LMAO.."Ghostface" is the character from the movie series Scream. Are you implying the entire movie series is racist? Me thinks you are confused. I believe the racist term you may be reaching for is "blackface", but just having "face" in the word doesn't make it the same.
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U2's 'Songs of Innocence' Downloaded 2 Million Times After Promotion
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LMAO.."Ghostface" is the character from the movie series Scream. Are you implying the entire movie series is racist? Me thinks you are confused. I believe the racist term you may be reaching for is "blackface", but just having "face" in the word doesn't make it the same.
My download was not automatic; it was totally, 100%, purely, completely voluntary, and initiated my me, myself and I.
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Now, many of us just wasted 10 seconds reading a comment that really didn't need to be said. 10 seconds times only 360 people = 1 hour wasted.
Is there a way I can filter Macrumors for inane comments? Why does this kind of pointlessness need to be shoved down my throat? Oh, my...
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Is there a way I can filter Macrumors for inane comments? Why does this kind of pointlessness need to be shoved down my throat? Oh, my...
It's easy, just find the power button on your Mac (or PC) and push it. Instant filter.
Listening to my free U2 record now
Don't care for the lead single and opening track at all, but the second cut on the record - "Every Breaking Wave" - is great. Classic U2, a bit "With And Without You" rhythm track, and a big Bono chorus. This should have been the lead single.
Don't care for the lead single and opening track at all, but the second cut on the record - "Every Breaking Wave" - is great. Classic U2, a bit "With And Without You" rhythm track, and a big Bono chorus. This should have been the lead single.
I restarted iTunes and went to the purchased tab and the songs were there but just said "purchased". Click a song and a window will pop up with the album and give you the option of downloading each song or the album by clicking the cloud symbol. Hope that helps.
You may need to sign out of iTunes in the settings and back on. And I had to do this on an iOS device. It would not work on iTunes on the Mac. It just showed purchased but no way to download on the Mac.
Wow....
So I've gotta ask.... What artist do you suggest Apple should have partnered with for something like this?
Or wait -- are you one of those "purists" who's still on a rant about musicians doing promos with corporations, and you feel it just should never have happened at all? If so, uh... good luck with that. We live in an age where Led Zeppelin sold the rights to use their music in Cadillac commercials. I'd *much* rather see a company pre-pay for millions of people to receive a new album free of charge, in return for simply doing so via their distribution mechanism of choice.
So I've gotta ask.... What artist do you suggest Apple should have partnered with for something like this?
Or wait -- are you one of those "purists" who's still on a rant about musicians doing promos with corporations, and you feel it just should never have happened at all? If so, uh... good luck with that. We live in an age where Led Zeppelin sold the rights to use their music in Cadillac commercials. I'd *much* rather see a company pre-pay for millions of people to receive a new album free of charge, in return for simply doing so via their distribution mechanism of choice.
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What? Why would they do that if they already said it's "gifted" to you? Has Apple ever taken purchased items out of costumer's accounts outside of that Lion King incident?
Can't seem to download it (not that I mind). Certainly did not appear somewhere under Purchased items (while indicated so in iTunes).
Looks like another Apple screw up?
Looks like another Apple screw up?
Personally, it didn't bother me that it was automatically added, but it would certainly have been better if it had just been available for free purchase for those who wanted it. They most likely didn't do it that way for commercial reasons.
However, even if they had done it that way, it wouldn't have stopped the complaining. Just look at the comments in the reviews for the 12 days of Christmas app to see just how people will complain when something is offered for free, but they just happen not to like it.
Apple didn't do it a very good way, but the complaints would have come however they did it.
However, even if they had done it that way, it wouldn't have stopped the complaining. Just look at the comments in the reviews for the 12 days of Christmas app to see just how people will complain when something is offered for free, but they just happen not to like it.
Apple didn't do it a very good way, but the complaints would have come however they did it.
I have automatic downloads enabled on everything I own and it didn't download.
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Under purchases / music, look under recent purchases. Tap on a song and when the whole album displays, you will see the option to download the whole album.
This is what I had to do to get it to download.
Look I just don't like U2 that much. And I don't think the world does either. It shows, the data doesn't lie. As far as I'm concerned, its nice that Apple have done this but it doesn't interest me one bit.
So you can get off your high horse and put them pom poms down for the mo.
Thanks there it is! was thinking something would appear in my local Library under Purchased.
I rather like U2, but I think this was a completely unnecessary move from Apple.
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BTW - I'm almost completely switched to a better [for me] music source, Spotify premium (Spotify is awesome, streaming makes sense WAY more than purchasing, Beats is not available where I live and I have already invested tons of time into creating Spotify playlists - so for me, Apple overslept music streaming revolution).
And - lo and behold - the album is NOT released on Spotify (there is a special notice from Spotify that U2 has decided not to release this album on Spotify). So in essence - Apple spent hundreds of millions, shoved this new U2 album to those who even don't want it and at the same time made it "exclusive" (at least for now) and robbed this new music from unknown number of U2 fans, who can not [legally] access on their preferred platform/service. What can I say. Splendid!
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I'd rather own my music and have the freedom to store it. I don't want to take the risk of an unprofitable company going out of business. Bear in mind Spotify lost $200m last year.
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Yep. Winnie the Pooh. I had it in iBooks on my 3GS. It has now gone. I refuse to pay for it.
And this isn't spam. It's good, heartfelt music. Not Dr. Oz's wonder pills. Oh some of the people on this site
This is pure opinion. (As is mine), but I’d wager there are lots of people, billions in fact that think it’s crap. I’m one of them.
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I spent a lot of time gogoling this and I can’t see the connection either. Would gladly love to see the rationale behind the original statement.
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I really hope you don’t believe that. The OS is, never has been, and never will be free. It’s all part of one big master plan where cost is still king for.
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Opinion. U2 are crap.
Oh, and yes - they are old. Very Old. From the same era that a lot of the Apple execs are from. Apple have been trying to embrace a younger croud after the view that they are for older people, U2, most teenagers and twenty somethings have never even heard of them - they will have now of course.
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In App purchases are free too. Like them do you?
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The way businesses like to massage figures youll probably find that Apple have counted streams as downloads, as lets be honest. If you stream it you are downloading it whichever way you look at it.
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The marketing campaign has clearly worked. It has made everyone who hates it either look up why it's there and/or complain about it.
It means that you are forced to think about Apple longer by spending time complaining about it, or being satisfied that you are getting something for free from Apple.
= Win
Everyone that gets the iPhone 6 will get it as well (won't they?) so throw in a few extra million copies.
Absolutely not. This 'any publicity is good publicity' is a crock. Bad publicity can help keep people away from you. Permanently. Even ones that have never sampled your wares.
Billions? Easy there slugger. Think of all the billions of people in the world that don't even have running water, let alone a computer with an iTunes account.
Maybe, maybe not. Out of those billions, so they may not have iTunes or running water.
Not having electricity or recording gear doesnt mean they dont have music. So maybe half of them may swap their cattle skin drums for U2?
U2 Hysteria
Hi, folks:
A detailed summary, in case you are still confused/irate/incensed/livid (or are amused/annoyed by the lividity of others on this thread), but are willing to take a deep breath, slowly exhale, and consider:
Facts:
(1) Apple inserted streaming and download links for U2's album into every iTunes user's "purchased" listing.
(2) The links will be live through mid-October, and removed after that.
(3) If you want to, click and start listening (streaming).
(4) If you want to, click on the "download from iCloud" icon (cloud with an arrow coming out of it downward) ---in the right-most column of your "purchased" listing--- to download the album to your (physical) device.
(5) It will be available for free until mid-October.
Thereby, Apple and U2 made it possible for you to:
(a) stream the whole album for free until mid-October,
(b) download it into your (physical) device for free until mid-October.
[Source: Tim Cook, the keynote, frames 114:32--115:36]
(c) After mid-October, if you have not clicked on the "download from iCloud" link, the album will be gone from your "purchased" listing return your "purchased" listing to the previous curated-by-you-only condition.
Yes, Apple could have done better than to say that "it's already in your music library"; to be persnickety, it's not---only streaming/download links are. Then again, the other stuff that actually is in your iCloud storage are also just links, albeit "permanent" ones (as permanent as your account is), to certain single (and backed-up) copies of that stuff, on the iCloud server/storage system. When you purchase an item from any cloud system, you don't get a duplicate of the file into another ("your") region of that cloud's server/storage system, only a link; a copy is made only when you download it to a (physical) device of yours.
Yes, Apple could have also spammed everyone by e-mailing a list of download links. They could have also be selling the album for $0.00 in the iTunes Store for a month. They could have sent you the fully detailed, legalese-ironclad instructions+EULA by e-mail. Or another 17 options that some would have preferred. All in all, however, posting the album table of contents with streaming and download links ---temporarily, for a month--- into every (even newly registered!) iTunes user account is not invading the privacy of anyone's iCloud account any more than a banner add would be.
So, listen to it, download it, or ignore it for free---as you choose.
BTW, if the album did get downloaded into your (physical) device without you clicking on the "download from iCloud" and it is actually taking up (physical) storage on your (physical) device, then you may have an "invasion of privacy" case, and (in this litigious society) may pursue legal action. Or, simply delete it.
Hi, folks:
A detailed summary, in case you are still confused/irate/incensed/livid (or are amused/annoyed by the lividity of others on this thread), but are willing to take a deep breath, slowly exhale, and consider:
Facts:
(1) Apple inserted streaming and download links for U2's album into every iTunes user's "purchased" listing.
(2) The links will be live through mid-October, and removed after that.
(3) If you want to, click and start listening (streaming).
(4) If you want to, click on the "download from iCloud" icon (cloud with an arrow coming out of it downward) ---in the right-most column of your "purchased" listing--- to download the album to your (physical) device.
(5) It will be available for free until mid-October.
Thereby, Apple and U2 made it possible for you to:
(a) stream the whole album for free until mid-October,
(b) download it into your (physical) device for free until mid-October.
[Source: Tim Cook, the keynote, frames 114:32--115:36]
(c) After mid-October, if you have not clicked on the "download from iCloud" link, the album will be gone from your "purchased" listing return your "purchased" listing to the previous curated-by-you-only condition.
Yes, Apple could have done better than to say that "it's already in your music library"; to be persnickety, it's not---only streaming/download links are. Then again, the other stuff that actually is in your iCloud storage are also just links, albeit "permanent" ones (as permanent as your account is), to certain single (and backed-up) copies of that stuff, on the iCloud server/storage system. When you purchase an item from any cloud system, you don't get a duplicate of the file into another ("your") region of that cloud's server/storage system, only a link; a copy is made only when you download it to a (physical) device of yours.
Yes, Apple could have also spammed everyone by e-mailing a list of download links. They could have also be selling the album for $0.00 in the iTunes Store for a month. They could have sent you the fully detailed, legalese-ironclad instructions+EULA by e-mail. Or another 17 options that some would have preferred. All in all, however, posting the album table of contents with streaming and download links ---temporarily, for a month--- into every (even newly registered!) iTunes user account is not invading the privacy of anyone's iCloud account any more than a banner add would be.
So, listen to it, download it, or ignore it for free---as you choose.
BTW, if the album did get downloaded into your (physical) device without you clicking on the "download from iCloud" and it is actually taking up (physical) storage on your (physical) device, then you may have an "invasion of privacy" case, and (in this litigious society) may pursue legal action. Or, simply delete it.
Well made points. But really they should have emailed.
Why? Because when you sign up for iTunes you get the option to receive such mails or not. There are lots of systems whereby you can even adjust the frequency or type of mails/ads you are sent. This is the process Apple should have in place.
half a billion accounts on iTunes that automatically downloads to your iPhone for free?
yeah, i'm serious, that's pretty small.