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Starbucks to give away free iTunes songs

khunsanook

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nickbates said:
Ok, I hope you realize that wasn't a true story... it's The Onion, it's a parody.

:rolleyes:
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Of course, and a parody from 1998. The onion, as always, a hilarious decade ahead of the humor train. By now they probably have Starbucks opening in each individual bathroom stall as well :)
 
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Squonk said:
"stores will hand out"

I wonder if this means no purchase is necessary? :confused:
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It would be nice but I doubt it.

khunsanook said:
Of course, and a parody from 1998. The onion, as always, a hilarious decade ahead of the humor train. By now they probably have Starbucks opening in each individual bathroom stall as well :)
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I hope you also realise that they do not put the real dates that anything is published also.;)
 
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Rychy

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I live in the Seattle area... I'll be able to get 20 "Song of the Day" cards daily from my co-workers alone. lol.
 
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VoodooDaddy

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twoodcc said:
Yes you do. I dont drink coffee, but you might find me in starbucks more often
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You are going to seek out a Starbucks just for a free download card? When I heard about this Starbucks deal I thought "how many people even want that crap music that Starbucks plays?" I guess they found their target audience.
 
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Rychy

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mrkramer said:
And then download the same song 20 times they are all for a specific song unfortunatly.
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I know... I'm just saying I absolutely won't have any trouble getting any of the songs. Hope some of them are decent.
 
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nickbates said:
Ok, I hope you realize that wasn't a true story... it's The Onion, it's satire.

:rolleyes:
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I don't think anyone could miss that. I don't know why you think anyone did.

I'd also agree with the OP's comments re "Mc" Starbucks. Their coffee is plain awful - especially their espresso-based drinks. Milk is often scolded, reheated, combined with milk from other pitchers, their espresso bean is bitter, etc.etc. It's really bottom-of-the-rung coffee designed for uncultured bloated American suburbanites who don't know better.
 
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iNRepaIR

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i suppose it's cool that apple is doing this with starbucks. i mean, i can't complain about being offered more.

but i have to say, and i think it can be agreed upon, compared to the other topics announced during this apple event, this one got the response of...

"oh, well... that's cool, i guess.... can we see the new ipods again?"

when it comes down to it, with the itunes store showing up on iphones and ipod touches, the concept with starbucks seems redundant. although i am welcoming being pleasantly surprised.
 
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j763 said:
I don't think anyone could miss that. I don't know why you think anyone did.

I'd also agree with the OP's comments re "Mc" Starbucks. Their coffee is plain awful - especially their espresso-based drinks. Milk is often scolded, reheated, combined with milk from other pitchers, their espresso bean is bitter, etc.etc. It's really bottom-of-the-rung coffee designed for uncultured bloated American suburbanites who don't know better.
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It's the funniest thing, I don't like Starbucks coffee, but I do like Starbucks. I agree that the coffee is over-roasted, and the espresso roast seems highly acidic, but it's still a very nice place to go. Maybe if I lived in a metropolitan area and had other choices I wouldn't like Starbucks so much, but in the small town where I live, it's a bit of a beacon of sophistication and respite.
 
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I prefer Diet Coke, rarely been to Starbucks except when dragged their by a co worker (maybe 3 or 4 times)

Now with iTunes, ordering will have to be a little different. I'll take a Vente Mocha Macca.
 
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Not that I need another excuse to go in, but this is pretty cool. I too wish we could use it as a full wifi spot as opposed to just iTunes, but it'll do.

To the people who hate starbucks because of their price and domination... I don't mind paying the extra money for cup-a-joe since they are able to purchase beans that come from traditionally (shade) grown plantations. They don't use the hybrid beans that most companies do. I prefer keeping the rain forest and paying a couple extra bucks. The fact they are so large helps them purchase a great bean.

mmm, pumpkin spice coffee, here I come.
 
JonHimself

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VoodooDaddy said:
When I heard about this Starbucks deal I thought "how many people even want that crap music that Starbucks plays?" I guess they found their target audience.
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Yes, The Police, Dave Matthews, Feist, Paul McCartney, Maroon 5, James Blunt, and Common are all terribly unsuccesful and have no fans because they're so crappy. You may not like it, but I would say it's a safe bet to think that there would be a good number of people on these boards that like at least one of those bands.
 
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JonHimself said:
Yes, The Police, Dave Matthews, Feist, Paul McCartney, Maroon 5, James Blunt, and Common are all terribly unsuccesful and have no fans because they're so crappy. You may not like it, but I would say it's a safe bet to think that there would be a good number of people on these boards that like at least one of those bands.
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Not agreeing or disagreeing with you, but just wanted to say that level of success, number of fans and degree of talent are all (very) mutually exclusive.
 
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GeekLawyer said:
The only way this would appeal to me is if the whole internet was available to Apple customers at Starbucks, and not just the iTunes store. I can't stomach the thought of giving TMobile money just to surf the web on my iPhone while I enjoy my Machiato. :p
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Agreed, but why not just use EDGE? ;)
 
JGowan

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Something very big for Apple

This is truly going to be amazing and will probably be the catalyst that will push Apple to the top of the Music Retail heap. Until, now millions of computer users have gone to Starbucks with their laptops, only to find out that you have to pay to use the Wi-Fi there. Some obviously have pulled their wallets out to pay for that experience. Millions left their laptops home.

Until now.

While they won't be able to surf anywhere else but the iTunes stores FOR FREE, I believe that alone will be enough motivation for people to bring their laptops and their iPhone and iPod Touch to the coffee houses to peruse the store and buy while they're there. There's just something so fun about coffee and downloading music, talking artists and songs with friends. It's gonna be so huge.
 
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JonHimself said:
Yes, The Police, Dave Matthews, Feist, Paul McCartney, Maroon 5, James Blunt, and Common are all terribly unsuccesful and have no fans because they're so crappy. You may not like it, but I would say it's a safe bet to think that there would be a good number of people on these boards that like at least one of those bands.
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Ive got music on my computer from all but 2 of those bands. Never heard of Feist or Common to be quite honest. I was making a generalization. Yes, they might play songs from well knows artists occasionally, but 99% of the sh*t I hear when Im in there I would never want, even for free.
 
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Nastard

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JonHimself said:
Out of curiosity, why do you boycott Starbucks?
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Probably because Starbucks is... evil... and corporationy... and all they care about is money... and stuff.

It'll always be cool to try to tear the man down. I used to boycott Starbucks until I asked myself, honestly, why I hated them. The best answer I could come up with was "too successful".
 
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Nastard said:
Probably because Starbucks is... evil... and corporationy... and all they care about is money... and stuff.

It'll always be cool to try to tear the man down. I used to boycott Starbucks until I asked myself, honestly, why I hated them. The best answer I could come up with was "too successful".
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That's one of the best posts I've seen here--wonderfully open and honest!
 
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