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September Apple Event Rumor: "iTunes Unlimited", iPhone iDisk Access?

think of all the people that don't buy music online (or pirates) that this might appeal to. alright so i have an iphone, or a new ipod (which everybody has an ipod) and being able to have a million songs on it. for 11 bucks a month. having an iphone, mobile me (disk ascess, push features, web page, email, i disk), and unlimated music, for 179? hell yeah. i wasn't even interested in mobile me untill now.

and thats their point.
 
iTeen said:
I'm in with the iTunes Unlimited...

As soon as i can afford it. :mad:

Why can't they do monthly?????
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For only $129 or $99/yr (MM subscribers) if you can pay for this broken down monthly you can pay the total amount annually. Please, please don't say that you can't pay that much up front. For unlimited downloads it's a great deal.
 
Wow, great rumor - hope it turns out to be as stated.

iTunes unlimited? I'm in. I've never once bought a song from iTunes, but hell, for that price, I'm there.

This doesn't bode well for SIRIUS XM...or my investment in it's stock... :(
 
EricNau said:
Presumably, there would be a higher likelihood of a subscription ending suddenly. If you missed just one payment (your credit card expired, for example) you would lose all of your music. With an annual subscription, however, they have plenty of time to remind you to renew your account.

Although, I suppose they might offer an automatic monthly payment option.
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It might also be people downloading as much music they can in a month and then canceling (that is off course assuming there is a way to break the drm protection).
 
iansilv said:
give me apple lossless music or give me death.

and- if they want to take over the world, sell movies in higher than bluray quality- same resolution, higher bitrate with truehd audio.
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1. They wont do that just to please you
2. I thought 1080p was the highest? Remember Blu-Ray is at 1080p and theres nothing higher then that. (as of now) and I dobut apple will create anything better as 1080p is practly the best right now and it could bring out lawsuits between apple and sony.
 
HLdan said:
For only $129 or $99/yr (MM subscribers) if you can pay for this broken down monthly you can pay the total amount annually. Please, please don't say that you can't pay that much up front. For unlimited downloads it's a great deal.
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Not if you're a kid and you have to save up. Not everyone has that kind of money just sitting in a bank.
 
iTeen said:
I'm in with the iTunes Unlimited...

As soon as i can afford it. :mad:

Why can't they do monthly?????
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Because annually generates a more predictable revenue stream for them. They don't have to worry about a huge first month and then subscriptions fluctuating as people decide not to renew for the next month. It should also allow them to off it for a lower price since they are guaranteed more money than if people just went month to month.


Lethal
 
enklined said:
Wow, great rumor - hope it turns out to be as stated.

iTunes unlimited? I'm in. I've never once bought a song from iTunes, but hell, for that price, I'm there.

This doesn't bode well for SIRIUS XM...or my investment in it's stock... :(
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The day apple joins Sirus XM is the day apple will truly shine #1 in the digital media.

Offering music, movies TV shows, podcasts as well as satiate radio
 
I'm a bit sick of iTunes/iPhone only news out of APple lately (despite having a new iPhone 3G).

Give me some mac news one of these days, Apple. :(


As for iTunes subscriptions: No sale.

And if iDisk syncing is the only way to get a 'home directory' for documents on the iPhone, double no sale. I'm not going to pay for Mobile Me just to get functionality that should have been there in 2.0. Now if they have the data syncable via iDisk *OR* a sync in iTunes, that'll be very good.
 
Ochire said:
Not if you're a kid and you have to save up. Not everyone has that kind of money just sitting in a bank.
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Thats why you get a job. Part of your paycheck can go to this..... Perhaps may be you your self should start saving...

now those who spend ALL their paycheck on bills, groceries etc, thats cool and all, just ignore this message....
 
iVoid said:
I'm a bit sick of iTunes/iPhone only news out of APple lately (despite having a new iPhone 3G).

Give me some mac news one of these days, Apple. :(


As for iTunes subscriptions: No sale.

And if iDisk syncing is the only way to get a 'home directory' for documents on the iPhone, double no sale. I'm not going to pay for Mobile Me just to get functionality that should have been there in 2.0. Now if they have the data syncable via iDisk *OR* a sync in iTunes, that'll be very good.
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1. Agreed. the iphone has gotten WAY to much hype latly
2. I think you missed the point. They wont force the subscription on you. You dont want it, dont use it. simple as that
2. Agreed. sigh may be in 3.0 we will get something we ACTULLY want like true cut and paste, disc use etc..
 
koobcamuk said:
iPhone rumour was about 6 years? :rolleyes:

I think Apple should focus on getting the iPhone OS as good as it was in 1.04, at least regarding the responsiveness and overall UI speed.

How about fixing mobileme, before adding features to it?

Having said that, I might actually start using my idisk now...
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Well when iPhone came out, it was pretty simple comparing to now. That's why it ran so great with all that room to breathe. Now there are all these apps and GPS and 3G i think iPhone get pretty tired. :eek:
 
.Chris said:
The day apple joins Sirus XM is the day apple will truly shine #1 in the digital media.

Offering music, movies TV shows, podcasts as well as satiate radio
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That would be awesome, but highly unlikely.

What is more likely, however, is SIRIUS XM partnering with Apple at some point - there's already a SIRIUS XM iPhone App in the works, but this does almost nothing to generate NEW subscribers (only keeps us current ones happy). SIRIUS XM needs to penetrate the market more than just with OEM installation in cars - i.e. into the mobile market. Think: iPhone2, preinstalled with SIRIUS XM and 3, 6, or even 12 month subscription.

Keep thinking - know how you can't remove an Apple app icon on the iPhone? Same thing here - Sorry, you can't remove the SIRIUS XM icon. Now that you've had 3, 6, or 12 months to try out SIRIUS (portable-ly, I might add), and can't get rid of the icon...hmmm...maybe you like it just enough to keep subscribing (and so that you don't have a useless app icon :p).
 
So we don't actually "own" the music once we get it, we just have access to it as long as we keep our subscriptions on?

Or am I misunderstanding this, and any music you download (let it be the whole selection available) you have to keep for ever.

And about about DRM? Is this going to be applied? I'd hate to end up with a massive catalogue of DRM music.

Still, it's a massive step, and as someone who isn't an honest person when it comes to getting music legally, I'd actually sign up for it, since this is the exact kind of offer I've been waiting for. Great value for money.
 
GSMiller said:
I just want all of iTunes to be DRM-free. With as little music I buy, a subscription service would be a waste.
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This my thought exactly. I buy less than 100 songs a year, and I can't get past the issue of not owning the music after I quit the subscription.

Besides that, so I REALLY want another monthly/annual bill?

I'll take my music a-la-carte like it is now.

Could be a good deal for some people though...
 
With the recent XM/Sirius merger, I was thinking of subscribing to that once XM/Sirius multi-band combo receivers become available. However, an itunes subscription model could be a compelling alternative.
 
Fake

This rumour could have been convincing if they had stuck with the iTunes Unlimited part of it. But they went too far - and that points to the whole lot being fake.

MobileMe is barely working as is - Apple are not going to release new features for the iPhone that work with MobileMe. Further, lots of people have leaked info on the OS 2.1 iPhone OS builds, and no one has mentioned any of this. So it isn't in any beta, so is unlikely to be ready in October.

It is all someone just dreaming of a subscription iTunes. Wishful thinking.

And as if Apple would give MobileMe users a discount for buying something else? The only time they ever did that with .Mac was in buying iLife, and usually about 6 months after iLife was out, so it was getting old.

Fake!
 
.Chris said:
2. I think you missed the point. They wont force the subscription on you. You dont want it, dont use it. simple as that
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Yeah, I know. I've never liked subscription models, so I'd pass on this for sure. Just too easy for all the music/content to disappear when someone decides to change the business model (again).
 
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