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In 2025, Apple still makes it hard to play your own MP3s, so I wrote my own app (nexo.sh)
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[โ€“] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I remember back when iPods were a thing, I hated how you couldn't drag and drop files, and manage your own storage. Syncing seemed so stupid, and I couldn't believe that they were so popular. The thing they had going for them is it's idiot proof to the point where it pissed off anyone who knew what they were doing. That's been Apple's MO since roughly that era, and I can't stand their products because of it.

[โ€“] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 hours ago

The thing they had going for them is it's idiot proof to the point where it pissed off anyone who knew what they were doing.

I'm solidly in that group lol. I had a 5th gen iPod Video in high school, and you bet your ass it drove me absolutely insane that I couldn't just drag and drop music onto it. The "manually manage device" setting was an absolute godsend, for sure, but I ended up installing RockBox anyway.

I still have that iPod somewhere...