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Re:Why Japan Didn’t Create the iPod (2008) by ekianjo on Monday July 26, 2021 @04:15AM (#27956963)
> Also, in 2001 Sony introduced USB connectors on their portable MD lineup so they didn't miss the train by much (by Japanese standards).

It was still ridiculously tedious to transfer songs to a Sony device with USB. They did not support MP3 initially so you had to convert everything into their own proprietary format. Completely useless piece of hardware.

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Re:Why Japan Didn’t Create the iPod (2008) by rmetzler on Monday July 26, 2021 @06:38AM (#27957850)
And from what I learned from my DJ friends, who wanted to record their sets, it was impossible to get it out digitally. The only way out was analog.
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Re:Why Japan Didn’t Create the iPod (2008) by ekianjo on Monday July 26, 2021 @09:44AM (#27959261)
Yup! They were completely going amok trying to control everything.
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