The end of iTunes?

[Dan]

I saw this today: http://www.comcast.net/music/blindedbythehype/2855/applethreatenstocloseitunes/

Looks like more of the same ridiculous greed from music companies with no product to sell.

 

[haraldo]

Well, I wouldn't miss iTunes though........

 

[croseiv]

I'd be very surprised if they did shut it down...

 

[aberkowitz]

I'd be very surprised if they did shut it down...

Agreed- this is the case of Apple trying to throw their weight around. Will it work- who knows... but I don't think they threaten unless their damn sure it's going to work.

 

[MinusTheBear]

If it happens, couldn't care less about itunes.

 

[Sheep]

If it happens, couldn't care less about itunes.

X2. Worst way to attain music, ever.

SheepStar

 

[mike c]

"if you don't give me more money, i'll stop earning money!"

"there!"

 

[Sheep]

"if you don't give me more money, i'll stop earning money!"

"there!"

That's kind of narrow minded. Apple make lots of money elsewhere.

SheepStar

 

[jamie2112]

X2. Worst way to attain music, ever.

SheepStar

X3 I would never buy ANYTHING off of Itunes..... Worst sounding crap available today...

 

[cbraver]

Moment of silence for the visualizer.....

..okay, I wouldn't miss iTunes Store that much.

 

[emorphien]

I wouldn't miss it at all.

 

[Seth=L]

Agreed- this is the case of Apple trying to throw their weight around. Will it work- who knows... but I don't think they threaten unless their damn sure it's going to work.

It's sorta like when Wal-Mart (the worlds largest retailer) throws it's weight around. Distributers typically don't play with the biggest in the business (and iTunes is the biggest music retailer). That said, I don't use it and wouldn't miss it. I would rather this 192kbps crap go away totally.

 

[Adam]

My dad loves iTunes, so I wouldn't want it to go away. He buys songs, but he also loves the free material on there (old time radio shows, for example). Probably other places to get them, but he knows how to use iTunes and is very happy with it. He even bought an iPod because of it and learned how to use it quite well (you'd have to know my dad to appreciate that). Because of that, I wouldn't want to see them go away.

 

[aberkowitz]

My dad loves iTunes, so I wouldn't want it to go away. He buys songs, but he also loves the free material on there (old time radio shows, for example). Probably other places to get them, but he knows how to use iTunes and is very happy with it. He even bought an iPod because of it and learned how to use it quite well (you'd have to know my dad to appreciate that). Because of that, I wouldn't want to see them go away.

The best thing about iTunes is the Podcast system and offerings...

 

[MinusTheBear]

X3 I would never buy ANYTHING off of Itunes..... Worst sounding crap available today...

To be honest, I have never even been on the itunes website before.

 

[haraldo]

Never ever bought anything off these sites, really don't want this compressed stuff

Only Use EAC (Exact Audio Copy to rip CD's) and lossless compression, like flac
Couldn't care less about iTunes unless they start selling in lossless compression

 

[Sheep]

It's sorta like when Wal-Mart (the worlds largest retailer) throws it's weight around. Distributers typically don't play with the biggest in the business (and iTunes is the biggest music retailer). That said, I don't use it and wouldn't miss it. I would rather this 192kbps crap go away totally.

192 is fine. 128 is the crap.

SheepStar

 

[gus6464]

I have bought some stuff from itunes but only the DRM free 256k AAC stuff and it's not bad at all.