Hmmmm ... dissapointed!!! What can I say?... stunts like this from Apple takes away the magic and the hype for me ... all that's left is a greedy Apple that want's to abuse our expectations.
What stunt are you referring to?
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The Beatles Appear in iTunes Store
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What stunt are you referring to?
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Have you seen the iTunes chart? Or are those all the people with 'no' taste? Surely you meant 'those of us with the same taste as me', or do you really consider anyone who doesn't like the same things as you as tasteless?
Unbelievable
Look, it may not be an 'unforgettable day' in terms of news. But having their collection in an electronic distribution is news and Apple is glad to have hammered out the deal.
If its irrelevant to you, so be it. It just seems like a lot of whiny kids saying, "Apple didn't give me what I wanted!" All the pissing and moaning over this. Save your energy for when Apple gives you something to be excited over.
Those who have lived through the lean years at Apple are grateful for the things that have made Apple great. There are plenty of news and products in which I'm not particularly interested. I just say, "Let it be."
For anyone with some initiative, would you mind updating wikipedia's entry under digital distribution?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles
Look, it may not be an 'unforgettable day' in terms of news. But having their collection in an electronic distribution is news and Apple is glad to have hammered out the deal.
If its irrelevant to you, so be it. It just seems like a lot of whiny kids saying, "Apple didn't give me what I wanted!" All the pissing and moaning over this. Save your energy for when Apple gives you something to be excited over.
Those who have lived through the lean years at Apple are grateful for the things that have made Apple great. There are plenty of news and products in which I'm not particularly interested. I just say, "Let it be."
For anyone with some initiative, would you mind updating wikipedia's entry under digital distribution?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles
Meanwhile, in 2009...
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That is of higher quality than CDs, but it doesn't reach the full remastering level.
I am still waiting.
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3 years ago he probably also liked Dora the explorer. Whats your point? Liking the music is not the point here.
This whole thing reminds me of this commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_uDR4orEtc
Big selfish letdown in the end.
Yes, maybe they will put out a 96/24 Blu-Ray. Oh wait....
EDIT: There's also hope in the surround community for a 5.1 release since the surviving Beatles were involved with the 5.1 "Love" DVD-A.
Neither did Apple 24 hours ago.
The points people are making here are ridiculous. I could buy a Beatles CD at a run down CD store before I could on iTunes. Did that make Apple a bunch of losers?
This is hilarious. This thread is growing so fast, by the time you write a post there are several more pages of threads! Anybody who doesn't appreciate the Beatles needs to sit down and listen. (I didn't say 'love the beatles' I said appreciate.) They don't know what they're missing, and they don't know anything about music in the 20th century.
And don't forget: A Six Week Exclusivity for downloads in a BIG DEAL. Especially during the Holiday season. Both the Beatles and Apple will sell a ton of songs and then Amazon and the other outlets will get to distribute next year.
Lot's of people still get iPods, pads and macs for Holiday gifts (and iTune gift cards). Many will download Beatles music just to test out their new rigs.
I feel that Apple's pre hype was very minimal compared to their usual antics but you know that all the media outlets will continue the hype and those TV spots will be everywhere this season. If you really believe this was over the top (I don't), this was juts the tip of the iceberg.
A smart move for both parties.
Lot's of people still get iPods, pads and macs for Holiday gifts (and iTune gift cards). Many will download Beatles music just to test out their new rigs.
I feel that Apple's pre hype was very minimal compared to their usual antics but you know that all the media outlets will continue the hype and those TV spots will be everywhere this season. If you really believe this was over the top (I don't), this was juts the tip of the iceberg.
A smart move for both parties.
I used to think the Beatles were completely overrated too until I took a European History class and my teacher had a full end of the semester segment based on the Beatles, their music, life etc.
That really opened me up to them and now I can definitely say they are one of my favorite bands. It really is an acquired taste.
However this announcement really did disappoint.
That really opened me up to them and now I can definitely say they are one of my favorite bands. It really is an acquired taste.
However this announcement really did disappoint.
"Magic"? Wow, are you a member of ICP or sumtin'?
Seriously, maybe you SHOULD consider taking away some of the hype from your life? If ANY advertising (7 words, no less!) creates "magic" for you, there may be something seriously WRONG.
Not saying you ARE, but you MAY be a tad impressionable, and thus likely to fall victim to random Nigerian scams, infomercials, con men, sales people, etc.
all that's left is a greedy Apple that want's to abuse our expectations.
Uh, perhaps you might want to not let your expectations run to the stratosphere, based on reading posts at sites named "macrumors", LOL! What part of the word "rumor" don't you get? The entire site admits it's based on rampant speculation: sometimes the collective mind gets it right, and sometimes not. Who cares? It's all in good fun....
Remember, only YOU can abuse your expectations by letting them run rampant, based on rumors.
Yay! Abbey Road is #8 on itunes! Gonna listen to it now at work on my iphone! Oh happy day! Haters go #@ck yourself! Back to your mommies basements now!
Hardly. You have taken statistics, no? You can reject the null, but there is only evidence to suggest the alternate hypothesis is correct, NOT definitive proof. Everything is relative. That alone would mean that I am right on at least one account
. Besides that though, my variances statement still stands. I quote, from your cited article,
There's no control over the confounding variables, and while it is a statistical hypothesis test, the methodology fails to mention the assumptions needed; for example if we're going to incorporate these variables into a two-way ANOVA, we need a relatively normal distribution with a representative sample with similar standard deviations for the populations. If we're going to do a two sample t-test, we now have to reply on sample size. For example, if n1=n2=5, we need similar distributions, whereas n1+n2 >40 we don't have to worry about outliers or skew. If we do a one way ANOVA, we again have to consider the restrictions, only this time we should also run Bonferroni as well. ABX test = flawed. That at least bolsters some of my points.
The bottom line is that it's a zero sum game, as I said; you cant definitely prove or disprove it either way-- your quoted video even says that! I think you're failing to grasp anecdotal evidence, and why it doesn't work. According to your lecture, and I quote "If you listen to something differently (for different features or objects) -You will REMEMBER different things, - This is not an illusion; and If you have reason to assume things may be different -You will most likely listen differently, -Therefore, you will remember different things." I never said this wasn't true-- everything is relative, especially human perception. If you listen for a difference, there will be one. If you assume differences, there will be one. This by itself disproves anecdotal evidence because you're listening for a difference and listening to it differently, which as I said was worthless above. It also questions the validity of statistical analysis, as if the responses are automatically biased due to these factors, how can one come to a valid conclusion about them? Clearly you can't, aside from all the statistical flaws present in the ABX analysis.
I appreciate the rebuttal, but don't try to say someone's wrong on all accounts when your quoted sources clearly state otherwise.
Stunning for some reason I remember paying less. Must be confusing that with what i paid for the physical remasters boxsets ($130 odd).
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I don't think it's an acquired taste. They've sold more records than any other act in music history, which indicates that they connected with a mass audience over and over.
Classy.
I think it was timing. The Beatles happened at the PERFECT time.
Haters would say, why didn't you rip it like 10 years ago if it means so much to you? What took you so long? Couldn't figure out how to rip a CD?
This thread is hilarously retarded.
The Beatles are the BEST SELLING BAND OF ALL TIME. Regardless if you like their music or not, iTunes finally getting the catalog of the BEST SELLING BAND OF ALL TIME is definitely relevant news.
The people who are complaining about the "you'll never forget" part should take a marketing class. The whole point of marketing is to get people to talk about it, so you can get your product out there. Obviously, since there's already 50 pages on this, they are doing something right.
The Beatles are the BEST SELLING BAND OF ALL TIME. Regardless if you like their music or not, iTunes finally getting the catalog of the BEST SELLING BAND OF ALL TIME is definitely relevant news.
The people who are complaining about the "you'll never forget" part should take a marketing class. The whole point of marketing is to get people to talk about it, so you can get your product out there. Obviously, since there's already 50 pages on this, they are doing something right.
Good for Apple. I know they have been trying for this for a while now and to finally get it is probably really big in their eyes! I already have the catalog but this is still good to see!!!! More music, more sales!
Point was simple, you quoted me out of context. Poster claimed Beatles music was only for people over 50, simply inaccurate.
So, what's your point? This entire thread is about music...
iTunes = Music
Beatles= Music
iTunes Store=Music
iTunes sells -> Music
Your post = perhaps a different thread?