this my post earlier in this thread before the announcement by Universal
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Originally Posted by danielsmi
Is this the same Apple that denied the report that leopard would be delayed until October?
I also don't really see how it will really hurts Universal if they don't sell their music on iTS. Will you actually boycott an arists music cause it's not available on iTS? (I know a few apple fanboys will if these thing acually happens) People can get their music anywhere and almost all other ways of aquiring music will work with the iPod except music bought from another DRMed music store such as napster, zune marketplace, etc. People still can buy their music on CD you know. The fact that a song is not available on iTS has never prevented me from ever purchasing a song through other avenues. In fact I've never bought a song from iTS and don't really plan on it, until the DRMless higher quality AAC song come much more commonplace on iTS and even then I still like having a hard copy. I'll just keep purchasing CDs and ripping them at 224kbps MP3 so that they work with all my other media players plus I'll still have a hard copy to fall back on in case something happens to my hard drive or iPod.
I will say that iTS has probably killed the singles market as we once knew it, no more paying $5-8 for a CD with three songs, one song you want and a couple other songs you didn't want!!
This is Apple denying the rumored Leopard delay on Mar 25th
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Briefly: Apple says Leopard won't be delayed
By AppleInsider Staff
Published: 11:00 AM EST
Carve out another notch in the loss column for Taiwanese-based DigiTimes, which on Friday reported that Apple's next-generation Leopard operating system would be delayed till October.
Jupiter Research analyst Michael Gartenberg later spoke to Apple regarding the matter and was told the report is incorrect.
"Just spoke with Apple who confirmed the reports are wrong and Leopard is still scheduled to ship in this spring as they previously announced," the analyst wrote on his blog site.
"The rumor mill is wrong again."
DigiTimes had said that Apple would push Leopard's release out till October in order to bolster dual boot support for rival Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista operating system.
At least in the popular music arena, iTunes is no cheaper than a physical CD. Most new CD's arrive at the major retailers (Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, Wal-Mart, etc.) at the price of $9.99, the same, or in some instances, less than the same album on iTunes. I purchased Amy Winehouse's most recent CD for $7.41, cheaper than iTunes. Everything I've bought on CD this year has been cheaper or the same cost as iTunes. If you just want a few songs, iTunes would end up cheaper, but for full albums, it's all pretty much a wash.
Gee, and yet, five years ago, a CD was at least $13.99 and often more. Now what might have happened in the market to lower prices? Just asking.
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Yep I was right, this is the same apple that said leopard wouldn't be delayed until october
http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/u...unes-contract/
I was also right again in my second assumption cause as predicted the mac fanboys have begun their boycott of Universal music.
What exactly were you right about? If you post a link of what you originally stated it would be easy to confirm.
When did Apple say that "leopard wouldn't be delayed until october"? I distinctly recall Apple saying it would be delayed until October.
Is this the same Apple that denied the report that leopard would be delayed until October?
I also don't really see how it will really hurts Universal if they don't sell their music on iTS. Will you actually boycott an arists music cause it's not available on iTS? (I know a few apple fanboys will if these thing acually happens) People can get their music anywhere and almost all other ways of aquiring music will work with the iPod except music bought from another DRMed music store such as napster, zune marketplace, etc. People still can buy their music on CD you know. The fact that a song is not available on iTS has never prevented me from ever purchasing a song through other avenues. In fact I've never bought a song from iTS and don't really plan on it, until the DRMless higher quality AAC song come much more commonplace on iTS and even then I still like having a hard copy. I'll just keep purchasing CDs and ripping them at 224kbps MP3 so that they work with all my other media players plus I'll still have a hard copy to fall back on in case something happens to my hard drive or iPod.
I will say that iTS has probably killed the singles market as we once knew it, no more paying $5-8 for a CD with three songs, one song you want and a couple other songs you didn't want!!
This is Apple denying the rumored Leopard delay on Mar 25th
Briefly: Apple says Leopard won't be delayed
By AppleInsider Staff
Published: 11:00 AM EST
Carve out another notch in the loss column for Taiwanese-based DigiTimes, which on Friday reported that Apple's next-generation Leopard operating system would be delayed till October.
Jupiter Research analyst Michael Gartenberg later spoke to Apple regarding the matter and was told the report is incorrect.
"Just spoke with Apple who confirmed the reports are wrong and Leopard is still scheduled to ship in this spring as they previously announced," the analyst wrote on his blog site.
"The rumor mill is wrong again."
DigiTimes had said that Apple would push Leopard's release out till October in order to bolster dual boot support for rival Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista operating system.
All right. TO THE BAN HAMMER!
At least in the popular music arena, iTunes is no cheaper than a physical CD. Most new CD's arrive at the major retailers (Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, Wal-Mart, etc.) at the price of $9.99, the same, or in some instances, less than the same album on iTunes. I purchased Amy Winehouse's most recent CD for $7.41, cheaper than iTunes. Everything I've bought on CD this year has been cheaper or the same cost as iTunes. If you just want a few songs, iTunes would end up cheaper, but for full albums, it's all pretty much a wash.
Gee, and yet, five years ago, a CD was at least $13.99 and often more. Now what might have happened in the market to lower prices? Just asking.
Mod edit: (to the tune of Gilbert and Sullivan's I am the very model of a modern major general
I am the very model of a spamming individual,
I post on forums far and wide while selling zune residuals,
I tried to flog a product here and found that there's a ritual
of banning folks, who just like me, are spamming individuals!
And what does that have to do with the price of tea in China?