Comments on: iTunes Music Service Stuff http://inluminent.com/2003/05/03/itunes-music-service-stuff/ my comments on business, marketing, advertising, email, CAN-SPAM, selling as a profession, photography, computers and other stuff... Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:44:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Misha http://inluminent.com/2003/05/03/itunes-music-service-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-962 Misha Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://inluminent.com/?p=626#comment-962 Know what's lame about iTunes Music Store? They let you share the song on up to three Macs (registered with your Apple ID), but you can only download it once. So say I have my PMG4 and my iBook and I download the song to my PMG4, I then have to find a way to get it from the PMG4 to the iBook, I can't just log in and view a list of "Purchased Music" and download that tune again to the iBook. Similarly, if you ever acidentally delete a tune or lose it in a drive crash, you're out of luck -- you have to buy everything again. "The user is responsible for back-ups" is the official word out of Apple. Sure, I understand them wanting to limit their bandwidth needs, but when you're buying something that isn't tangible, this isn't acceptable in my book. What if you buy 1,000 songs and then your drive crashes? You've just wasted $1,000 if you didn't burn them or copy them to your iPod or another drive. [I haven't bought any tunes, mind you, but Cyril bought a bunch with my account for his MacGen write up: <a href="http://www.macgeneration.com/mgnews/categories/labo/labo_99673_1.shtml">http://www.macgeneration.com/mgnews/categories/labo/labo_99673_1.shtml</a> (since it's not available in Switzerland yet)] Know what’s lame about iTunes Music Store? They let you share the song on up to three Macs (registered with your Apple ID), but you can only download it once. So say I have my PMG4 and my iBook and I download the song to my PMG4, I then have to find a way to get it from the PMG4 to the iBook, I can’t just log in and view a list of “Purchased Music” and download that tune again to the iBook.

Similarly, if you ever acidentally delete a tune or lose it in a drive crash, you’re out of luck — you have to buy everything again. “The user is responsible for back-ups” is the official word out of Apple.

Sure, I understand them wanting to limit their bandwidth needs, but when you’re buying something that isn’t tangible, this isn’t acceptable in my book. What if you buy 1,000 songs and then your drive crashes? You’ve just wasted $1,000 if you didn’t burn them or copy them to your iPod or another drive.

[I haven't bought any tunes, mind you, but Cyril bought a bunch with my account for his MacGen write up: http://www.macgeneration.com/mgnews/categories/labo/labo_99673_1.shtml (since it's not available in Switzerland yet)]

]]> By: Tom Bridge http://inluminent.com/2003/05/03/itunes-music-service-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-963 Tom Bridge Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://inluminent.com/?p=626#comment-963 I wrote about the ITMS the other day and how they charge your credit card. Mr. Rentzsch is pretty close, but it actually works slightly different... <a href="http://radio.weblogs.com/0116463/2003/05/02.html#a413">http://radio.weblogs.com/0116463/2003/05/02.html#a413</a> that has all the details. I wrote about the ITMS the other day and how they charge your credit card. Mr. Rentzsch is pretty close, but it actually works slightly different…

http://radio.weblogs.com/0116463/2003/05/02.html#a413

that has all the details.

]]> By: Jon http://inluminent.com/2003/05/03/itunes-music-service-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-964 Jon Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://inluminent.com/?p=626#comment-964 Misha: I heard that if you want you can download the songs again... Seems like it's a fair idea. Drives to crash. Just make sure to keep iTunes' library backed up :P Misha:

I heard that if you want you can download the songs again… Seems like it’s a fair idea. Drives to crash.

Just make sure to keep iTunes’ library backed up :P

]]> By: Misha http://inluminent.com/2003/05/03/itunes-music-service-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-965 Misha Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://inluminent.com/?p=626#comment-965 Jon -- you heard you can download the songs again? How? Or did I misread something? At any rate, the iMisha Music Store has been open for business for many years now... 160GB of MP3s and any big label album months before its release. John's been a free member for a while, he can vouge that the service is first rate. ;) And best of all, all the money goes to a struggling individual (me!) not a corrupt corporation! Horray! Jon — you heard you can download the songs again? How? Or did I misread something?

At any rate, the iMisha Music Store has been open for business for many years now… 160GB of MP3s and any big label album months before its release.

John’s been a free member for a while, he can vouge that the service is first rate. ;)

And best of all, all the money goes to a struggling individual (me!) not a corrupt corporation! Horray!

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