Neil Young knocks the iPod, Apple for ‘dumbing down’ music sound quality
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Jul 24, 2008 at 11:27am
In the iPod age, music sound quality has been dumbed down to “Fisher-Price toy” levels, rock star Neil Young said Wednesday at Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech Conference, according to Fortune.
“Apple has taken a detour down the convenience highway,” Young told the Brainstorm audience after taking the stage for an interview with Time editor-in-chief John Huey. “Quality has taken a complete backseat—if it even gets in the car at all.”
Fortune says Young spent most of his time on stage lamenting what he feels is an increasing focus on convenience versus quality in today’s iTunes/iPod-dominated music industry. He said that companies like Apple have brought down audio standards. An Apple spokesperson wasn’t immediately available for comment.
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