I'd just like to say that although all of these "sightings" certainly bode well, there is no reason to believe there's going to be an announcement of any sort tomorrow. Neither Apple nor any of the labels have confirmed anything... And there's no reason in particular to believe that a boost to iTunes Plus would be tied to a Tuesday. It seems to me that a gradual rollout would absolutely have to be put in place for something of this magnitude. Believe me, since I no longer buy CDs I want this as much as the next person but I'd think if Apple were to have this large of an announcement prepared there would already be quite a bit more buzz about it. I guess we'll see...
I'd just like to say that although all of these "sightings" certainly bode well, there is no reason to believe there's going to be an announcement of any sort tomorrow. Neither Apple nor any of the labels have confirmed anything... And there's no reason in particular to believe that a boost to iTunes Plus would be tied to a Tuesday. It seems to me that a gradual rollout would absolutely have to be put in place for something of this magnitude. Believe me, since I no longer buy CDs I want this as much as the next person but I'd think if Apple were to have this large of an announcement prepared there would already be quite a bit more buzz about it. I guess we'll see...
I'm generally in the same boat unless the album is very hard to find or $15.99. Generally, if I can't get it on sale the week it comes out then I usually just buy it online, iTunes or the labels page (indie). I would LOVE to see all of iTunes go 256 AAC. You'd be hard pressed to tell the difference between that and a CD in usual listening situations.Well, if I want the whole album I'll still get the CD. 256kbps still isn't ALAC. Plus you don't get the case (a digital booklet just isn't the same). It will be much better for cherry picking the good single off those over-promoted radio bands though.
Well, if I want the whole album I'll still get the CD. 256kbps still isn't ALAC. Plus you don't get the case (a digital booklet just isn't the same). It will be much better for cherry picking the good single off those over-promoted radio bands though.
I don't remember when I last bought a CD in a store. I buy all of my music on iTunes Plus or Amazon MP3.
I just noticed that the iTunes Plus link is now gone in the store. It was there all the way through this morning at about 4AM.
Well for the past 2 days I've had one then three albums sitting in my iTunes Plus upgrade library, but I can't buy them because I get the message below
Very frustrating considering they only appeared within the last 2 days.
I'm beginning to think we may see an event. Sigh.
So iTunes Plus has been made live again as of 9pm ET. However all the music I had to upgrade to has now gone... very strange.