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September Apple Event Rumor: "iTunes Unlimited", iPhone iDisk Access?
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I really doubt that Apple'll put it in boxes! In MMe, discounts work since they can effectively increase memberships without much hassles! But in this scenario.... they do have to pay 30 cents to the record company for every song sold.... even if its sold through Unlimited... least of records bother!
This seems like a dumb idea. I feel like music companies would make way more money with the current model because they would loose things like higher premiums for new releases and preorders. Plus what is stopping anyone from burning their music to audio discs and reimporting them drm free? Seems like too much hastle for Apple.
I could see Apple doing some kind of music deal with the industry for a mobile me feature that would let you publish playlists much like photo galleries that people could subscribe to via their iphone or the internet.
I could see Apple doing some kind of music deal with the industry for a mobile me feature that would let you publish playlists much like photo galleries that people could subscribe to via their iphone or the internet.
No, I think he was saying that you can't discount a rumor just because its been around for several years.
Since this rumor comes from purely anecdotal sources, unnamed and unaccountable, a repetitive rumor has even less validity. Age diminishes such a rumor even further.
Dude whats ur problem and u missed the point, it says in the news that itll be US Store only so i assume no one from out of the US could just sign up for it only. So i was wondering if we could still use it with the retail box
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iTunes Unlimited will be really nice if they would let you download the songs over the cellular network. I'd definitely be in if they did this.
Does anyone think they will eventually adopt movie rentals into the subscription model? This would make it even more worthwhile to me.
iTunes Unlimited will be really nice if they would let you download the songs over the cellular network. I'd definitely be in if they did this.
Does anyone think they will eventually adopt movie rentals into the subscription model? This would make it even more worthwhile to me.
I wonder how many people would use this service. Do the competitors such as Napster and Rhapsody see a lot of people picking the subscription option over simply buying the songs they want to keep??
So you are saying all rumors come true the older they get?
That's right. Here's a rumor: true-to-life holographic displays from Apple. See you clowns in 12 years.
The only Europeans enjoying cheaper music would be the ones in the UK, the EuroZone are paying the same 99c they always have.
Also, it would be nice if the EU would do something about the fact that the UK get the other Apple products cheaper than the other EuroZone countries
treading on dodgy ground
I have an iTunes account but have never bought anything from the store. Although the last time I bought a new cd several months ago, it was from Best Buy and $14.99. When I got home I found the whole album for $9.99 on iTunes and I'm now questioning the need for the physical jewel case and liner notes. My next album purchase might be on iTunes.
I don't think I'm really revealing any national secrets by passing along the information that was given to me ages ago...burning off a copy of DRM'd songs onto cd and then re-uploading them as mp3's breaks the DRM. Granted this is a time and labor intensive process but if the subscription model is really a "lease" on the music for as long as your subscription is active, why couldn't someone follow the process above to "own" the music permanently? Again, I'm not advocating this. This is illegal. I do not and have not done this. This is all hypothetical since iTunes Unlimited doesn't exist in the first place.
I have an iTunes account but have never bought anything from the store. Although the last time I bought a new cd several months ago, it was from Best Buy and $14.99. When I got home I found the whole album for $9.99 on iTunes and I'm now questioning the need for the physical jewel case and liner notes. My next album purchase might be on iTunes.
I don't think I'm really revealing any national secrets by passing along the information that was given to me ages ago...burning off a copy of DRM'd songs onto cd and then re-uploading them as mp3's breaks the DRM. Granted this is a time and labor intensive process but if the subscription model is really a "lease" on the music for as long as your subscription is active, why couldn't someone follow the process above to "own" the music permanently? Again, I'm not advocating this. This is illegal. I do not and have not done this. This is all hypothetical since iTunes Unlimited doesn't exist in the first place.
Look at the Mac Mini, and the Cinema Displays...
Jeebus Apple, some new computers, will ya.
Unlimited itunes- Not
Very unlikely. This is one of those schemes thats bad for Apple, bad for the consumer but great for the record labels.
I expect that one of the labels floated this rumor. Again.
Let see. You dont get the new music that you want but for over a hundred dollars you get their back catalog of their Lithuanian folk dancing music.
Very unlikely. This is one of those schemes thats bad for Apple, bad for the consumer but great for the record labels.
I expect that one of the labels floated this rumor. Again.
Let see. You dont get the new music that you want but for over a hundred dollars you get their back catalog of their Lithuanian folk dancing music.
I'm in with the iTunes Unlimited...
As soon as i can afford it.
Why can't they do monthly?????
Apple doesn't do monthly. it's much easier to make sure that someone is paying once a year than 12 times.
Other subscription services with DRM use said DRM to prevent you from burning the songs to disc.
Again, this is within a LAN, but try sharing your iTunes library to a friend at another school (technically legally).
As for the EULA issue, again time and time again EULAs have yet to be won by the corporations. TIME AND TIME again. Imho, using the "EULA" argument on "who owns the music" just doesn't hold any water.
w00master
Sure they could, but at the same time since the music can only be "shared" between users who are subscribers, I see sharing to be allowed. This is something you can already do with most of the subscription services right now.
You obviously didn't read my post. To go back, I'm a firm believer in "owning my music," but at the same time think about what you "can't" do with the music you own. See my post on the top of the previous page (page 4).
w00master
No, although I'm sure Apple is happy for you to believe that. They do it because of something called a float. Basically you're giving your money to Apple for them to in invest and earn money on it. Have another Koolaid and think about that for a minute.
I'd rather buy what I want to keep, or just use one of the Radio Apps in the App store...... a lot Cheaper.
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