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Speculation On a Lossless iTunes Store

Posted by kdawson on from the filling-up-the-160-gb-ipod dept.

DrJenny writes "C|net UK has up an interesting blog post predicting that within 12 months Apple's iTunes Store will include a download center for lossless audio. This would be a massively positive move for people who spend thousands of dollars on hi-fi gear, but refuse to give money to stores that only offer compressed music — they could finally take advantage of legal digital downloads. The article goes into details on how Apple's home-grown ALAC lossless encoding relates to FLAC, DRM, and the iPod ecosystem."

10 of 321 comments (clear)

  1. unemployment problems by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you can help with itunes unemployment rates today

  2. More Lossless Content by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Lossless Girl on Girl Action

  3. Re:they make money on the razors by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    the loss leader here is not itunes

  4. Coincidence? by Derek+the+Donutmaker · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Bell labs are working on a lossless format nearly a quarter the size of its nearest competitor. Interesting article that Bell have tried to sue over

    1. Re:Coincidence? by sherpajohn · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      A witty use of tinyurl - mod parent up! +1 for non-obvious trolling ;)

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  5. polution control needed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    we could use some polution control on this issue

  6. Re:"Lossless"? Such BS by Fast+Thick+Pants · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Bravo to this -- enough with the 44.1Khz already!

  7. Re:Doesn't MP3Sparks.com do that already? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    the definition or legal according to LR Hubbard

  8. Re:they make money on the razors by hyperball · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    speculation on lesbian toon's store, coming from a blog that is...

  9. Re:No... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You recommended Walmart? ::shudder::

    Your money is like your vote. You should only give it to the people you'd like to have it.

    Walmart has done as much to advance the conservative agenda in America as any Congressman or Senator has, yet people who would never vote for the right-wing facists queue up every day to give their money to one.