iTunes Music Store: a quarter billion served

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  • Reply 21 of 31
    gene cleangene clean Posts: 3,481member
    iTMS? It's a fad.
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  • Reply 22 of 31
    hmurchisonhmurchison Posts: 12,464member
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    So you'd prefer to have the computer running in the front room? Personally I'd rather stream it from wherever I want to where I am and just have a remote.



    Yeah I know where you're coming from. We're all computer people so the thought of networking devices together isn't scary. My reasoning for Apple doing a set top box is that consumers can get immediate gratification by hooking the box into their AV setup. Then when they want to network they can do that. I'd expect Apple to have some way of making an initial direct ethernet or FW connection to download all your audio/video files.



    I guess that things are all converging fine. I'm not %100 sold on wireless yet. I think we need the better speed and features of 802.11n. I think we need some sort of powerline networking that's going to work. I'm all for streaming as long as it works. I'm curious to see what Apple has planned.
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  • Reply 23 of 31
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    Originally posted by Gene Clean

    iTMS? It's a fad.



    This article seems to agree: http://www.cio-today.com/story.xhtml...story_id=29972



    The iTMS seems to be growing faster than ever, and yet the naysayers are still predicting doom and gloom.



    Some snippets:



    "Two models dominate the online-music arena at present"



    More like one model dominates and the other is struggling to make a go of it.



    And regarding the subscription model:



    "They cannot, however, move that music to a portable player. Doing so requires purchasing the songs separately."



    This is the achilles heel.



    Finally, I've said it before and will say it again...if the subscription model looks like a viable market, I am certain Apple has the ability to jump into it at a moment's notice. Disadvantage...gone.
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  • Reply 24 of 31
    maccrazymaccrazy Posts: 2,658member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Chris Cuilla

    This article seems to agree: http://www.cio-today.com/story.xhtml...story_id=29972



    The iTMS seems to be growing faster than ever, and yet the naysayers are still predicting doom and gloom.



    Some snippets:



    "Two models dominate the online-music arena at present"



    More like one model dominates and the other is struggling to make a go of it.



    And regarding the subscription model:



    "They cannot, however, move that music to a portable player. Doing so requires purchasing the songs separately."



    This is the achilles heel.



    Finally, I've said it before and will say it again...if the subscription model looks like a viable market, I am certain Apple has the ability to jump into it at a moment's notice. Disadvantage...gone.




    apart from they need to develop the software and get permission from the labels. Also these Windows devices that will work surely you'll HAVE to plug them into your computer every month on a specific date - or whatever it is just to prove you've continued the subscription. Imagine your on holiday and you can no longer use it because you haven't updated your subscription! Subscription - my arse.



    So what happens if you have very little money one month, no music at all, I think most people want to own music, not rent it.
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  • Reply 25 of 31
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    Originally posted by MacCrazy

    apart from they need to develop the software and get permission from the labels.



    Don't assume that this hasn't already happened.



    Quote:

    Originally posted by MacCrazy

    I think most people want to own music, not rent it.



    I agree. I do.
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  • Reply 26 of 31
    maccrazymaccrazy Posts: 2,658member
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    Originally posted by Chris Cuilla

    Don't assume that this hasn't already happened.



    I'm sure Apple has arranged something, but think of the struggle getting this into each country - imagine that all over again. Apple has probably covered itself.
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  • Reply 27 of 31
    gene cleangene clean Posts: 3,481member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Chris Cuilla

    This article seems to agree: http://www.cio-today.com/story.xhtml...story_id=29972



    The iTMS seems to be growing faster than ever, and yet the naysayers are still predicting doom and gloom.







    It was a joke.
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  • Reply 28 of 31
    dfilerdfiler Posts: 3,420member
    Wow, some tech writers are completely clueless!



    I feel bad about giving him the click revenue. But hey, sometimes you just gotta watch people make fools of themselves. Great entertainment!
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  • Reply 29 of 31
    shetlineshetline Posts: 4,695member
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    From http://www.cio-today.com/story.xhtml...story_id=29972

    "Tethered downloads include the best of both worlds," Goodman said.



    Tethered downloads?



    Best of which two worlds?



    Apple's DRM, probably the least-restrictive DRM out there, is still more DRM than most consumers want to deal with.



    Oh, yes, Apple will be crushed as consumers madly stampede to the Altar of Microsoft to receive the Blessing of Tethered Downloads.
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  • Reply 30 of 31
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    Originally posted by Gene Clean

    It was a joke.



    I know yours was...sadly the article isn't (I think). Yours just looked like a good post to hook onto...didn't mean to offend or mis-interpret.
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  • Reply 31 of 31
    amorphamorph Posts: 7,112member
    This one's even better. Courtesy of MacSurfer:



    Gunning for iTunes.



    MIT must be able to produce better thinkers than this.



    Like the other articles, it takes the Microsoft line as gospel: People really want subscriptions to tethered downloads, and freedom of choice (of WMA-based products and services, natch). They're right, for that subset of 'people' consisting of major label executives.



    But the article unwittingly describes the demise of this effort. Hilariously, they fuss over how this strategy will surely take off... if only they can find a way to describe its appeal to consumers!



    Well, I wish them luck. As it stands, this strategy is perfectly crafted to appeal to the big 5 labels, and they're floundering to find a way to appeal to consumers precisely because they didn't consider consumer appeal when they designed the system. So, while they debate which color lipstick looks most appealing on their pig, Apple will continue running away with the market—by starting with the question "what do people want?" and then figuring out how to make it profitable.
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