Apple to Launch Music Service?

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Apple to Launch Music Service?

Posted by michael on Tuesday March 4, 2003 @06:06AM from the pay-to-play dept.

discstickers writes "The San Jose Mercury News is running an article about an Apple music service that might be ready to launch next month. $.99 a song with the ability to burn to CD doesn't sound too bad."

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WTF by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-04 06:12 · Score: -1, Troll

The bars on South Street are closing at 7 tonight? No riot for me?
Yay Apple! by stratjakt · 2003-03-04 06:14 · Score: 1, Troll

>> $.99 a song with the ability to burn to CD doesn't sound too bad.

Sure, and when you like punk stuff like me, a CD can easily contain 30 tracks.

Even for a more normal 10-15 track album, it's still retail prices, with the added bonus that you pay the production cost yourself, with your own burner and media.

If this service was from MSFT or Sony you'd hate it.

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99 cents is a ripoff until you think about albums by Infonaut · 2003-03-04 06:25 · Score: 0, Troll

$.99 a song? Ripoff.
That assumes that you want all of the songs on a CD. Most CDs, even ones I really like, have at least four or five tracks that are of no interest to me.
Part of the problem the RIAA has been struggling with is that they can't seem to pull themselves away from the "play a single on the radio, get people to buy the single AND another ten songs on a CD for $16" model.
This *may* be a better method. Pay $6 for the songs you really want, and don't pay for the songs you don't want.
Time will tell. After all, this is still just a rumor.
Why is 25 cents always the magic number for people?

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Re:FP for the CLIT by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-04 06:29 · Score: -1, Troll
unfortunately, only music oriented towards the "Apple" lifestyle is available.
- Anything by the Village People
- Anything by Boy George
- She's like a rainbow (rolling stones)
- Anything by George Michael
- Anything by elton john
- Anything by Michael Jackson
You get the picture
Re:At first glance... by confuzed · 2003-03-04 06:44 · Score: 0, Troll

you must listen to some awful music if you only get 1-2 good songs on a cd.
Re:Even Apple doesn't get it... by briancnorton · 2003-03-04 07:46 · Score: 0, Troll

And what precisely has apple done in the last twenty years that ever made you think that they got it? Maintaining a closed platform, charging double for comparable hardware, or charging their loyal customers for email? I'm dying to hear this.

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Re:Well by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-04 08:35 · Score: -1, Troll

i have a gun, i go to the record store and take the music i like no fuss no bandwidth expense. if i run outa ammo ill use kazaa.
Re:Wow by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-04 08:42 · Score: -1, Troll

You are a fuck knob....
Re:Even Apple doesn't get it... by briancnorton · 2003-03-04 14:45 · Score: 0, Troll

I guess you're right. I had better go ask microsoft if I can pay them for hotmail, (.mac anyone) or beg them to take my money for a fragmented MEDIA PLAYER. (ilife ishould ibe ifree) I guess I could beg microsoft to make applications I use, or, OH WAIT A SEC, there's quality third party software for windows, and I dont have to pay microsoft ANYTHING or ask their permission.
My point is, .mac isnt all that different in conccept from .net, except that people MIGHT actually find it useful, and palladium isnt in anything I have ever bought, and NOBODY CAN FORCE IT ON ME, because x86 isnt a CLOSED PLATFORM.

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