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Apple Announces Changes to iTunes Store
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The auto manufactures aren't always at the head of the curve, and are usually sucking the hind teet, if you haven't seen that from the recent goings on.
If you have to upgrade, I believe Apple was forced for accounting purposes to charge something for giving you a higher quality product. Although my ears couldn't tell the difference between 128 and 256 kbps, I'd still do it for the following reasons.
1. Decouple your iTunes Library from DRM. You won't have to worry about authorizing computers. Probably a few DRM orphans will be missed but no big loss.
2. Higher bit rates. Better quality. m4a's are better than mp3's.
3. Ability to use with other Mac Software.
4. Ability to use with other devices (Zunes,) . Either convert AAC, m4a's to mp3's or get devices that recognize m4a's.
5. A lot more devices now have incentive to recognize m4a's since there will be many more (billions) than m4p's. This is a firmware upgrade that will probably happen pretty quickly.
6. I think iPods and iPhones are the best but the lock in is done. More competition for devices, this will spur Apple as well to stay on top. Not that they are not already.
7.) Every college kid in the world will download A song and distribute it for free to all their friends. Welcome to 1999 and this thing called Napster.
I just don't get why the record labels want DRM removed! Sure, it can play on other devices, but is it worth the amount of illegal file sharing that might take place.
Because DRM hasn't really stopped illegal file sharing. DRM cost them money, There is the future legal problems and legacy issues of people that purchase DRM tracks, what right does the label have to stop supporting them?
I suppose it's just a matter in peace of mind, that there's no barrier hindering you in sharing music with your friends/colleagues.
@ frankly.... it wouldn't hurt to MERGE all your quoted replies into one post... no benefit in posting 7 straight times reply to only one quote each. There's a nice little button to the right of the "QUOTE" button in all posts. That could help a lot.
Yep, confirmed, none of my free singles of the week came up when I clicked in to check the damage.
As for the damage, only $24.50! I guess I clung to CDs longer than I thought. (Or maybe I went Napster crazy in 1999, and still listen to that stuff)
Still, I'm going to let all of you guys get the bugs out before I do this.
I've just checked my iTunes and it's going to cost me $146.00 in one hit
They need to give you the option to pick which ones you want to upgrade...
- Backup the library,
- delete what you don't want to upgrade.
- Do the upgrade.
- copy back in the stuff from the backed up library
That will happen regardless of DRM. They may as well save money and score brownie points with consumers by removing the system.
The site check what you have ordered in the past and will put back music u may have deleted.
Also, I didnt see my U2 box set i got back in 2005 get updated. I moved it to my MBP from my old Dell with a USB memory card, don't know if that makes a difference but i have over 400 songs and it only cost me $10 to upgrade to PLUS.
What a pain in the ass, now I have to go back into my library and delete songs I previously purchased and re-delete them again.
The U2 Complete probably didnt upgrade because its not all eligible for iTunes Plus yet.
Also, I didnt see my U2 box set i got back in 2005 get updated. I moved it to my MBP from my old Dell with a USB memory card, don't know if that makes a difference but i have over 400 songs and it only cost me $10 to upgrade to PLUS.
What a pain in the ass, now I have to go back into my library and delete songs I previously purchased and re-delete them again.
The U2 Complete probably didnt upgrade because its not all eligible for iTunes Plus yet.
I am upgrading now... $250. Please don't judge me.
Anyway, it is putting EVERYTHING I have ordered that is now available back on my computer. Stuff I have deleted or moved off, and stuff I got for free from promotions (like the Pepsi code one).
THe issues I have with Complete U2 is that their albums (U2's) are now available in iTunes plus, so it kinda sucks I get screwed by buying the compilation since I can't upgrade the albums. I have an email in to iTunes about it. I'll report back with the response.
Anyway, it is putting EVERYTHING I have ordered that is now available back on my computer. Stuff I have deleted or moved off, and stuff I got for free from promotions (like the Pepsi code one).
THe issues I have with Complete U2 is that their albums (U2's) are now available in iTunes plus, so it kinda sucks I get screwed by buying the compilation since I can't upgrade the albums. I have an email in to iTunes about it. I'll report back with the response.
I don't know about this. I got a 2008 Ford Fusion last year with SYNC and it is pretty advanced. I just plug my iPod Classic into the USB port in the console and I run it by voice. It also runs my phone on a Bluetooth connection with voice commands. Sure the technology is from Microsoft, but it works well with the iPod. I have never put a CD in the player since I have owned the car.
Yeah I've now bought my last 10 albums off of Amazon. Bought Coldplay's new EP for $.99 (yes the entire EP) a couple of weeks ago. And Snow Patrol's new one for $5.00 yesterday.
And to quote someone I saw on another thread:
"I paid $9.99 for an album I bought last week, now I have to pay another $3 to get iTunes Plus quality. $12.99 now. Rather, I buy the same album today, and it is $9.99....what a rip-off"
Couldn't agree more.