AUGD: Supporting iPods/iPhones
AUGD: Supporting iPods/iPhones
- Subject: AUGD: Supporting iPods/iPhones
- From: Filipp Lepalaan <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:45:52 +0200
Hi gang,
I feel like our group has run into a bit of a crisis. Some years ago
we had made the decision to add an iPod section on our forum. We
probably did it because the iPod was an Apple product and it made
sense as we were the only Apple-related site in our language.
This caused quite a bit of problems back then. The iPod is not a Mac,
it's a different "market". But there are a lot of them so supporting
them (moderating topics etc) becomes more and more difficult. More
worries, less fun.
Then came the iPhone. Even though they are not even officially sold in
Estonia, the hype was strong enough to establish quite a user base
here. Ofcourse to run it here, you have to unlock it which raises a
lot of questions as to how fitting such discussions are on an Apple-
affiliated website (and we still haven't managed to find exact legal
info on this). We are currently in the process of cleaning out such
topics, but it's very hard. People don't like it. Most of my day has
been spent arguing with people (who btw are not Mac users) why this
move is important. Even more worries, no fun whatsoever.
Even if we manage to supress these topics, I don't see how this fixes
the problem in the long run. A large portion of our traffic is still
taken up by topics about the iPod. Furthermore, what happens if Apple
decides to introduce yet another "non-computer" device? Should we just
add another forum and drift even further from the original intent of
our MUG? It also doesn't help that the iPhone actually runs OS X. :-P
I checked the Apple's MUG registration page and under "Support and
Services Offered" I see no mention of iPods. Does this mean something?
So we are currently contemplating dropping "consumer electronic"
support from our MUG altogether, fundamentally on the basis of being a
"Macintosh" UG but I'm trying to think this through properly. So I
thought I'd turn to You guys with the following questions:
- What is your MUG's relationship to Apple's consumer electronic
products? Do you "support" them? Do you have discussions and
presentations about them in your meetings? Does that arrangement
bother you in any way?
- To non-US UG heads - what is your stance on the whole iPhone
unlocking thing?
- Do you have public forums where anyone can register for free? If so,
do you have some basic rules that you've established?
Many, many thanks,
Filipp Lepalaan
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Filipp Lepalaan
Estonian Macintosh User Group
email@hidden
www.emug.ee
IRCWorld : #emug
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