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The Beatles Appear in iTunes Store

Rafterman said:
Actually, Apple was right, you will never forget this day. The day that underserved hype reached an all new, ridiculous level.
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The reason I'll never forget this day is that it was the moment I realized that some of you are so clouded in your thinking that you perceive a simple graphic on a company Web site as "hype" that had reached "ridiculous levels."

What's reached a ridiculous level is the unbridled expectations of Apple consumers, which lead them to think that a low level tease like this should have heralded a cure for cancer or the dawning of world peace. No wonder the Apple haters have so little trouble getting under the skin of Apple fans. The kind of expectations some of you had are just embarrassing.
 
jmggs said:
Listen mp3 or Aac or lossless on macbook pro you don't ear the difference. if you have a good hi-fi system or a studio monitors the difference is huge!!

The problem is that in the 80's and 90's people have good hi-fi systems, listen to CD and Vinyl, today people have crap computer speakers and listen to mp3...this is not evolution!
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And I fall into that category. I have spent into the five digits on my home theater/stereo setup. My speakers are very high rated as well as my processor. My amplifier is a lesser known online company, but I feel it performs as well as the Rotel one I A/B tested at my house at over half the price.

Even my headphones are a higher quality set than something you get with your iPhone or iPod.

You make a great point with who iTunes is marketed towards. Those only using computer speakers or the standard Apple earphones that come with most Apple products.

All my straight digital music usually comes from B&W's Society of Sound or HD Tracks. Society of Sound offers both FLAC and ALAC format for download, but HDtracks only offers FLAC, which requires me to convert to ALAC in order to stream through my Apple TV.

I think this is great news, but not as news worthy as lossless audio on iTunes. Now THAT would be a day to remember, IMO.
 
this is a joke:) you can buy legally The Beatles on http://www.mp3va.com/artist/34066/The Beatles for 1.37$ per album from some quite time. It still amaze me why people spend so much money on iTunes when one can get stuff cheaper.
And this is a big announcement which I will never forget? JOKE!
very disappointed:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
 
essex sound lab said:
Exactly!

And if you're buying a "collection", meant to last many years, you should be able to purchase it in something approaching archival quality.
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I split the USB stick with a co-worker. I gave him the Apple and stick. I have no desire for such collectibles anymore. As of now the 24-bit 44.1kHz FLAC files are the closest to archive as is available. I left my media room impressed.

The biggest issue I see with offering a lossless option is one of economics. If we can buy the CD for $10 and it's on iTunes for around $10 at 256kbps, how will they monetize a lossless option? They can charge more but then I'll just go buy the CD and have the hard copy instead.

Then the next economic issue is bandwidth and server space. I don't mean on the consumer side. It's our choice to purchase. I mean from the supply side. Such options would easily utilize - what? - 5x to 10x the bandwidth and server space?

But this is woefully off-topic (as if the rest of the thread isn't!) ;-)
 
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essex sound lab said:
It's pretty simple really. I'm out of real estate for housing physical media, I play most things from a hard drive (yes, through decent DACs) and I'd like to purchase music online.

Is that really so hard to figure out?
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Puddinman is absolutely correct. Other than instant gratification why would you buy Beatles at the iTunes Store? One can buy better quality music at Best Buy for less money, and have a hard copy.

To be excited about the remastered Beatles material and then to get it at iPod quality is just nuts. A person who can't fit a few more CDs into their household needs to take a careful look at themselves.
 
Streethawk said:
Yep, why the hell they hyped this I don't know.
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They didn't - their announcement was barely above a robocall in terms of Apple hype. It was the rumor sites that turned this 'oh we are announcing something on tuesday' message into a prelude to the Second Coming.
 
I think it is great

I have been wanting to get the red and blue album so maybe I can find it there on itunes. I can't seem to find it here where I live.
 
JAT said:
I'm not sure about his tone, but mine suggests that you get a dictionary and look up the word hype. And then use it properly in sentences. :rolleyes:
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Don't start acting all smart...telling me to look something up in a dictionary. Please!! Should I use APA format for it on my next post too, sir? :rolleyes:
 
Seriously?

I can't say anymore than what has been said already. I just threw this post in to add to the total count of negative feedback. Sad Apple, Very Sad!
 
Not even taking into account whether or not you like the Beatles, this is an extremely anti-climatic announcement.

Basically they're saying "Yay Us!!!" We're now selling an item that yesterday you could have bought at Best Buy and imported into your Itunes Account.

Nothing against the Beatles, they are one of, if not the most influential band of the last many decades.

This does open the door for some interesting marketing campaigns.

"Tomorrow, a day you'll never forget. Space Invaders available at the App store"... Awesome. (Yes I'm aware it is actually avaiable, just an analagy.)
 
JS77 said:
Except that this isn't just ANY tech company, it's Apple. They are notoriously secretive and anytime they DO update the website, no matter how small, it usually gets reported on tech blogs around the globe. To imply "a day you'll never forget" for this announcement is just ridiculous.

Also, there's no need to be so obtuse. Just imagine if Microsoft or HP pulled something like this... I wonder if you'd be so forgiving then.
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What you're not getting is that your heightened expectations were vastly out of line with the level of publicity (practically nil) that Apple put out over this announcement. That's completely on you, not Apple.

As far as a scenario in which it was Microsoft or HP doing this rather than Apple, I'd feel exactly the same way. My background is in advertising. I don't think Apple did anything wrong here outside of downplaying it more than they could have.
 
Another Apple failure. No one will but The Beatles online. All their fans already have the albums.

iTMS Top Albums

Abbey Road #14
Boxed Set #16
White Album #17
Sgt. Pepper #19
Blue #23
Rubber Soul #25 and it goes on and on.
 
It's more about marketing than anything else. The fact that the Beatles were missing as part of their collection was something competitors could throw at iTunes. No more.

That sad, I really don't give a rip about what is offered on iTunes.
 
BobHail said:
Apple is the one who hyped this lame announcement.
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TimTheEnchanter said:
Being someone that recognizes Apple's "over-hype" in many things they do and say, to be honest I don't see it here. It was stated as an iTunes announcement. They did NOT hold a live event nor take down the site. I think it's being played just about right. Finally bring the Beatles into the fold has been a long battle for Jobs and Company, so you can understand some fanfare for achieving that goal. The marketing significance of this is big, sales will be substantial so there being ads promoting their arrival to iTunes is expected.

I think most people recognize the significance for Apple, Jobs and to a lesser extent the consumer. But here in our little "Mac Bubble" we have those not only disappointed but upset over this announcement... for what? Because something they wanted wasn't released? What a bunch of whiners we've become, seriously. It's not as if Apple can't do more than one thing at a time. This is about the Beatles, that's it, great, congratulations to Steve and Apple for reaching that long-overdue goal.

As for those disappointed, your day will come soon, but today isn't it (or it could very well yet be). Simple as that. No need to crap on a good thing just because it's not what you were hoping for like a spoiled brat.

IMHO :)
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Bo, meet Tim. Thank you for summing it up so well.
 
Hammie said:
And I fall into that category. I have spent into the five digits on my home theater/stereo setup. My speakers are very high rated as well as my processor. My amplifier is a lesser known online company, but I feel it performs as well as the Rotel one I A/B tested at my house at over half the price.

Even my headphones are a higher quality set than something you get with your iPhone or iPod.

You make a great point with who iTunes is marketed towards. Those only using computer speakers or the standard Apple earphones that come with most Apple products.

All my straight digital music usually comes from B&W's Society of Sound or HD Tracks. Society of Sound offers both FLAC and ALAC format for download, but HDtracks only offers FLAC, which requires me to convert to ALAC in order to stream through my Apple TV.

I think this is great news, but not as news worthy as lossless audio on iTunes. Now THAT would be a day to remember, IMO.
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WOW, you are too awesome.
 
scottsjack said:
Other than instant gratification why would you buy Beatles at the iTunes Store? One can buy better quality music at Best Buy for less money, and have a hard copy.
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You can say the exact same thing about any and every band on iTunes. Therefore your post is little more than a troll IMO.
 
BC2009 said:
What day is today?

- The day Apple embarrassed themselves on an international level?

- The day Apple let down millions of people with the biggest dud in history?

- The day millions decided to not bother getting excited about Apple hype because they expect Apple to under-deliver?

What day is today?

I forget.
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That sounds exactly like the backlash after the event Apple held for the iPod HiFi.. People were even worse about that.

People still buy into everything though. :p

Apple didn't underdeliver here, this is an exciting announcement to a lot of people I'm sure.
 
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