If true it means going back to CDs for me and cancelling Apple Music at the same time.
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Apple Aiming to End iTunes Music Downloads in Two Years [Update: Apple Says 'Not True']
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..and hello piracy.
If I cant buy my own music, I'll probably then just pirate it.
This is a ridiculously bad move. Seriously who comes up with the b.s? I mean 'innovation'?
[To clarify - I wrote that in a state of anger, it was just my opposition towards forced Streaming and I know that artists shouldn't lose because of corporate decisions. And I know that one can always try another service to buy those tracks/albums but then again in the real world it is just as easy to push someone to Piracy as the convenience is removed. Also if Apple had done it, don't they always lead the way and the industry follows?]
(Wait update - Now that it was a false alarm no need for this rant lol, but future is scary!)
If I cant buy my own music, I'll probably then just pirate it.
This is a ridiculously bad move. Seriously who comes up with the b.s? I mean 'innovation'?
[To clarify - I wrote that in a state of anger, it was just my opposition towards forced Streaming and I know that artists shouldn't lose because of corporate decisions. And I know that one can always try another service to buy those tracks/albums but then again in the real world it is just as easy to push someone to Piracy as the convenience is removed. Also if Apple had done it, don't they always lead the way and the industry follows?]
(Wait update - Now that it was a false alarm no need for this rant lol, but future is scary!)
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The rebirth of the record/cd/thumbdrive brick and mortar music store?
You can get a much cheaper DVD drive from Amazon. The same place you'll be getting you music from!
I want to own my content and I hate subscriptions. That's not because I'm old (27) or don't like changes. The idea that a company can just remotely shut your subscription down at any moment is horrific. What's next? That we lease our next iPhone or Mac from Apple? Oh wait, for the phones that's already happening. Soon there is no other option than to get a new one every 2 or 3 years or else you're out. If you can live with a phone for 5 years now you're out. Companies having total control over everything you have in your own house is total nuts. Nobody should want that.
Never purchased music through iTunes, and I never will now. Also will never subscribe to Apple Music.
Apple does a lot of things right, but in this case they are completely wrong.
Apple does a lot of things right, but in this case they are completely wrong.
Vinyl records are looking pretty good these days.
This is because streaming is cheaper for Apple. Less overhead, they don't have to store the product. How can we get people to spend more...kill off iTunes now people can just use us to stream. BTW we are streaming high bit rate audio now, something you can hear through the new lighting port, and btw your Pandora and Spotify won't be able to use our tech, they won't have access to the libs for high def audio.
That would mean the end of the iPod nano, as it is not an iOS device, so it cannot stream.
Apple does not care. You will be in the minority while the vast majority will be happy with a streaming subscription based model.
Companies are really pushy. And the small artists will be the ones who will suffer from this decision
Can Jimmy Iovine just bugger off already. Rather than killing off iTunes better integrate it with Apple Music so people don't have to go to a separate app to buy music. They could easily have a buy button for music that isn't streamable.
People would download from Amazon and move the music into iTunes.
Seeing as iTunes downloads are larger in revenue than well known brands (Pepsi for example), I'm not buying it.
My guess is this "source" is from the part of the industry that wants to see subscription based everything.
My guess is this "source" is from the part of the industry that wants to see subscription based everything.
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No thanks. When everyone wanted to listen to Prince music after his death, you couldn't stream any of his music on Apple Music, but you could still buy his albums on iTunes and listen there.
Only the classic (already dead, but some "walkers" still around -- I have two), and the nano. The Touch is an iOS device, and can stream with wifi...but you are right, it's so limiting.
Buy the music from Amazon and drag into iTunes.
I can see this happening …
Think about it: The more music a customer spends on downloads, the more likely they are to switch to subscription to save money.
People (like me), who only buy an album every few months, would be the majority of remaining customers. Revenue *and* average revenue per customer is probably falling already and will continue to do so.
And if they manage to negotiate a slightly lower price (say 7-8$), they might even convince people like me, just for the convenience.
Think about it: The more music a customer spends on downloads, the more likely they are to switch to subscription to save money.
People (like me), who only buy an album every few months, would be the majority of remaining customers. Revenue *and* average revenue per customer is probably falling already and will continue to do so.
And if they manage to negotiate a slightly lower price (say 7-8$), they might even convince people like me, just for the convenience.
Streaming is great for finding new music, but I like to own my favorite music. Over the past few years I've started listening to music on vinyl again. My preference is records that also come with an MP3 download, so you get the best of both worlds. Or, buy a record from Amazon which almost always includes their "auto rip" digital download.
You might say that physical media is wasteful and bad for the environment, which is probably true for new records, but I like to think that I'm keeping a lot of good old music from ending up in a landfill. And for those new records, at least the artists I like make a little more money than from streaming services.
You might say that physical media is wasteful and bad for the environment, which is probably true for new records, but I like to think that I'm keeping a lot of good old music from ending up in a landfill. And for those new records, at least the artists I like make a little more money than from streaming services.
Personally, if I really like the band or song, I buy it because of the convenience. If purchases were removed, back to torrents and YouTube downloads it is. I'm not jumping through hoops to buy music from another platform.
So Apple comes in kills physical media sales, now they want to get rid of people purchasing music all together.. I will never subscribe to online music. I own my media, besides Spotify is free.