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Jobs Resists Music Industry Pressure
Drew writes "Steve Jobs is opposed to raising the price of online music sales, calling the music industry greedy, and
implying that price increases will bring about more piracy." From the article: "It may not seem like it, but it has been more than two years since the launch of the iTunes Music Store, and that alone has the music industry brimming with hopes for price-adjustments. They also don't buy Jobs' argument that a price increase will result in more piracy, but probably not for the reasons we might assume. I've long been of the conviction that piracy is not nearly as large of a problem as the RIAA makes it out to be." Also covered at Macworld.
Maybe they could cut costs..but, oh, I don't know.. hiring less lawyers to sue their customers.
In fact, let's really show those greedy bastards and set the per song price of an iTunes download to twenty-five cents! That way, downloading an album would actually be cheaper than buying the jewel box.
You go, Steve!
Um, he is talking about lowering the prices, isn't he?
Oh.
Never mind.
Yeah, I'm as old as my UID would suggest.
I never bought a song on iTunes - I've gotten them all for free with Pepsi caps.
I don't usually drink Pepsi, but when I see those yellow caps, I tip the bottles, find a winner, then get a Pepsi (instead of the Coke I would buy otherwise) and get my free song.
So I think this is in response to pressure from Pepsi. If you pay more per song, you'll be more likely to buy a Pepsi for a chance to win a free download.
It's a conspiracy, I tell you!
Money makes every person on the planet greedy
Mr. Jobs, certainly, is immune.
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"calling the music industry greedy"
Shitheads from the end of that sentence...
"We are all geniuses when we dream"
- E.M. Cioran
Hey! None of that! Talk Like A Pirate Day was yesterday!
You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.
The list goes on and on dude... all great musicians... all 100% American!
Jobs is in a great position.
Actually, he has the RIAA in a great position. Namely, over a barrel.
You're right -- Shatner's "Common People" does kick ass.
...the fact that Russia's legal system with regards to copyright is all over the map.
Nono, it's still in Russia, with the rest of the Russian legal system.
Right. When you take into account the miniscule cost of his operation... why, it's like he's positively robbing us blind, right?
Rapacious bastard. Making a profit off the iPod - the nerve!
Yes! One has to wonder what will happen to his "you must buy an iPod to listen to the music we sell!" tactic when people figure out that they can listen to the songs right on their computers, or even burn them to CDs.
For the sake of Apple, and all the poor children in Cupertino, we can only help that the secret never gets out.
Boy, nothing gets by you.
He wouldn't be able to buy an iTunes song on what he makes if the price goes up!
and now you cant mod him troll because you posted in this topic..now i am modding you off topic....doh!
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