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According to MacRumors.com the iTMS Europe will have songs for 1.29 Euros - but that includes a 19.5% sales tax. The [fixed] amount to be given to artists is 0.80 euro.

Yes, more expensive than iTMS USA, but the USA price doesnt include a sales tax - apparently in states where there is a sales tax that is added on top.

More info here

The link to the MacRumors article is here MacRumors iMac G5 Typo

It was posted on January 9th 2004, I noticed it on the macworld site a few Months prior to that but most rumor sites picked it up in January when MacRumors did.

You could be more right than you know...

Picture of the "contents" of the trojan.

if you want to see a direct knock off look at these lsongs screenshots

some of the usage rules - such as how many times users can burn downloads - have been altered.

For example, a Pepsi marketing campaign announced last year that was supposed to give away 100 million downloads has resulted in only 5 million downloads by Pepsi drinkers, according to a source.

A spokesperson for iTunes was not available for comment.

Apple's willingness to allow some singles to be priced higher than 99 cents indicates the company feels empowered by its current success in the download market and sees a chance to boost profits from the sales of digital music.

There is a rumor going on about virtual desktops.

Some initial, unofficial reports are coming in that a 4mb AAC translates to about 30mb Apple Lossless.

I seem to get 0-2 bars less of signal strength on average than I did before the update. For instance, now I don't get any signal out on the patio when I easily did before. I'd think this was likely coincidence except others on this MacRumors thread have noticed the same thing.

So has Sound Track. And, no it is not the same thing. Plus, they are not exactly giving Sound Track or Acid Pro away. --> Read up <--

Clearly there are a number of MIDI loop programs that have been available for PCs and Macs since the 1980s. Garage Band is aimed at the non-professional, but certainly has the capability to produce commercial grade loops.

Apple has a relatively constant rate of product updates, with the average for powerbooks being 171 days. This would mean that, chances are in 6 months there will be a new model, which should be G5 based barring any significant hurdles. However, it's generally safer to avoid first generation products, as they typically have bugs that get worked out in the first revision.

All of this to say that, now is really the best time to buy a powerbook, as chances are it will be at least a year before we get bugfree G5 powerbooks... but if you absolutely must wait 6 months, there should be something new by that time.

Actually, Mac Rumors has a buyer's guide that tells you when product updates are expected.

12.1" iBook G4 @ 1.0GHz, 256MB RAM, Combo Drive. $1099
14.1" iBook G4 @ 1.0GHz, 256MB RAM, Combo Drive. $1299
14.1" iBook G4 @ 1.2GHz, 256MB RAM, Combo Drive. $1499

12.1" PowerBook G4 @ 1.33GHz, 256MB RAM, Combo drive. $1599
12.1" PowerBook G4 @ 1.33GHz, 256MB RAM, SuperDrive. $1799
15.2" PowerBook G4 @ 1.33GHz, 256MB RAM, Combo Drive. $1999
15.2" PowerBook G4 @ 1.5GHz, 512MB RAM, SuperDrive. $2499
17" PowerBook G4 @ 1.5GHz, 512MB RAM, SuperDrive. $2799

ibook press release
powerbook press release

12.1" iBook G4 @ 1.0GHz, 256MB RAM, Combo Drive. $1099
14.1" iBook G4 @ 1.0GHz, 256MB RAM, Combo Drive. $1299
14.1" iBook G4 @ 1.2GHz, 256MB RAM, Combo Drive. $1499

12.1" PowerBook G4 @ 1.33GHz, 256MB RAM, Combo drive. $1599
12.1" PowerBook G4 @ 1.33GHz, 256MB RAM, SuperDrive. $1799
15.2" PowerBook G4 @ 1.33GHz, 256MB RAM, Combo Drive. $1999
15.2" PowerBook G4 @ 1.5GHz, 512MB RAM, SuperDrive. $2499
17" PowerBook G4 @ 1.5GHz, 512MB RAM, SuperDrive. $2799

ibook press release
powerbook press release

they're also gonna announce new ibooks, and powerbooks, or so it's rumored for tommorow

Game consoles are supposed to be simple, turn on - insert disc - play game. Sounds like you might as well just buy a computer.

Personally I've taken the most complicated middle road and put a Mod Chip in my XBox, installed the GPL Xbox Media Centre and stuck it on my mixed system home network, so it can now play an crazy number of media formats.

Irony (yes, the proper usage of the word) is seeing a link for an earlier story, more doom and gloom for Apple.

Honestly, more power to Apple. I thought (hoped?) the mini was a mistake price wise, but a second, honest look told me this was more like sour grapes (or apples, even ? ). They did their market research, they got the product out of the door and perhaps most importantly, they cashed in on the almost unbelievable hype surrounding iPods and Apple products.

Hey, I'm a geek. I don't necessarily like mass market toys and my values (and what is attractive to me) may be different from the mass market. I *like* Apple succeeding with this, because the next generation could be a. cheaper b. have more storage capacity

They might even make the next models more attractive, price wise, for a poor student. I hope they sell a million of 'em :)

MacRumors Buyers Guide is a good place to look for a general idea. They should be releasing a revision with faster processors and a few minor improvements in the next month or two.

-matt

I have a HUGE collection of MP3s/AACs, and I have yet to run into space problems on my 15 gig iPod...

Anderson also hints that there are more alliances in the works (beyond Pepsi, HP and AOL), but that there is nothing to announce yet.

A previous rumour doing the rounds was a 100 million free song deal with McDonalds, Which you can find here.
McDonalds later said there 'Was no deal to announce', but did not actually deny the rumour.
The revenue and publicity from such a deal would certainly put iTunes further in the lead in the online music store biz.
But perhaps Coke might not be so happy with that.

don't fret too much. that was already announced to be coming in the 10.3.3 update. check out macrumor's post about that nearly a week ago.

Key changes listed include improved file sharing and directory services, PostScript and USB printing, font management, updated Disk Utility, DVD Player, Image Capture, Mail and Safari applications and updated drivers.

Days Since Update: 161 (Average = 163)

Apple's online store is charging $2399 for refurbed dual G5s, and the student store's price for a new dual G5 is $2699, $100 less than the MacMall refurbs from Tech. You can even take $26 more off for getting rid of the internal mode, which the supercomputer refurbs don't have either.

Even if you add the extra 512 megs of RAM from Apple's site (where prices aren't the best), these Va Tech refurbs are only $100 less than what a student would spend on the same box new. Not to mention these 2 GHz duallies are rated as "Buy only if you need it - Approaching the end of a cycle" on the Macrumors buyers' guide page.

So not a deal at all if you're a student (though I have to think students at Va Tech could get the inside track on the boxes -- anyone know?) and not a great price for a refurb if you're Joe Schmoe. And not a box with great longevity, relatively speaking, either, if Macrumors has the lifecycle pegged.

Wait for a processor speed bump unless you're dying to own a little bit of celebrity.

Rumour has it Adobe and Apple are looking to scoop up Avid...

Well, by the time HL2 comes out, Wine for the PPC should be perfected.

New safari. One of the fixes should take care of your complaint. :)

http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2004/02/20040202165 215.shtml

At least they're aware of their bugs and fix them, right? :)

I agree Linux is here to stay. I looked at OS X, it's too gay for me to use.

People will buy Apple before they buy Linux.
Not all people, it depends on the community.

And only gay people use Apple/iTunes. Real geeks use Linux!

MacRumors.com says:

Airport Extreme "II" will be coming soon, with support for 802.11b, 802.11g and the newly developped 802.11m which can span an entire city block with speeds of up to 108MBPS. According to VERY reliable sources we should see this product in the next six months.

AC

MacRumors.com says:

Airport Extreme "II" will be coming soon, with support for 802.11b, 802.11g and the newly developped 802.11m which can span an entire city block with speeds of up to 108MBPS. According to VERY reliable sources we should see this product in the next six months.

AC

Apparently, Apple just may do exactly that!

Apparently, Apple just may do exactly that!

Let's not forget the OS X Native Port is coming along nicely

Apple is rumoured to pick up support as well!

Let's not forget the OS X Native Port is coming along nicely

Apple is rumoured to pick up support as well!

Let's not forget the OS X Native Port is coming along nicely

Apple is rumoured to pick up support as well!

The 2GB model, according to the rumor sites, was suppose to be priced between $99-$129 while the 4GB model was suppose to be $149-$179.

A while ago in a far off land, I noticed in someone's sig in a forum a link to see his desktop. Seems he had a script to give a live shot of it every time someone hit his box. (He was running Apache on OS X)

I thought this was interesting, so I hit refresh every couple seconds. I noticed he was looking at porn, he had quite a bit. Also he was in an IRC chat at the same time. Some Mac Clan or something. Then I realized this would probably slow down his box considerably. So I kept refreshing. I hit refresh and see the goatse.cx warning page. He opens up TextEdit and types "Whoever the fuck is watching me you're lucky goatse.cx is down!"

... and there was much laughter.

A while ago in a far off land, I noticed in someone's sig in a forum a link to see his desktop. Seems he had a script to give a live shot of it every time someone hit his box. (He was running Apache on OS X)

I thought this was interesting, so I hit refresh every couple seconds. I noticed he was looking at porn, he had quite a bit. Also he was in an IRC chat at the same time. Some Mac Clan or something. Then I realized this would probably slow down his box considerably. So I kept refreshing. I hit refresh and see the goatse.cx warning page. He opens up TextEdit and types "Whoever the fuck is watching me you're lucky goatse.cx is down!"

... and there was much laughter.

Yes.

Some people have already gotten their hands on the iTunes promotional bottles of Pepsi. The code looks like it's 10 characters. Only letters are visible in this image of a cap.

~Philly

Apparently the background dates on the screen were changed as well to 01.24.04 rather than their original dates. I thought that these guys were just nuts until it all turned out to be true.

"While several have argued concerns about the price, one Wall Street Journal Column (Paid) offers an alternative perspective:

We don't want to sound like some annoying old relative, but these critics missed the rather elementary fact that different people care about different things. For every buyer of an MP3 player who cares about capacity, there's another one who cares about size. Or style. Or both. .....

And for plenty of music fans there's no real difference between 1,000 songs and 3,750 -- they're both "enough."

As one Slashdotter who saw the light wrote, some people "can't justify $299 just for space, but might justify $249 for style.""

"While several have argued concerns about the price, one Wall Street Journal Column (Paid) offers an alternative perspective:

We don't want to sound like some annoying old relative, but these critics missed the rather elementary fact that different people care about different things. For every buyer of an MP3 player who cares about capacity, there's another one who cares about size. Or style. Or both. .....

And for plenty of music fans there's no real difference between 1,000 songs and 3,750 -- they're both "enough."

As one Slashdotter who saw the light wrote, some people "can't justify $299 just for space, but might justify $249 for style.""

According to ZD NET's Article and reported by Mac Rumors, the devices will come in an exclusive "HP Blue" color and be compatible will all 3rd generation iPod accessories.

If you don't know what color "HP Blue" is, look at the /. icon for this story.

According to ZD NET's Article and reported by Mac Rumors, the devices will come in an exclusive "HP Blue" color and be compatible will all 3rd generation iPod accessories.

If you don't know what color "HP Blue" is, look at the /. icon for this story.

The Xserve tech specs pdf, pointed out by MacRumors indicates that the 90nm G5 has arrived (okay, will arrive in 6-8 weeks).

I am dismayed that Steve did not take the needs of obsessive geeks like myself into account when he chose to skip of the 90nm tidbit and the XGrid beta in today's keynote.

Hopefully there are even more omissions that will be uncovered in the next few days of MacWorld.

It's difficult to drop something that is crammed up your ass. You Apple loving homosexual.

MacRumors is also confident that a new product called GarageBand will be released tomorrow. Probably a consumer audio application

Garage Band

MacRumors is also confident that a new product called GarageBand will be released tomorrow. Probably a consumer audio application

Garage Band

Yes, that's true, but remember, this is the same guy who was whining about Linux's organizational structure because of the SCO fiasco. Mac Rumors had this story a few weeks before Cringley did.