the customer service firewall that (possibly) isn't getting the occasional messages through, and the product managers, et al, at Apple that aren't hearing the cries of this vocal but poorly aimed minority. Please either 1) add native Ogg support to iTunes and iPod (I know we can add Ogg to iTunes ourselves now, but still...) or 2) give us a good reason for not choosing to support the admittedly niche but excellent codec besides 'no one asked for it.' We're asking.

I will, because as much as I would like to think everyone ever reads this site, forward this request to Apple, like all you Ogg advocates should be doing with yours, as well.

Open Letter to Apple: Ogg For Us, Please

Open Letter to Apple: Ogg For Us, Please 06/02/2004 10:09 AM

Dear Apple, the other day I mentioned that lots of us would like an official position about Ogg Vorbis support for the iPod. Let me restate the request in more clear terms, without my usual fatmouthing. Mr. Steve Jobs recently said Apple had not heard any requests for Ogg support on the iPod or in your music library tool, iTunes. This is a formal request for one of two things, if you would.

Please add Ogg Vorbis support to the iPod and iTunes, as a vocal (but apparently not vocal enough) minority has been requesting. Failing that, if you could please give us an official position on why Apple will not add the totally free and excellent codec to compliment your fantastic iTunes music library software and iPod music player. While I understand you are orienting your marketing and DRM approach around AAC (another excellent codec), adding Ogg would in no way diminish the ease of use that are hallmarks of your player and software (just as supporting MP3 has not interfered with your choice of AAC). It would, however, make it easier for me to continue to recommend the iPod to my readers as the best player for audiophiles and allow me to get even more use out of a player and platform in which I have already invested.

If the current third generation iPod is not computationally able to decode Ogg, that would be a reasonable explanation, of course. I would not expect Apple to officially support a codec in iTunes, but not iPod. I look forward to your response. Thanks! Joel
Open Letter to Apple: Ogg For Us [Gizmodo]

iPod owner's open letter to Apple

iPod owner's open letter to Apple 02/10/2004 02:48 AM
Letters Pepsi child shame threat to sales?

an open letter

an open letter 08/27/2004 03:56 PM
For the love of Crusade. A short animation that may not be played at the 2004 Republican Convention.

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open letter 07/21/2004 01:15 PM

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"open letter" 07/22/2004 02:53 AM

An Open Letter to "That Guy."

An Open Letter to "That Guy." 10/28/2003 11:08 PM
If anyone knows "That Guy" who everyone in Chicago wants to kill, would you make sure he reads this?

Open letter to crackhead

Open letter to crackhead 04/25/2004 01:29 AM
A San Francisco Craigslister has written an open letter to the crackhead who improvised a pipe from his motorcycle's sparkplugs:

On Wednesday morning I emerged from my girlfriend's building by U.N. Plaza to find that you had sawed the tops off both the sparkplugs on my motorcycle. At the time, I had no idea why anyone would do that. Other than the sparkplugs, the bike was untouched. Some kind of bizarre vandalism? A fraternity prank gone awry? I had no idea. All I knew is that I looked like a huge douchebag riding the Muni to work in a padded motorcycle jacket and helmet.

Because the bike was immobilized I got a $35 street sweeping ticket that night. Thursday I had it towed to the shop ($45) where they replaced the sparkplugs and the boots ($50 including labor). They explained to me that "people" - I use the term loosely here - like you break off the tops of spark plugs and use the porcelain tubes to smoke crack. As an engineer and former MacGyver fan, in a way I think this is kind of cool. But then I remember that I just paid $100 for YOUR crackpipes, and I get angry again.

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An open letter to Corel

An open letter to Corel 06/22/2004 04:05 AM
On the occasion of the release of WordPerfect for Linux, we would like to extend Corel Corp. a hearty welcome to the growing desktop market! Corel has a history of working with Linux and helping to advance the use of Linux on the desktop and in the business world, so we find this new release of one of your flagship products to be a very significant and positive event. Your gutsy move to port WordPerfect to Linux places the company at the intersection of smart business strategy and doing what is best for the global community of infocentric citizens. However, if we could make just one request?

Open letter to Sir Howard Stringer

Open letter to Sir Howard Stringer 03/14/2005 05:53 PM

Hi Howard,

Congratulations. I have great respect for Mr. Idei and wish he could have completed his mission, but I'm sure the decision for him to resign was something that was thoroughly thought through. Personally, I'm glad that they chose you to run the company. I think you understand Sony and have many of the things that Sony needs to become the global company that Mr. Idei wanted it to be. My main concern is that you are quite immersed in the entertainment side of the business and I really believe that Hollywood is taking an unreasonably strong position on the copyright issue and is impinging on the rights of users and amateur creators. In your new role as the head of Sony, I urge you to try to take a more balanced and long-term view on the copyright issues. I suggest you at least listen to the rhetoric of the "other side" and maybe start by reading "The Future of Ideas" by Lawrence Lessig.

I hope you will still do the Sony Open Forum in Hawaii and let me continue to challenge you and your executives. (I promise to practice my golf too.)

Anyway, I look forward to seeing you again and hope your new job doesn't take away your sense of humor. ;-)

- Joi

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seldom sober: open letter

seldom sober: open letter 05/16/2004 02:18 AM
Nick Berg video .. An open letter .. Read it

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Open Letter to a Digital World

Open Letter to a Digital World 12/19/2004 03:49 PM

An Open Letter to a Digital World

An Open Letter to a Digital World 12/19/2004 03:00 PM

Open Letter to FCC Chair Powell

Open Letter to FCC Chair Powell 11/12/2003 05:37 PM

I'd sure love to hear the FCC's response to Scott Raymond's excellent letter to Chairman Powell.

Approving the broadcast flag "in order to promote customer interests" is the biggest falsehood I've heard from Powell yet.

McBride's New Open Letter on Copyrights

McBride's New Open Letter on Copyrights 12/05/2003 12:59 AM
dtfinch writes "An open letter was posted today by Darl McBride, where he restates his claim that the GPL violates the U.S. Constitution, patent laws, ...

Open letter to Puma @ Gawker

Open letter to Puma @ Gawker 03/14/2003 06:21 PM
Open letter to Puma @ Gawker .. saga of those Puma ads .. verbal offensive .. responds

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An open letter to California's governor

An open letter to California's governor 09/13/2004 03:35 AM
Dear Mr. Schwarzenegger, The purpose of this letter is two-fold: To congratulate you for your choice to utilize open source software in California in order to reduce operational costs. To warn you that the path you take in a different section of the cost-reducing white paper is dangerous and stands against the ideology of open source enthusiasts.

Open letter to Michael Dell

Open letter to Michael Dell 12/23/2003 07:14 AM
Industry veteran John Dickinson has a bone to pick with Dell's CEO: Your customer service just ain't what it used to be.

Open letter to the European Commission

Open letter to the European Commission 11/18/2003 09:16 AM
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Open Letter on Exclusive Demos

Open Letter on Exclusive Demos 12/16/2003 01:40 PM

Open Letter to Reed Hastings

Open Letter to Reed Hastings 07/30/2004 10:06 AM

Dude,

You (and your company) got where it is via innovation, chutzpah and lots of luck.

You were the first to fiure out the balance between meatspace and cyberspace in regards to content-on-demand.

Congrats!

But now I hear that you're doing a me-to movie download play and I'm sorry - that's just not enough!

You REALLY need to think seriously about what value added you can offer that will differentiate your downloading service from the rest and how your brand and customer base can be best leveraged.

And being a me-too copycat ain't that.

You collaborative filtering sucks and we (your loyal customers) have been eagerly awaiting the time when you get a clue about that.

Wal-mart and Blockbuster are gonna kick your ass - unless you stay out ahead of the curve.

Here's a hint: THINK PEOPLE!

Rafa t Ali reports.....

An interview with Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, on VOD, online delivery and others issues.

On online delivery: "We're focused on downloading to your TV, over the Internet, and that's about all we've said to date. The big advantage we have is that mixing it with DVD, customers can get unlimited DVDs and unlimited downloads under one subscription."

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Open letter to OQO: time to put up or
shut up

Open letter to OQO: time to put up or
shut up 01/08/2004 08:15 PM
Since it seems like we've been hearing about this forever without any convincing evidence that it is actually going to come out, we understandably are...

An open letter to Flip Saunders

An open letter to Flip Saunders 04/19/2004 12:19 PM
Dear Flip Saunders, First, congratulations on your Minnesota Timberwolves capturing the #1 seed for the playoffs in the Western Conference. I have been a fan for many years, and for the first time, I feel good about the team you have assembled and have high hopes for this postseason. But we need to talk about Wally Szczerbiak. You've got to get rid of him. Can't you see that when he's...

Another open letter from Darl McBride,
CEO of SCO

Another open letter from Darl McBride,
CEO of SCO 12/04/2003 04:49 PM
Since last March The SCO Group ("SCO") has been involved in an increasingly rancorous legal controversy over violations of our UNIX intellectual property contract, and what we assert is the widespread presence of our copyrighted UNIX code in Linux. These controversies will rage for at least another 18 months, until our original case comes to trial. Meanwhile, the issues SCO has raised have become one of the hottest technology stories of the year, and often our positions on these issues have been misunderstood or misrepresented. Starting with this letter, I'd like to explain our positions on the key issues. In the months ahead we'll post a series of letters on the SCO website (www.sco.com). Each of these letters will examine one of the many issues SCO has raised. In this letter, we'll provide our view on the key issue of U.S. copyright law versus the GNU GPL (General Public License).

Wired's open letter to new head of MPAA

Wired's open letter to new head of MPAA 01/06/2004 10:40 AM
Chris Anderson, Wired's Ed-in-Chief, has written an open letter to whomever succeeds Jack Valenti as the head of the Motion Picture Association of America:

Now the bad news: You're at risk of alienating your customers like the music industry did. The do-not-record "broadcast flag" that the TV industry just pushed through the FCC will introduce new restrictions on programming, none of which benefit consumers. Proposed legislation that throws anyone caught with a prerelease movie on their hard drive into prison for three years is the sort of disproportionate response that gives the RIAA a bad name. The notorious Digital Millennium Copyright Act is Hollywood's fault. And extending copyright protection year after year so that the film and television archives stay shut isn't just bad law, it's depriving Americans of their cultural history.

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Q&A: Raymond Expounds on Open Letter to
Sun, McNealy

Q&A: Raymond Expounds on Open Letter to
Sun, McNealy 03/08/2004 11:20 PM
Open-source advocate

Open letter to Miramax: leave KFC Cinema
alone

Open letter to Miramax: leave KFC Cinema
alone 01/07/2004 06:11 PM
An anonymous BoingBoing reader writes:

Miramax has apparently jumped on the "let's be evil" bandwagon. Kung Fu Cult Cinema is a site for fans of Asian Cinema, including reviews, message boards, etc. As part of the site, there are links to websites outside of the U.S. that sell Asian films legally. Miramax has apparently sent the site a bogus "cease and desist" order, claiming that KFC Cinema cannot even *link* to said overseas sites without violating the copyright they have on certain asian films (Hero, Shaolin Soccer, etc.). The link above is to an open response to Miramax's letter.

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Open letter to MovableType Developers /
Consultants

Open letter to MovableType Developers /
Consultants 12/19/2004 03:42 PM

This note was forwarded through SixApart and should be hitting the Developer Network mailing list or Forums shortly

I am in need of a MT consultant / developer. I have a MT site www.geeknewscentral.com, it is firing on most cylinders but it has a custom CSS that has made it difficult for me to enable dynamic html and make other changes. The designer of the skin has been too busy with her own projects to be able to support us.

I have a small/medium sized budget and I am willing to pay someone to come in look at the layout, and tell me what can be done better or what needs to be brought up to speed. I would like a permanent relationship with someone that I can hire to pay for their time $$$.$$ to keeps an eye on new plugins etc and that I can rely on.

I would do it myself but have too many irons in the fire. If you would be interested in working with us, please send me a e-mail introducing yourself and some links to some of the MT work that you are currently or have done in the past. Included should be your rate scale and any minimums, keep in mind I am looking for a long term relationship in which the consultant/developer becomes a integral part of our team.

The individual must be willing to sign a NDA.

Task that I am wanting completed:

A top to bottom overview of the layout of the site and clean up of any CSS and MT Tags.
Implement several specific changes to the site layout (NDA)
Get dynamic pages working!
Suggestions of plugins that could enhance the site!
Develop a Podcast only blog in line with out current design
Develop 2-3 new skins for new domains (NDA)

If you fit that description and will stick with us for the long haul drop me a e-mail.

E-billing: An open letter to John
Ziniades

E-billing: An open letter to John
Ziniades 02/03/2003 08:23 PM
Think Amazon, think Google, think eBay. Simplicity works. In addition to keeping things simple, we need to keep them customer-focused. ...

Bob Young's Open Letter to SCO/Darl
McBride

Bob Young's Open Letter to SCO/Darl
McBride 12/19/2003 11:30 AM

An open letter to Adobe FrameMaker users

An open letter to Adobe FrameMaker users 06/26/2004 07:08 PM
Fellow FrameMaker Users,

As you have no doubt heard, Adobe Systems has discontinued FrameMaker for the Macintosh, and there has been no announcement regarding a version for Mac OS X. My company is 99% Mac, 99% FrameMaker, so this is very disappointing news for us. Personally, I have used FrameMaker on the Mac every working day for the last 11 years, and I still think it's a fantastic product. Adobe has offered a cross-grade to the Windows version, but this is not an option for us.

If, like me, you want Adobe to develop and release a version of FrameMaker for Mac OS X, please sign the online petition that I've set up.

Please link this site to all FrameMaker users you know.

Thank you for your support

Paul Findon

"Open Letter To Kansas School Board"

"Open Letter To Kansas School Board" 06/24/2005 09:46 PM

ESR's Open Letter to McNealy: Set Java
Free!

ESR's Open Letter to McNealy: Set Java
Free! 02/14/2004 03:59 PM

16-March-2003 -- An Open Letter To The
Hollywood Bunch

16-March-2003 -- An Open Letter To The
Hollywood Bunch 03/19/2003 10:27 PM
An Open Letter To The Hollywood Bunch (Charlie Daniels) -- "Why you bunch of pitiful, hypocritical, idiotic, spoiled mugwumps. get...

Open Letter Against British Copyright
Indoctrination in Schools

Open Letter Against British Copyright
Indoctrination in Schools 08/06/2004 11:17 AM
The British Department for Education and Skills (DfES) recently launched a "Music Manifesto" campaign, with the ostensible intention of educating the next generation of British musicians. Unfortunately, they also teamed up with the music industry (EMI, and various artists) to make this popular. EMI has apparently negotiated their end well, so that children in our schools will now be indoctrinated about the illegality of downloading music.The ignorance and audacity of this got to me a little, so I wrote an open letter to the DfES about it. Unfortunately, it's pedantic, as I suppose you have to be when writing to goverment representatives. But I hope you find it useful, and perhaps feel inspired to do something similar, if or when the same thing has happened in your area.

Gainward Raises Graphics Stakes with
Open Letter

Gainward Raises Graphics Stakes with
Open Letter 05/14/2004 04:49 AM

An Open Letter from Senior Vice
President Steven Sinofsky

An Open Letter from Senior Vice
President Steven Sinofsky 12/12/2003 10:28 AM
Microsoft Releases a Utility to Remove Inappropriate Symbols from the Microsoft Office System

Open Letter to Jack Powers, Conference
Chairman, Enterprise IT Week

Open Letter to Jack Powers, Conference
Chairman, Enterprise IT Week 11/06/2003 06:27 AM
Linux is free, freedom is good and reputable IT vendors know it. Don't let Darl McBride tell you any different.

Apple Improving Open-GL?

Apple Improving Open-GL? 03/27/2005 06:28 PM
Apple appears to be actively recruiting individuals to improve their Mac Open-GL implementation according to a post on the Mac Open GL mailing list.Th...
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