pablolie;380377 Wrote:
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> I think iTunes is a horrible product - as a music management system it
> is very constricting and shows that Apple wants to control users more
> zealosuly than Microsoft ever has, while providing questionable value
> add in return. My wife swears by her iPhone and i
umbertob;380400 Wrote:
> What'd they do, zap DRM protection from all my purchased iTunes library
> tonight as I was downloading those handful of Plus files? I thought DRM
> protection would be removed only after paying Apple an extra $0.30 via
> iTunes Plus? Guess not. I'm happy of course, but i
pfarrell;380385 Wrote:
> talbotpat wrote:
> > Hopefully the variable pricing will be a bust and the market will
> settle
> > out at $.99 per track.
>
> Why do you think variable pricing is bad? Seems to me that songs are
> variable, so variable pricing would be good. Perhaps not set well,
> whi
I've read elsewhere that you can't upgrade only some of your existing
songs to DRM-free for $0.30 each; it forces you to do the whole library
or not at all. So check your receipt from ITMS carefully!
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SJobson
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New member here, something interesting happened to my iTunes library
tonight. I went to iTunes Store to find out that 5 of the DRM protected
songs in my Purchased library were now available DRM-free and with
better compression from iTunes Plus for $0.30/ea. So I decided to try
it out and see if th
Songs are variable and therefore variable pricing is good...has an
Animal Farm type of meter...I like that.
I understand the concept of 'flexible' pricing...and also get that the
labels/artists may gravitate toward a higher price for new and/or
popular releases. I'm not saying it's bad per se,
talbotpat wrote:
> Hopefully the variable pricing will be a bust and the market will settle
> out at $.99 per track.
Why do you think variable pricing is bad? Seems to me that songs are
variable, so variable pricing would be good. Perhaps not set well, which
would require competition in the Apple
kmr;380353 Wrote:
> Actually, Apple has been trying to get rid of DRM for a couple of years
> now, but the labels wouldn't go along with it (except some of EMI)
> because they were trying to wring concessions out of Apple,
> specifically variable pricing. Looks like Apple finally decided that
>
Hopefully the variable pricing will be a bust and the market will settle
out at $.99 per track. Competition has been a good thing and we are
seeing the benefits first hand with Fairplay going by the boards..good
for the labels and good for Apple in finally making it happen. Looking
forward to th
iPhone;380341 Wrote:
> But greed and losing some market share to Amazon finally killed Apple
> DRM.
Actually, Apple has been trying to get rid of DRM for a couple of years
now, but the labels wouldn't go along with it (except some of EMI)
because they were trying to wring concessions out of Appl
froth;380204 Wrote:
> I see today Apple announced that by the end of March 2009 all their
> songs will be available DRM free. That is a nice step in the right
> direction. Now if we could only get the downloads in something that is
> not compressed and not just MP3.
WOW, it took long enough. B
jordanhl;380270 Wrote:
> Since iTunes is going DRM-free does that mean that all iTunes songs
> (purchased after March '09 and/or "upgrading" my library) will be
> compatible with the Squeezebox?
Yes, assuming your SC install is setup for AAC playback. Windows
requires QuickTime to be installed,
Since iTunes is going DRM-free does that mean that all iTunes songs
(purchased after March '09 and/or "upgrading" my library) will be
compatible with the Squeezebox?
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andyg;380230 Wrote:
> You can 'upgrade' existing purchases to iTunes Plus but you have to pay
> an extra $0.30 per track.
I guess that's not too bad. It would be better if it were free, but I
have to admit that it sounds like Apple is starting to get it. Now I
just wish there was a place where
You can 'upgrade' existing purchases to iTunes Plus but you have to pay
an extra $0.30 per track.
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froth;380204 Wrote:
> I see today Apple announced that by the end of March 2009 all their
> songs will be available DRM free.
Very interesting. I'm not an iTunes user, but I wonder if there will
be any mechanism for users to convert previously purchased DRM files to
non-DRM.
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Fletch
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Aren't they AAC files? I thought they were better than MP3 at the same
bitrate.
Personally, I don't have high-end expensive hifi equipment so I can't
really tell the difference between a 256kbps+ MP3/AAC file and an
uncompressed file maybe 90% of the time.
Amazon is still cheaper though.
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L
I see today Apple announced that by the end of March 2009 all their
songs will be available DRM free. That is a nice step in the right
direction. Now if we could only get the downloads in something that is
not compressed and not just MP3.
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froth
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