LOL. I had the patience to read it.
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Agree - itunes match is a good service, and I can see the iRadio, or whatever it would be called, being tied in well with this.
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Apple Pushing to Complete Record Deals for Streaming Music Service Launch at WWDC
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LOL. I had the patience to read it.
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Agree - itunes match is a good service, and I can see the iRadio, or whatever it would be called, being tied in well with this.
If it is somethng that would be revealed by the iOS Betas they will announce it because it will be leaked by someone else and Apple can't stand that.
If it won't be then it will likely, if it is true at all, be announced at the Fall Music/device event
Based on rumors that could be total bunk. We don't know if this service exists, is something on their radar or what it will be.
Or who is the hold up if any.
I think the apple version could do well if it is offered in many countries. For those outside of coverage areas, none of these finer points of spotify vs pandora etc matter, because we cant access them at all. If Apple fixes that, they will make money.
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I beg to differ. Basically every business has supplier contracts. The terms of those supplier contracts are key to the business remaining viable and profitable. They can form a large part of the business itself, above the value of the net assets. If supplier contracts didn't survive sales of the company, then companies would not be sold. Uninterrupted transfer of these contracts is almost always one of the important conditions precedent in a sale agreement.
He posted that he would like to see a streaming subscription service for Movies and TV. I pointed out that a major player already exists. Whether Apple or someone else can do a better job is beside the point. Also, next time you should try and post something that adds to the conversation...that's my opinion. Your move.
I did add to the conversation by pointing out that Netflix is not a very good option. Maybe Apple could provide a service that would compete in this space. If the Apple TV (with a display, not just the box) ever comes to fruition, I would hope a subscription with a large catalog of current releases would be offered.
Perhaps the user doesn't have an iPhone or Apple TV box?
Perhaps the user doesn't want to pay the same amount to rent an HD movie as it costs to buy the DVD/Blu-ray?
Perhaps YouTube's Movie and Streaming service are on more TV's and media boxes than Apple?
Next time you should try posting something that adds to the conversation.
Just my humble opinion!
I do try to add at least something without being too snarky!
You can't really say that given that we don't know what the deal is. While late to the game it might be so awesome it blows away everything else in the market. That is assuming they are chasing the market at all. They might not be doing a radio gig at all but something else
Yeah, I would like all the music in the world given to me for free too! Oh, alright I'll just take it for free when I buy iOS device (a few hundred buck device with all the music in the world on it!)
I said for one year per device. Right now these music services all cost between $5 and $10 / month. So Apple would be giving you $60 - $120 worth of unlimited music streaming for each device you buy from them. For people like me who buy an Apple product a year, I'd never have to pay for music again. For people who buy an iPhone every 3 years, well, they'd have to pay for music sometimes.
I did add to the conversation by pointing out that Netflix is not a very good option. Maybe Apple could provide a service that would compete in this space. If the Apple TV (with a display, not just the box) ever comes to fruition, I would hope a subscription with a large catalog of current releases would be offered.
I do try to add at least something without being too snarky!
Okay fair enough, I'll try not to be snarky in my reply to you. Do you not realize that for $7.99 per month the Netflix steaming subscription is as good as the content providers will allow? Don't you think Netflix would love to have all the latest Movies and TV available? The problem is not that easy to fix. Apple has been grappling with this problem for many years now and still has not reached an acceptable solution.
Do you have any idea how much a subscription service that has everything everybody wants would cost per month? Lets just say it's way more than the average person can afford. Even if you could afford it, first you will have to deal with the many content providers, and also with all the cable and satellite companies, who want to keep the status quo. So as far as you adding something to the conversation, well...saying that Netflix is not as good as you would like it to be, is something any conscious person already knows, and doesn't qualify as adding something to the conversation.
My condolences...It must be very difficult going thru life knowing how things should work and yet nothing seems to work that way. Of course it's not you who might be seeing or doing things wrong, or expecting too much...Hmmm
Okay fair enough, I'll try not to be snarky in my reply to you. Do you not realize that for $7.99 per month the Netflix steaming subscription is as good as the content providers will allow? Don't you think Netflix would love to have all the latest Movies and TV available? The problem is not that easy to fix. Apple has been grappling with this problem for many years now and still has not reached an acceptable solution.
Do you have any idea how much a subscription service that has everything everybody wants would cost per month? Lets just say it's way more than the average person can afford. Even if you could afford it, first you will have to deal with the many content providers, and also with all the cable and satellite companies, who want to keep the status quo. So as far as you adding something to the conversation, well...saying that Netflix is not as good as you would like it to be, is something any conscious person already knows, and doesn't qualify as adding something to the conversation.
I agree that a subscription service with a large catalog of current movies and TV programs is not something that can be easily achieved, but that doesn't mean it can't be done. Apparently Steve Jobs thought he was on the right track with television shortly before he died. Maybe he really was on to something, but we might never know.
Maybe Apple or another company can do something with advertising, maybe there will be some sort of "tax" on hardware devices that will go to studios/distributors, or maybe there will be some sort of credit system that will allow subscribers to view newer content with credits but also allow for full access to older catalog titles. And maybe the way things are now will be how it will always be. I certainly don't know the business of movies or television well enough to know all the possibilities.
I am interested to know if anyone in this forum has some ideas on how the distribution of movies and TV programs can be radically changed in a way that will both benefit the consumer and be acceptable to the owners of content.
This is Apple
When have you ever known them to give away something with a lifetime recurring cost to them? Also, I really cant see the record labels allowing that. We all know how they are, especially with Apple. At best this'll be a monthly subscription. At worst it'll be pay to play.They also discontinued them. The latest iTunes got no Windows update and there hasn't been any major Windows update in well over a year. Apple have also never released an Android app, and Cook made it clear in the D11 that Apple would only do an Android app if it made financial sense to do so. Even this probably wouldn't (at least to start with) as Android's already got a number of competitors covering the area (Google Music being baked in to any GAPPS licensed handsets).
Yes I have used it. And yes it's still a bloated pile of crap. Sure, it's closer to what iTunes is supposed to be, but a UI overhall is not going to fix iTunes problems, which is essentially all the latest release is. The app is slow and bloated.
The only plus it had (altho not any longer as Spotify finally updated a month or two ago) was retina graphics.
dont give your hopes up too much
iTunes Match still feels like a beta to me, pretty bad at matching and horrible at cover art managementReading the forum shows how everyone hopes for a big move from Apple.
In 2010 iRadio would only be taken to knowledge without any excitement.
Since Apple has stopped to innovate this became a bigger thing than it is.
Ok, iTunes Match was a really good thing but as long as they do not really improve iOS, Apple keeps losing their shine.
In 2010 iRadio would only be taken to knowledge without any excitement.
Since Apple has stopped to innovate this became a bigger thing than it is.
Ok, iTunes Match was a really good thing but as long as they do not really improve iOS, Apple keeps losing their shine.
Hardly misinformation. Think for a second. When would it make sense for Apple to release an android app? When it can make money without compromising the money being made on iOS. Not really rocket science.
Does anyone else feel like iRadio will be one of the big announcements at WWDC that knowones going to care about? There are plenty of apps that already do that, apple is just trying to get people excited with something that when it actually comes out knowone will really care about or be all that used, it's not like really innovative... They just don't know what else to do anymore... Maybe they should focus on something else like the boring home screen. I know not everyone feels this way but just redesigning the look of the apps isn't enough, although it will be a much welcomed change. Maybe super simple widgets & a button/switch in settings for people who want the option of widgets turned off so people not interested in them can have the original wall to wall icon experience. Obviously it could never be a big fail like ping but it's still it's not something necesseary.
iTunes for Mac & Windows were both updated to version 11.0.3 last month.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1614
Don't they make most of their money from the shows themselves though? I would imagine a reasonable percentage of the ticket fee would go to the house, but the rest is for the band, right? I'm not sure, just curious/speculating.
I could see how the merch sales can cover touring costs. Record sales is another story, in an age where buying individual songs seems to be the popular choice for most. I would imagine over the years that selling individual songs only (in an extreme case) in the long run leaves a lot of money on the table, no?
