Apple Declines Offer to Sell Adele's Upcoming Album '25' in Apple Stores

[RiddlaBronc]

Even newer cars and trucks dont have a cd slot. Adele just needs to fall off the map as her music is garbage

 

[petsounds]

People need to get real about this "Vinyl resurgence". Here's a graph that should help:

Your graph proves that there is a strong resurgence. Sales for vinyl albums are now as strong as they were when the CD was just starting to become big in the early 90's.

 

[rhett7660]

People still buy CD's? If you do, I think it's time to move on.

Yes people still buy cd's, and no I am not moving on. I like my CD's and like that fact I can rip them the way I want that is best suited to take advantage of my music system.

Just because you do not, doesn't mean others should not either. Heck I still have a record player and quite the collection that I still play........

 

[Datalinks]

Going to an Apple Store to buy CDs. Now that's a full circle

 

[techwhiz]

$30 Million??
What kind of crack?.?.?.?.?

 

[MH01]

Hard to believe people won't give physical media up.

I gave physical media up when my dvd then blu-ray collection filled up the 360 degree swivel stand it was on. That and digital movie quality was on the rise to the point where it was indistinguishable visually. And by that I mean you could only tell minute differences in quality when you froze a frame. Sound however is still better on blu-ray and it supports more formats. But this is a different topic for different forum.

However where the hell people fit all this physical media??? I was running out of space so I had to go iTunes Store digital since the befits outweighed the negatives in my case.

Rip your physical media to a NAS. I have multiple NAS setups.

 

[ConnYoungy]

Lol at all the haters moaning about this. Personally I think it would've been quite a cool promotion, and no doubt if Apple accepted then the physical copies would come with a code for a digital version.

To everyone saying Adele has no talent or makes bad music, double lol.

 

[ricci]

Adele who?

 

[jimbobb24]

I like Adele. Hello was only ok. Her plan to get Apple to sell CDs was crazy. I predict she does not surpass Taylor Swift.

 

[Silver Idaten]

Why the hell would Apple want to sell a CD when they just launched Apple Music?

When they thrive off iTunes?

WHEN THEY STARTED THE DECLINE OF THE CD WITH THIS THING CALLED THE IPOD?

What the crap?

 

[deathcab]

Apple doesn't even sell CD players in its stores.

Precisely. Her people just tried to pitch a CD to the very company that:

• (1) introduced the device (the iPod) primarily responsible for the extinction of disk-based portable music players (Walkman, etc.);
• (2) REMOVED CD/DVD drives from laptops;
• (3) sells a device (AppleTV) aimed at eliminating disk-based video players (Blu-Ray and DVD both);
• (4) competes in the market with not only one service (digital music sales) but TWO services (Apple Music); and,
• (5) is currently working on a product (Apple CarPlay) to eliminate in-vehicle disk players.

I just can't imagine why they would pass on selling Adele's CD...

 

[LarryJW]

Didn't Apple's iPod result in the death of stores selling CDs? Somebody needs to tell Adele to get new agents and business partners; they haven't a clue.

 

[nick42983]

Adele is no Taylor Swift. Even Photoshop can't hide the chub.

 

[samlikesmac]

You can hear the lossess quality on what speakers again? Where and what will you be listening this album on?

Um...skeptical much? Sennheiser Momentum over ear headphones if you must know.

 

[Lycanthrope]

She's a big artist.

Really? I just read she'd slimmed down a bit.

 

[modemthug]

Yes, Adele. That's what Apple should do. Stock your CD in their stores when they're trying to push a brand new streaming music service while also in the middle of pushing everything up into iCloud.

I don't even remember the last time I bought a CD much less saw anyone else using one. It's 2015.

She's been in hiding for like 5 years maybe she thinks CDs are still a thing?

 

[stanhope]

They would do better to stock a deli sandwich....im often hungry in the apple store LOL

 

[modemthug]

Must have missed that what did she do?

It couldn't have been anything that bad since he was a big part of producing this album and it appears they work closely together.

 

[ke-iron]

Rip your physical media to a NAS. I have multiple NAS setups.

I've thought about that multiple times but it always came down to me being able to access my movies at home and at my girlfriends place as well as multiple devices. So I ended up just purchasing newer movies from iTunes, it's just easier and headache free.

 

[ke-iron]

Um...skeptical much? Sennheiser Momentum over ear headphones if you must know.

Just asking because most headphones or music players changes the music quality. Some worse than others.

 

[chrisbb]

Lol at all the haters moaning about this. Personally I think it would've been quite a cool promotion, and no doubt if Apple accepted then the physical copies would come with a code for a digital version.

To everyone saying Adele has no talent or makes bad music, double lol.

100% Agree!
The fact that Adele has had over 27 MILLION views for a video on youtube should be some small indication that people LOVE Adele!

Now, the $30 million tag is a little on the extreme side.
I don't understand why they don't offer an Apple exclusive, similar to Target?

I think that Apple will be missing out by now involving Adele in some exclusivity promotion....

 

[BSben]

Adele who?

Is that a prequel to Doctor Who?
A shame Apple stores will not stock the CD, it would be at least one item in the store I have no intention of buying.

 

[Bigsk8r]

"Re-scaling the graph to make the lines look bigger
does not make the actual revenues larger."

-Sun Tzu
The Art of War

You've seized on the wrong part of the statement. Cuban Missiles made the point that Vinyl was having a resurgence of late and that it had not happened with CD's. For that matter, it's never happened on this scale with any obsolete media, except vinyl.

It was never about total revenue, it's about the fact that vinyl is the first obsolete media to move the needle in this way. If you cut the graph at 1990 and re-scale, it is amazing growth for something that was written off as dead 25 years ago.

 

[oldmacs]

It's Apple's loss as its gonna be an awesome album

I always buy physical CDs when I can - its just more flexible and I like the album booklets.

 

[oldmacs]

One word: lossless. That is something Apple can't (or won't) offer over a digital service (either iTunes or Apple Music). I never bought CD most of my life since I grew up in the era that the iTunes Store was invented, however in the last few months I have. CDs hit a spot after about a year on Amazon where you can pickup a used, like new, copy for under $8 shipped. Those are the Deluxe editions too, something I don't see from iTunes for under $9.99. As they move further out, they get ever cheaper. For instance, My December by Kelly Clarkson, $9.99 from iTunes. I paid $4.50 (shipped) for a brand new, sealed copy from Amazon.

The difference in audio quality is huge, particularly when you're listening over a fully digital set up. Even listening through 3.5mm jacks I can hear a difference because I have very keen ears that pickup a lot of frequencys.

I agree with al this. I do the same thing. However given this is Maceumours you'll get told that any technology Apple doesn't reply tout, is terrible etc, when in reality a physical disk gives you the best of both options.