本著八卦心態，到了那個iTunesandiPods.com網站，發現這個網頁上全到是iTunes 以及iPod的照片，而設計看起來相當像一個一般商業網站。而一個不熟悉Apple或iTunes的朋友經有可能誤以為官方網頁。
再在Google search 了iTunes這個字一下發現這iTunesandiPods.com連結是第一個出現，原因當然又是因為sponsored link 的關系。
奇怪的是，要從這個iTunesandiPods.com網頁下載iTunes話是需要先登記成為會員！而登記的時候是必需填上有效的電郵地址！其實如果在蘋果官方網站下載iTunes的話既不需要成為會員，亦不會強迫用戶填上電郵址！所以這個iTunesandiPods.com的確相當可疑！！
再看網頁底部的字：This website has no affiliation whatsoever with the owner of this software program, and provides ONLY a link to the software program.
既然那個網頁只是提供連結的話，到底我為何要到這個網站登記呢？
他們說他們會提供：
# Unlimited Technical Support
# 100's of dollars in extra software
# "How to" tutorials for beginners
# 100% Secure and Safe transactions
# Lots of iPod tools and extras
以我看來，他們最主要業務應該是把你的電郵地址提供結其他"商業夥伴"。
見那麼有趣，於是用了一個假電郵地址登記，原來之後會連到一個付款網頁。嘩！下載iTunes要收費？ITunes 是免費軟件來的啊！夠搵笨吧？
原來還未算！
那個無限下載音樂好像很抵的樣子吧？十五美元無限下載，就算加上二十八元永久年費很化算吧。首先，網站並沒有過會有甚麼或多少音樂提供，因此我又去看看到些FAQ的細字，結果又有所發現：
Do I need Windows Media Player to play the tracks?
Yes. We strongly recommend the use of Windows Media Player (Version 7 or higher) to playback the tracks that have been downloaded. There are other players available on the net that support the wma format but the version upgrades might not be as up to date as the Windows Media Player. However, you don't need any software player on your computer to play/sample the tracks onsite. The site offers a embedded player which pops up as you click "play this track".
I downloaded a file and it wont play on my MP3 player?
Most MP3 files on public servers are named with strange extensions or are not descriptive to what file type they are. If you already tried renaming the extension of the file to .MP3 and it wont play it may be a COMPRESSED ARCHIVE file in various formats. Of which the most popular is obviously WINZIP. Try renaming to .ZIP and open the file in WinZip. There are other COMPRESSED formats and some have password encryption so you may need a password. In most cases we provide the password if we know it but 99% of the time the file is either an MP3 file or a WinZip file. One other occasionally used format is self-extracting archive. Try renaming to .exe and running it (BE CAREFUL SCAN FOR VIRUSES).
總括來說，這個網站異常搵笨。
要下載iTunes 的話必定要到蘋果官方網頁下載！
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