Apple posts iTunes 7.6.1, promises weekly 99-cent rentals
Apple on Thursday released a minor update to iTunes and also vowed to offer Apple TV and iTunes users the treat of a low-cost movie rental each week.
Available only through Apple's automatic update feature as of press time, iTunes 7.6.1 addresses several unnamed bugs with the music software.
The fix also improves compatibility between iTunes and a networked Apple TV running the version 2.0 upgrade, Apple says.
Separately, Apple has also begun informing subscribers to its e-mail newsletters that it will offer a selected movie title each week at a 99-cent price, or a third of the price of a back catalog, standard-definition title. The first title is The Hours.
The movie's special pricing takes effect each Thursday and lasts until the following Monday, giving customers the opportunity to finish downloading and playing the movie before the weekend ends.
Apple has regularly offered discounts on music with its free weekly tracks, but until now has not supplied a regular discount on videos.
Available only through Apple's automatic update feature as of press time, iTunes 7.6.1 addresses several unnamed bugs with the music software.
The fix also improves compatibility between iTunes and a networked Apple TV running the version 2.0 upgrade, Apple says.
Separately, Apple has also begun informing subscribers to its e-mail newsletters that it will offer a selected movie title each week at a 99-cent price, or a third of the price of a back catalog, standard-definition title. The first title is The Hours.
The movie's special pricing takes effect each Thursday and lasts until the following Monday, giving customers the opportunity to finish downloading and playing the movie before the weekend ends.
Apple has regularly offered discounts on music with its free weekly tracks, but until now has not supplied a regular discount on videos.
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Once customers get used to discount pricing, it's impossible to go back.
Oh, dear. These are desperation moves. Not good times ahead for Apple (short to mid term anyway).
Once customers get used to discount pricing, it's impossible to go back.
Sorry, I don't agree, especially when they're only discounting ONE movie a week. Seems like a really good idea to get people to take the plunge and try the service out.
Apple has had free and discounted music tracks for years, doesn't seem to hurt the business any.
Sorry, I don't agree, especially when they're only discounting ONE movie a week. Seems like a really good idea to get people to take the plunge and try the service out.
Apple has had free and discounted music tracks for years, doesn't seem to hurt the business any.
I agree. This is a great idea. A great way to get poeple to try it out and see how easy it is to rent a movie.
As for not being able to go back, nonsense, itunes regularly offers a free song of the week or a free video or tv show, sometimes great sometimes not so great, but it hasn't stopped them from sell 4 billion songs.
*oh, and you have to keep your account paid off to get the free/discounted media (obvious I know but found this out by accident one time)
The movie's special pricing takes effect each Thursday and lasts until the following Monday, giving customers the opportunity to finish downloading and playing the movie before the weekend ends.
They would only have to download it before Monday, they could start watching it weeks later if they wished.
Oh, dear. These are desperation moves. Not good times ahead for Apple (short to mid term anyway).
Once customers get used to discount pricing, it's impossible to go back.
Dude, whatever crack you have been smokin, you need to gimme you supplies # quick! ...it must be some gooooooood shit!
Absolute bullshit.
As long as I'm here: I don't think Apple is in a desperate situation in any way, shape, or form. I expect the stock to be back to the $200 neighborhood by Christmas.
I've been buying since it hit $30, all the way up to $170. I have various lots, my biggest purchased at $60. And there's one thing that makes me think the stock has legs: People are switching to Mac at a phenomenal rate. People who I never could have imagined asking me about a Mac are switching. The rate is going to increase exponentially as the world realizes all their photos and Word docs work on a Mac.
Every switcher is another iLife buyer down the road. Another OS X buyer. Another Applecare...
I wonder if they'll fix the issue so I can connect my iPod touch without seeing the thing asking about applications so i can't access my iPod.
Absolute bullshit.
I've that problem with my daughter's touch and its very annoying.
it's still a bit jerky tho, scrolling up and down freezes up. resizing it results in some freezing issues, at least on a PC.
just installed it on 2 pc's and 1 macbook. It took a lot less time to install on the Mac.
Nice move Apple.
Separately, Apple has also begun informing subscribers to its e-mail newsletters that it will offer a selected movie title each week at a 99-cent price, or a third of the price of a back catalog, standard-definition title. The first title is The Hours.
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Actually the first title was last week, Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Actually the first title was last week, Breakfast at Tiffany's.
So im guessing its just gonna be older titles (however the one for this week is from 2002), not brande new ones?
99 cents is still a great deal!
edit: how will we keep track of which movies are 99 cents? iTunes doesn't seem to advertise it too well..
thats my 0.2 cents
none of my music files actually play anymore and you can't plug an ipod in for an update, b/c the whole thing crashes. ...and let me restate, the AAPL support discussion threads are littered with hundreds of folks experiencing the same thing. and those are the folks willing to take the time to publish their experience...
looks like it was related to movie rentals and itunes needing to repeatedly catalog your video library. the fix AAPL suggested was to set up separate libraries...one for audio and one for video. don't know about you, but that doesn't sound like an elegant solution & not one many folks will put up with for long... hopefully this update obviates the need for such a workaround.
Actually the first title was last week, Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Still too expensive for George Kastanza!