Jimmy Iovine Talks Apple Music Exclusives Criticism, Says Service Was 'Too Ambitious'

[johngordon]

Really? Apple just charge you more and send an email to tell you price has risen. If you want to keep sub then pay more. It is too simple for Apple to do so.

Yes, really.

If AM costs $10 a month this year, then it will cost $120 for this year.

If Apple Music costs $25 a month next year, then Apple won't bill me for an extra $180 for this year.

You still aren't getting the point. The price of Am or CDs now, or in the past, is irrelevant.

The point is that if in the future AM costs $25 a month, then its just as likely that a CD is going to cost $25.

For what its worth, I doubt very much that either will cost that much any time soon.

 

[Shirasaki]

Yes, really.

If AM costs $10 a month this year, then it will cost $120 for this year.

If Apple Music costs $25 a month next year, then Apple won't bill me for an extra $180 for this year.

You still aren't getting the point. The price of Am or CDs now, or in the past, is irrelevant.

The point is that if in the future AM costs $25 a month, then its just as likely that a CD is going to cost $25.

For what its worth, I doubt very much that either will cost that much any time soon.

Got it.
Your entire point is no matter how much the price will rise, current price is current price. And if AM goes more expensive, so does CD price, highly likely.
My entire point is buying one copy of CD in 10 and you don't need to pay 10 or 25 each month to listen to it.

 

[johngordon]

Got it.
Your entire point is no matter how much the price will rise, current price is current price. And if AM goes more expensive, so does CD price, highly likely.
My entire point is buying one copy of CD in 10 and you don't need to pay 10 or 25 each month to listen to it.

Depends how you look at it.

If I pay $10 for AM this month, I get to listen to a bunch of new albums released this month, rather than pay $10 for each CD.

If I pay $10 for AM next month, I get to listen to a bunch of new albums released next month, rather than pay $10 for each CD.

What I don't do is pay $10 this and every month, but only ever get to listen to the new stuff that comes out this month.

 

[Shirasaki]

Depends how you look at it.

If I pay $10 for AM this month, I get to listen to a bunch of new albums released this month, rather than pay $10 for each CD.

If I pay $10 for AM next month, I get to listen to a bunch of new albums released next month, rather than pay $10 for each CD.

What I don't do is pay $10 this and every month, but only ever get to listen to the new stuff that comes out this month.

That's the beauty of streaming: discovery.