I would sure like to know how many units and dollar sales they did today
Apple will be releasing those numbers. Count on it.
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The Beatles Appear in iTunes Store
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Apple will be releasing those numbers. Count on it.
so it seems like apple (and the Beatles) won with this announcement today. Lots of free press, iTunes discussion everywhere. Those who are disappointed have largely moved on already.
now will people actually buy Beatles songs from iTunes....who knows.
now will people actually buy Beatles songs from iTunes....who knows.
oops, accidentally bought The White Album by clicking on purchase rather than the down arrow. Cancelled download in time so nothing has come down, time to email iTunes.
Notes, remember to disable one click purchase.
/edit can't seem to disable one click purchase - bollocks
Notes, remember to disable one click purchase.
/edit can't seem to disable one click purchase - bollocks
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The funniest part of this whole saga is the next time Apple has a big announcement these same lame-o's bitching will be the same lemmings ready to open their wallet prior to the announcement and I'll be here ready to laugh at their usual disappointment.
90% of everything is crap.
But go right ahead and try to claim that pop music has no artistic merit. I'm sure you'll get REAL far with that position.
By the way...
After just 8 hours:
12 - Abbey Road
14 - The Beatles (The "White Album")
15 - The Beatles Box Set
16 - Sgt. Pepper
20 - the "blue" album
21 - the "red" album
27 - Rubber Soul
28 - Let it Be
32 - A Hard Day's Night
34 - Please Please Me
35 - Help!
41 - With the Beatles
48 - Past Masters
Sure looks like an unmitigated disaster for Apple to me.
No, it's not okay. According to many people here, you're either not a music fan or you're an idiot.
1. Insert CD
2. Click Rip
3. Eject CD if it doesn't auto-eject.
Now that I think about it, they really should make it an easier task and not such a "jerky" process.
C'mon Apple! Find a way to make it more intuitive.
And? There are a lot of simple things that people don't want to be bothered with. Slicing bread for example. Furthermore, she (and lots and lots of other music fans) don't want to have to deal with all the physical packaging and discs, so your point is, well, pointless. It just supports what I was saying before: music consumption habits are not universal. Different people deal with music differently. Until people realize this basic fact, there will always be asinine "debates" like this one. One of the most important lessons you can learn in life is that everyone is not you. Just because you do it that way doesn't mean that everyone does or should do it that way. By your logic, the iTunes Music Store should have been an unmitigated failure. After all, you can get CDs for less and just rip them yourself. Evidently, according to some people here, the vast majority of iTunes Music Store customers are idiots.
Aeolius said:I never owned any albums, tapes, or CDs by the Beatles. Now I can add digital audio files to that list.
When Apple launch the second iMac, it came with a TV ad saying, "Mix,Rip,Burn" i did that with the help of holline the community and kasaa later on... I was ignorant i didn't knew Apple was inviting me to do something wrong.... So, that ad make me fill my iPod those days.... With Beatles music. Tons of it. Years past by and Later I sold that old music player full in eBay. That was the end of my Beatles era. I was using a big brick name Archos that was better in that time of any iPod in my book in that time.
Now, I buy my music in iTunes, listen to my third gen nano in my car... And use my iMac to work.
As you can see... No Beatles in my life no more. Ooh wait I'll try pandora now just to see...
Wow 2200 negatives. You guys must have really high hopes on Apple... Wireless sync will come when it's ready guys =)
So she'd rather do without rather than just rip the audio from a CD she owns?
Considering that she has over 24k songs in her library, doing without isn't a major problem for her. However, when songs she likes are available on iTunes she prefers to download them, even if she already has the disc.
I have no idea why this is such a difficult concept to understand. People deal with their collections differently. That doesn't make them wrong or stupid, just different.
buying something over again when you already own a perfectly good copy and are just too lazy to do anything about it is stupid. sorry.
90% of everything is crap.
But go right ahead and try to claim that pop music has no artistic merit. I'm sure you'll get REAL far with that position.
By the way...
After just 8 hours:
12 - Abbey Road
14 - The Beatles (The "White Album")
15 - The Beatles Box Set
16 - Sgt. Pepper
20 - the "blue" album
21 - the "red" album
27 - Rubber Soul
28 - Let it Be
32 - A Hard Day's Night
34 - Please Please Me
35 - Help!
41 - With the Beatles
48 - Past Masters
Sure looks like an unmitigated disaster for Apple to me.
No, it's not okay. According to many people here, you're either not a music fan or you're an idiot.
A lot of people are shocked when they learn that the vast majority of studio classical recordings in recent times are pieced together from many different takes until it is "perfect".
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If you've waited this long to get The Beatles albums you are the kind of person who's waiting for the white iPhone 4. You could have got the CD rip it at the best bitrate, and keep the CD as a back-up or just keep it in your car. If you're still waiting for the white iPhone 4 just get the black you're putting a case anyway.
If you've waited this long to get The Beatles albums you are the kind of person who's waiting for the white iPhone 4. You could have got the CD rip it at the best bitrate, and keep the CD as a back-up or just keep it in your car. If you're still waiting for the white iPhone 4 just get the black you're putting a case anyway.
She bought 24,000 songs? How many of those are junk?
I would have bought a car... or saved for a downpayment on a house.
Oh, so now, because my girlfriend doesn't happen to like ripping CDs she's 1) an idiot 2) lazy and 3) stupid.
It's good to see that the maturity level on this board is so high. Really nice work, everyone.
She buys albums and I'd say that the percentage of "junk" is about as high as the percentage of "junk" on practically any collection of albums. Interesting that you think that the number of songs in her library implies that most of it is junk, as if there's some limited number of good songs out there. I have over 50k songs in my library and I don't think more than 2 or 3% is what I'd consider junk.
Considering you have no idea what her financial situation is, I'd say that that comment is pretty presumptuous and more than a little insulting.
Your girlfriend sounds like a moron.
Word of advice; Don't let her look after your finances...in fact i wouldn't let her look after her own.
I wouldn't say that, I can't see the logic in having a physical CD paid for probably around $10-15? and buying the same thing again as a download. It makes no sense to me. Maybe she's happy to waste money like this.
Why can't there be a lively discussion without calling each other names, or joking about our moms and girlfriends? Seriously...