well said. it's quite fun to see apple giving this a shot. i mean, obviously this could easily become a total fail. however, they try from their strong (music) market position, which could really give the concept a boost in adaptation. especially when the itlp format is an open one, and other (non mac) players will be able to use it aswell (outside itunes i mean) people might stop complaining. cause let's face it; the people complaining now are all itunes haters from day 1, and most of them pirates aswell: so think of it, this product is not for pirates, it's a gift to the people who actually pay for digital music.
one thing that makes me wonder though, what if i buy a new album on vinyl ? it costs about twice the price of the digital album. will i get a 'voucher' or so to DL the itunesLP ? and will all itunes LPs correspond to the physical artwork/design or.....
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well said. it's quite fun to see apple giving this a shot. i mean, obviously this could easily become a total fail. however, they try from their strong (music) market position, which could really give the concept a boost in adaptation. especially when the itlp format is an open one, and other (non mac) players will be able to use it aswell (outside itunes i mean) people might stop complaining. cause let's face it; the people complaining now are all itunes haters from day 1, and most of them pirates aswell: so think of it, this product is not for pirates, it's a gift to the people who actually pay for digital music. one thing that makes me wonder though, what if i buy a new album on vinyl ? it costs about twice the price of the digital album. will i get a 'voucher' or so to DL the itunesLP ? and will all itunes LPs correspond to the physical artwork/design or .....
etc.
Unfortunately it failed for the same reason LaserDisc failed...
didn't all formats fail because VHS was the only one that carried porn from the start?
:lol: ive got crumbs all over my keyboard maaaan