How and since when is Eminem related to music? I thought he's more into hip hop and that kind of stuff?
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U2's Bono Apologizes for Automatic 'Songs of Innocence' Album Download
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How and since when is Eminem related to music? I thought he's more into hip hop and that kind of stuff?
What does this have to do with anything ? Pushing an album on people's devices without their permission/intention will rightly make them pissed. Can you imagine what will happen if this scales out and more will follow such examples ?
Wrong is simply wrong. The only thing that I'm not totally convinced of, is if that thing was only Bono's idea. I'd bet Apple should be partially blamed for this, too.
Bono should also apologize for being a communist, limousine liberal. He should apologize for making such crappy music and being in a crappy band. And he should apologize for not disappearing instead of rearing his ugly grill all over the world shoving his limpdick politics on everyone.
There, I said it. You're welcome.
There, I said it. You're welcome.
Bono should also apologize for being a communist, limousine liberal. He should apologize for making such crappy music and being in a crappy band. And he should apologize for not disappearing instead of rearing his ugly grill all over the world shoving his limpdick politics on everyone.
There, I said it. You're welcome.
He had nothing but kind words to say about you.
Really if they would have given an iTunes credit to each of their customers instead of the album people would be more happy
Judging by the high emotional content of your two posts on this topic, it seems there may be a greater hidden motivation beyond this current simple news story.
I have known friends/coworkers in similar situations and this article from Scientific American was helpful.
"shoved down your throat" huh.... it was easily removed and you NEVER had to hear it so really... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6cxNR9ML8k
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Funny we both singled out the guy that seemed the most "crazy" about it.
I still don't get why people complained so much. Even before Apple allowed you to completely remove it from your account, you could still delete and hide it. Hiding it effectively removed it.
This isn't about being ungrateful for a freebie, it's about the album downloading to my phone automatically. We don't have unlimited storage, and I really dislike things happening without my consent.
A stupid move on Apple's part, and I think Apple (those at the top with power/influence) should be focusing their energy on their lousy software and testers, rather than crappy promotional BS like this.
A stupid move on Apple's part, and I think Apple (those at the top with power/influence) should be focusing their energy on their lousy software and testers, rather than crappy promotional BS like this.
If you have the setting to show songs in iCloud on your phone, and used shuffle, it would still play songs from that album. The only way to guarantee you didn't hear that garbage was to turn off music in the cloud, and then lose access to your other music.
IMO, the album is ok...I listen to it while doing other stuff and it's nice filler. I think U2 has lost their magic but I don't hate them..I think Bono is a cool guy and really didn't mind the automatic download. Just makes me think what can be actually forced downloaded to my device(s) without my consent though. I'm sure there have been quite a bit I don't know about.
The one thing this event has done well, is caused people to pause and perhaps consider the license agreement they accepted by using the software, and prompted people to know and understand this little preference pane within their iOS devices.
That said, I agree 100% to the idea that Apple should have made this an optional download, like all of their free music has been in the past (iTunes samplers, track of the week, day, or other promotional downloads they have offered free).
That said, I agree 100% to the idea that Apple should have made this an optional download, like all of their free music has been in the past (iTunes samplers, track of the week, day, or other promotional downloads they have offered free).
You can do this you can do that, I shouldn't have to do anything.
I'm happy having my iphone set up the way it is - all the music listed on it has a little fluffy cloud icon beside it. No need to store it on the device, or edit playlists. I set it on shuffle and it plays the stuff I paid for and nothing but the stuff I paid for.
Or at least it did until someone took it upon themselves to decide for me that I should have some hoary old cobblers from U2 mixed in amongst it and squirted between my ears.
But its FREEEEEEE. By that logic next time I spend my money on renting and streaming a romantic movie or tense thriller, I shouldn't complain if someone sticks three minutes chunks of a Farrelly brothers comedy into it at random intervals.
Hell I could even take up playing the French Horn at 3 in the morning and dismiss my neighbors complaints on basis they're "just a bunch of ungrateful whiners, whinging about something I'm generous enough to be performing for free"
If I want to put up with random music interspersed amongst stuff that i like just cos its free, then I'd listen to the radio.
I'm happy having my iphone set up the way it is - all the music listed on it has a little fluffy cloud icon beside it. No need to store it on the device, or edit playlists. I set it on shuffle and it plays the stuff I paid for and nothing but the stuff I paid for.
Or at least it did until someone took it upon themselves to decide for me that I should have some hoary old cobblers from U2 mixed in amongst it and squirted between my ears.
But its FREEEEEEE. By that logic next time I spend my money on renting and streaming a romantic movie or tense thriller, I shouldn't complain if someone sticks three minutes chunks of a Farrelly brothers comedy into it at random intervals.
Hell I could even take up playing the French Horn at 3 in the morning and dismiss my neighbors complaints on basis they're "just a bunch of ungrateful whiners, whinging about something I'm generous enough to be performing for free"
If I want to put up with random music interspersed amongst stuff that i like just cos its free, then I'd listen to the radio.
I've always kept those automatic download options turned off on my devices. I like to be in control of what comes in, plus I don't always want the same things on the iPhone and iPad.
