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Pete Tong: Apple's Gone Wrong?

Pete TongThe phenomenal British DJ swears by Macs and believes iPods have changed the planet. But as Apple conquers the music world, Tong worries the company may be going all Microsoft on us.

Wired News: What about the iPod, music and Apple?
Tong: I’ve always been a Mac user, but as Apple grows more powerful I get the sense that there’s a little bit of Microsoft in there. The way it’s so controlled from the center. It’s phenomenal what it has achieved. Success in digital music gives Apple the chance to control things again, but will it keep that friendly image?

Read the Wired News interview by Jonny Evans.


Pete TongThe phenomenal British DJ swears by Macs and believes iPods have changed the planet. But as Apple conquers the music world, Tong worries the company may be going all Microsoft on us.

Wired News: What about the iPod, music and Apple?
Tong: I’ve always been a Mac user, but as Apple grows more powerful I get the sense that there’s a little bit of Microsoft in there. The way it’s so controlled from the center. It’s phenomenal what it has achieved. Success in digital music gives Apple the chance to control things again, but will it keep that friendly image?

Read the Wired News interview by Jonny Evans.

By Jason O'Grady

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