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Apple axes RingTone iTunes Plan?

~Shard~ said:
There are already too many products to be released within the timeframe of the keynote. 😉 Intel iBooks, PowerBooks, Mac mini PVRs, iLife '06 incl. Front Row 2.0, iWork '06, new displays, iPod stuff... 😉 😎
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Let's hope we get a keynote that spectacular! Especially the Mac mini PVRs, that would be awesome! 😀
 
SummerBreeze said:
Wow, $3 billion a year? What's wrong with the regular "ring ring" sound that phones are supposed to make? And who in their right mind spends $3 on a 30 second clip from a second rate pop song?
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One Billion idiots?
 
ASP272 said:
Let's hope we get a keynote that spectacular! Especially the Mac mini PVRs, that would be awesome! 😀
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That would be amazing, but I almost wonder if it's still just a bit too soon. Guess we'll find out in a few weeks!
 
obeygiant said:
It's unclear why the feature was cancelled.


prolly cuz they realized that rigntones are a total waste of time and money
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EricNau said:
Tell that to the millions of people who buy ringtones. 🙄
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*ahem*

Millions of people who buy ring tones..

you are totally wasting your time and money.

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Well don't have a mobile, and even if I did these ring tones would not interest me as I would place mine on vibrate. 😉 🙂
 
Peace said:
This news is purely designed to get folks away from the REAL stuff happening at MWSF2006..

A purposefully designed news story to try and deflect the rampant rumors surrounding MacWorld.
In otherwords ....It was planted by Apple..
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Agreed. Expect more.

David 😎
 
nah

iMeowbot said:
There are three Vingle applications on file so far. (1 2 3). Whatever the branding weirdos at Apple have in mind, it looks a lot bigger than ring tones!
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Nah, it means video jingle. For cells with video phone.

Or for iChat Video when it is coupled with broadband phone in 2006. you get a video jingle (like a ringtone) when someone calls you via iChat.
 
~Shard~ said:
There are already too many products to be released within the timeframe of the keynote. 😉 Intel iBooks, PowerBooks, Mac mini PVRs, iLife '06 incl. Front Row 2.0, iWork '06, new displays, iPod stuff... 😉 😎
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Careful! You are setting yourself up for disappointment! 🙁
 
nagromme said:
Thank goodness, because scientists have recently developed an even-better, truly amazing ring technology!

The way it works is this: your phone rings, but no sound comes out! Instead, you "feel" the ring. Pyschic phone? Not exactly, it's a vibration produced by the phone, so only the person wearing it or very close to it feels the vibration. It's like a vibrating pager... only it's a PHONE! Seriously, there are products in the market today that have this exciting option.

The benefits:

* You don't have to bother everyone in the room with your noise. Common courtesy comes to the digital age! Imagine a day when people can get calls in a restaurant or movie theater and nobody else has to hear the racket!

The downside:

* You can't show off that you are so cool and own a mobile phone 😉 No more joy of seeing everyone's heads turn, and imagining how much you are impressing them.


Pulls plug on sarcasm machine. It was starting to overheat.
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You took the words right out of my mouth.

But I can tell you about an example of even more intelligence at work in using a cell phone:

I have an office mate whose phone rings several times a day while he is away and most conveniently his cell phone, which is usually placed on his desk, almost always rings right after =every unsuccessfull attempt to reach him on his office phone, getting louder with every ring, almost bursting your ears towards the end.
 
fluidinclusion said:
Nah, it means video jingle. For cells with video phone.

Or for iChat Video when it is coupled with broadband phone in 2006. you get a video jingle (like a ringtone) when someone calls you via iChat.
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While I'm impressed with your confidence, have you any evidence?

David 😎
 
fluidinclusion said:
Nah, it means video jingle.
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The "common" meaning (not that the word was especially common), since before Apple picked up on it, has been video single (paid videos by way of disc or download).
For cells with video phone.
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Meh. The trademark applications (take a peek at 'em) really, really, really point toward an interactive service with a feature set very much like that expected for the Viacom Urge thingmabob (not to imply that Apple would be joining them, but perhaps competing).
Or for iChat Video when it is coupled with broadband phone in 2006. you get a video jingle (like a ringtone) when someone calls you via iChat.
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I think that a new Apple keyboard with tiny self-resetting mousetrap mechanisms on every button would be more welcome.
 
I never understood why the kids want to change their ringtones. Anyway - what I even understood less is why they are not making them on their own. When I was young we did everything on our own (made music with my Commodore 64 😛 )
 
CmdrLaForge said:
I never understood why the kids want to change their ringtones. Anyway - what I even understood less is why they are not making them on their own. When I was young we did everything on our own (made music with my Commodore 64 😛 )
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Good point, I know what you mean, I was the same way - are "kids these days" just getting lazy? 😛 😉
 
~Shard~ said:
Good point, I know what you mean, I was the same way - are "kids these days" just getting lazy? 😛 😉
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No, just rich. Annoying ringtones are the price of the opulence of the west. Whoot!

David 😎
 
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