Revolutionize with iTunes 5
All of these threads deal with minor updates or subscription services or something at least 100 other people have thought of before.. so I ask all of you..
What about something NEW For iTunes 5
Something revolutionary that is different from every other service.. that offers something nobody else does. Forget subscriptions because Apple won't do that unless its affecting their market share.
Think about something like this:
Millions of people still use p2p right? Even some of those who use iTunes still illegally swap songs sometimes and many dont even buy anything legally.. this is still a huge problem for the music industry. Why? I think its more that people like to swap music and check out other people's favorite songs than it is that they refuse to shell out 1 dollar a song..
So what if there was iSwap? All your songs that you purchsed from iTunes are available to other users.. BUT.. its a trade-off situation.. use the DRM.. let users swap songs 1:1
Not make a copy.. literally swap.. that way you aren't losing revenue persay.. and your appealing to that wide audience of people who like to check out everyone else's music.
Or they could share songs with a protected DRM that lets the recipient get a copy (like existing p2p) but the DRM only works for a week.. then if you like it you buy it..
This could even work in conjunction with a future subscription service.. you could pay per month for the service and it would include a modest fee to swap the songs (covers Apple's bottom line with the record companies)
Even if not combined make it a seperate fee.. 2 bucks a month.. anything.. 2 or 3 cents a song.. then you have something revolutionary that will attract p2p users.. prevent piracy.. help attract more users/iPod buyers.. offer NEW features for existing customers.. and doesn't hurt Apple's bottom line.. and also makes them even more popular with record labels than they already are.
Innovate.
Share your thoughts below.
What about something NEW For iTunes 5
Something revolutionary that is different from every other service.. that offers something nobody else does. Forget subscriptions because Apple won't do that unless its affecting their market share.
Think about something like this:
Millions of people still use p2p right? Even some of those who use iTunes still illegally swap songs sometimes and many dont even buy anything legally.. this is still a huge problem for the music industry. Why? I think its more that people like to swap music and check out other people's favorite songs than it is that they refuse to shell out 1 dollar a song..
So what if there was iSwap? All your songs that you purchsed from iTunes are available to other users.. BUT.. its a trade-off situation.. use the DRM.. let users swap songs 1:1
Not make a copy.. literally swap.. that way you aren't losing revenue persay.. and your appealing to that wide audience of people who like to check out everyone else's music.
Or they could share songs with a protected DRM that lets the recipient get a copy (like existing p2p) but the DRM only works for a week.. then if you like it you buy it..
This could even work in conjunction with a future subscription service.. you could pay per month for the service and it would include a modest fee to swap the songs (covers Apple's bottom line with the record companies)
Even if not combined make it a seperate fee.. 2 bucks a month.. anything.. 2 or 3 cents a song.. then you have something revolutionary that will attract p2p users.. prevent piracy.. help attract more users/iPod buyers.. offer NEW features for existing customers.. and doesn't hurt Apple's bottom line.. and also makes them even more popular with record labels than they already are.
Innovate.
Share your thoughts below.
Comments
$9.99/a month for a subscription service, plus, if you subscribe, you get 5 free songs a month, and ever song after that, that you like and want to buy is instead of 99 cents, 50 cents.
"iTunes Free Songs Up-To-Date" iMix
I just read a newspaper article about the brewing backlash against wireless carriers. Apparently parents aren't too happy that their kids are randomly signing up for ringtone schemes, charging big bucks and even unknowingly (perhaps?) signing up for subscriptions to their cell account.
Meanwhile the cell carriers who are already trying to cover their asses and keep what good graces their customers have for them.
Think this is gonna get better when a bunch of random carriers try and sell you cell-locked-in tunes for $3 a pop?
I don't know how popular the iTunes allowance feature is, but having some central control point is a good idea for this. I don't have kids, but I'm not giving them an open tab unless they're responsible, and that's something they have to earn.
Anyhow, I just see the ringtone backlash as forshadowing for the upcoming Tune Wars, coined here first!