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Apple Aiming to End iTunes Music Downloads in Two Years [Update: Apple Says 'Not True']
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Ironically the loss of the headphone socket will expose the poor quality of streaming music.
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Until you have to restore a 256GB ipad, or want better quality audio than they offer.
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Until the rights revert and the song disappears from the catalog.
Yeah. So we can all calm down now.
Or can we?
It might just be a hypothetical for now, now that apple have denied it.
But apple could change their mind at any time.
So it could still happen.
Yay!
You know, the article made me think. Someone drew a trendline and assumed it would continue. I bet purchased music may continue down, but it's not likely to disappear.
And as far as why music sales are down....maybe they should look at the product being produced? Tons of 'invented' AutoTuned stars with shtick and no talent. Not many singer/songwriter/composer/musician combos out there anymore.
Expected super heated debate.
Well. Don't forget that not everyone want to stream music. Gosh my data! I need 1000000000000000GB per month to stream! :O
And I PREFER to own music. I used to download stuff from elsewhere but now I try to purchase songs I really love, as long as they are affordable. And Sub? NO. I will never ever pay for Apple Music unless they can include some "limited version" songs into Apple Music library. That library is NOT UNLIMITED.
Well. Don't forget that not everyone want to stream music. Gosh my data! I need 1000000000000000GB per month to stream! :O
And I PREFER to own music. I used to download stuff from elsewhere but now I try to purchase songs I really love, as long as they are affordable. And Sub? NO. I will never ever pay for Apple Music unless they can include some "limited version" songs into Apple Music library. That library is NOT UNLIMITED.
What's not true? That they won't do it in two years or won't do it in three-four years as the sources stated. Funny how Neumayr only said "in two years" wasn't true.
Never sure about Apple - they never announce anything and they never explain their actions when they change course.
Re-read what the sources said and then re-read what Neumayr said. There is a difference.
I was about to flip my ****, so I'm glad that turned out not to be true.
I did find the original post on this odd. Drake had over a million album sales in the first week off iTunes. It didn't add up that they would do away with the download option when they are making decent money still.
Thanks for posting that.
I wonder if the "rumor" was intentionally started in order to gauge public reaction?
No big deal either way, though, as there are plenty of alternative places to buy and download music. (I would not pirate music. I respect the artists too much. But if I had to I'd buy the physical disc and rip it to my iPod.)
Maybe, this was a true story and the fat cats at Apple were testing this idea out on the public!!! Sadly, I wouldn't put anything past them now.
Why wouldn't they? You don't need to have a data connection to listen to Spotify or Apple Music. Just download your tracks before you leave.
I think you missed the point that I was getting at. If iTunes downloads are gone, and a song isn't on Apple Music, how exactly do you propose that I get the song? Legally, by the way. Of course I could download it but I'm talking about legal methods, here. On top of that I'm in Canada so a lot of alternatives aren't available here.
Streaming services let you download up to 10,000 songs. If music ever disappears from the service you can just download it elsewhere and sync those files to your streaming account as offline tracks. I've never had to do that.
I imagine a situation where itunes and the music app will be centered around streaming first and purchasing second. I, for one, would be for that. The current UI is way too confusing.
also how can apple ever stop selling music? Unless they are 100% sure every song made will be on streaming, they can't stop seling music. See exclusivde launches, etc.
also how can apple ever stop selling music? Unless they are 100% sure every song made will be on streaming, they can't stop seling music. See exclusivde launches, etc.
The original story indicated Jimmy Iovine was pushing for this. He's s cancer on Apple and needs to go, now.
No really true. They just aren't on Apple Music and/or are drown out by all those 'auto tune *cough* artists'
Now that it is not true, we see the real problem that Apple has right now. Not one of us could count on or depend on the original rumor being untrue. Apple has so messed up their reputation with reversals, product drops, aging products, flops, etc. that no one can count on Apple any more.
I really wish Apple could do more than one thing at a time. Its like there are about 20 people at Apple that can turn out great products and when they are busy working on the next great thing, everything else suffers.
I really wish Apple could do more than one thing at a time. Its like there are about 20 people at Apple that can turn out great products and when they are busy working on the next great thing, everything else suffers.
update: okay even they state it wasn't true...i don't trust them...not at all.
How did this rumor come about anyway?
How did this rumor come about anyway?