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iCloud Free Trial, $25 Per Year, and Ads?

aurichie said:
Yeah I'm going to trust a Cult of Mac article over common sense. There is no chance in hell the recording industry will ever permit pirated content on any legally licensed music service. And nor should they.
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There are 1 or 2 other places on the internet where people can legally purchase mp3s, apart from iTunes... :rolleyes:
 
tilpots said:
slightly off topic, but very relevant, could mr please stop using that music note on a cloud icon and start using the one revealed today? Don't know why, but that old icon annoys the hell outta me. Sorry. I'll shut up now.
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thank you!
 
fabian9 said:
There are 1 or 2 other places on the internet where people can legally purchase mp3s, apart from iTunes... :rolleyes:
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To say nothing of CD rips, which whilst the RIAA likes to decry it, is probably covered under format shifting rights.
 
$25 a year to stream only iTunes purchased content and have adverts thrown in on top.

If that's what Apple offer then I hope it bombs as it's ridiculous.
 
It CAN'T be that iCloud is just for songs you have purchased in iTunes. That would make it FAR inferior to Amazon/Google -- it would mean a failure of Ping magnitude.

I have to assume there is a mistake in communication here. Maybe it will be that Apple will allow iCloud access to all songs in your library that they OFFER through iTunes (i.e., songs they can match -- think of the old iMixes, where you make a playlist, upload to iTunes, but only songs that match iTunes Store tracks are listed). Then in the future, they allow you to upload your own iTunes-absent tracks, Amazon/Google style -- to supplement the standard iCloud experience.

It has to be that... right?? It is beyond comprehension that anyone would cheer a service for iTunes purchases only. I am an :apple: and iTunes fanboy and even I would see no purpose in that.
 
Don't forget the rumor the other day where Apple scans your library and replaces questionable/low quality content with a "better" quality version via download.

Not sure how this would work if you've mislabeled stuff, but it's still just a rumor and has no known basis in reality... I'm interested, if it's true.
 
About 98% of my 28GBs of music is from iTunes, so this would be worth it for me. But then again, I don't really listen to music while on the go. I may run Pandora on my N1 once and awhile at most.
 
Sky Blue said:
I'd rather store things locally, not have to worry about buffering and save $25 a year.
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Agreed. I'm more interested in seeing if and how iCloud will integrate with other :apple: desktop applications and/or their mobile counterparts. Albeit that roughly 80-85% of my music and movie library was purchased from iTunes, at the moment, iCloud will need to do more than just be a digital media locker for me to submit to the $25/year pricing model rumored here. Otherwise, I'm fine with just keeping things stored locally. Oh and please, no ads or iAds of any sort - for anyone. Yeesh.
 
Put me down in the column of people not likely to use the streaming service but hoping mobileme is merged with this for the lower price.
 
Sky Blue said:
I'd rather store things locally, not have to worry about buffering and save $25 a year.
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I agree. I don't get the point of this all. $25 for basically an Apple Run Drop Box, I'm up for it! $25 for me to access my digital downloads from anywhere? No thanks...
 
Thataboy said:
It CAN'T be that iCloud is just for songs you have purchased in iTunes. That would make it FAR inferior to Amazon/Google -- it would mean a failure of Ping magnitude.

I have to assume there is a mistake in communication here. Maybe it will be that Apple will allow iCloud access to all songs in your library that they OFFER through iTunes (i.e., songs they can match -- think of the old iMixes, where you make a playlist, upload to iTunes, but only songs that match iTunes Store tracks are listed). Then in the future, they allow you to upload your own iTunes-absent tracks, Amazon/Google style -- to supplement the standard iCloud experience.

It has to be that... right?? It is beyond comprehension that anyone would cheer a service for iTunes purchases only. I am an :apple: and iTunes fanboy and even I would see no purpose in that.
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my bet is that it will be tied to your apple ID and will be itunes purchases only.

why would they need all this approval for people to store music online? it can already be done with google docs etc.
 
0815 said:
And again, people got nuts about less than 7cents a day without even knowing what is offered for that price ....
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Too many people think they are entitled to get everything they want for free ... and even if they get something for free they keep complaining because it could be better.
 
ssk2 said:
Eugh....

I want a digital locker for all of MY music, whether it be downloaded from iTunes, ripped from my CD or vinyl or even borrowed from a friend (yes, I don't do illegit music...). I don't and won't want to pay to have only my iTunes purchases, which represent a small part of my music collection, stored somewhere else. I can't see the value for a serious music collector.

Will alter my opinion if the keynote offers something else though.
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I'll just keep using pulptunes, thankyouverymuchsteve.
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So is this $25 for iTunes only songs or any that you own? There is huge difference especially if they want to compete with Amazon which offers their "locker" free for songs purchased from them + 20GB extra for free for your non Amazon tracks.
 
robEstyles said:
Which is why Google and Amazon had the right idea in not even asking them. Apple had to ask them because my guess is your not actually uploading any of your music. iCloud is just streaming a song from its service if its flagged that you bought it. Which is why they needed a licensing agreement.

I don't see this working unless your entire library can be used for it. Can you imagine only being able to put songs you downloaded from iTunes on your iPod?
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Yes, I can also imagine a lot more people buying only from iTunes from now on because of the value added services like this that it adds. If the rumors are true that Apple's iCloud will automatically upgrade any lower bit rate songs to higher quality then that is another example of value added services.

This is how business operates. The more value you add to what you are selling, the more someone is likely to buy from you.
 
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Mad Man said:
0815 said:
And again, people got nuts about less than 7cents a day without even knowing what is offered for that price ....
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Too many people think they are entitled to get everything they want for free ... and even if they get something for free they keep complaining because it could be better.
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well 25$ to stream 4 itunes songs i own is a bit silly ;)

useless to me anyway, i have all the music i need fit on my iphone, thats what playlists r for. its not like i can listen to like 29 GB of songs on a day + buffering and data caps no thx
 
Where do current MobileMe members stand? :confused:

(guess we'll find out Monday.)
 
ninjadex said:
iCloud is going to be a smash-hit. How do I know this? From the sheer amount of nerds already discounting it, before it's feature-set has formally been announced. :)
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Brilliant observation and historically accurate. I bet you're correct.
 
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