usually when a new version of hardware comes out, the older versions come down in price to move them out
So, Apple has the choice of selling the old model at the higher price or the new model at a lower price. I guess they made some calculations and decided that it was better to do the latter.
Theese guys have several albums out there (streaming on their site), Saiko-Pod being their newest project found at this shop. Check it out.. you might like it.
Harddisk crash => buy new harddisk, copy content of iPod back to harddisk iPod stolen => buy new iPod stop using the white headset, resync with iTunes.
Harddisk crash AND iPod Stolen => re-rip from CD's
What if through iTunes, I can start a musician account with Apple, upload my music to them and make 15 cents a download?
This is not so what if as it seems. Podcast it! For now, you would have to have a tip jar on your own site to make any money, but it IS actually possible to get on iTunes and get paid. Keith and the Girl promotes a DVD and a CD with stand-up. Scott Sigler sells his book on amazon after having podcasted the whole thing for free (ok, he does have a tip jar).
The lables get a $.79 of off every song sold on iTunes, which only breaks even for Apple. iPod sales on the other hand is another story. For the record lables to want a cut of that profit is equivalent to them wanting a cut in CD player sales.. (In some ways, Sony has a sensible setup)
I guess Apple Computer's first move should be to BUY Apple Records and be over with it. Granted, Apple Records is not a big lable, but they are already established and I'm sure that Michael Jackson would be happy to let The Beatles into iTunes..
the randomness of the names is just Apples way to make it a bit difficult for the less technically inclined to pirate music. The name information is contained in the ID3 tags and everything will look nice when copied to another harddisk and imported in iTunes again.
I wonder how many other people have taken the excact same road to an iPod as you describe. I know that I am one of them. Using iTunes for a while before, finally, raking in enough dough to buy that iPod!.. and you are right... every time I see the "iPod Killer" headline, I look for the software support.. time and again companies expect customers to drag and drop files to their player.. Ease of use is not having to find a file on the harddisk and drop it to the player, ease of use is: plug in the player, wait a few seconds, unplug the player and have everything updated, that being new music or just the podcast of the day..
hat "most" suppliers use WMA.. and that "most" suppliers, supply about 20% of the mp3 players on the marked. The rest, is supplied by one company: Apple.
As always, being among the "most" of a group, means that you are among the loosers;-)
BTW: I buy CD's too.. that way, I get to choose which format I put on my iPod and I don't have to wory about backing anything up. If the harddisk crashes, it will cost me a weekend re-ripping everything, that's all.
No, you don't have to have iTunes to put music on an iPod. There are several alternatives (see ilounge.com) some of which will run directly off of the iPod (sharePod which will also let you copy music OFF an iPod at a friends house.. or over a network).
Yes, files will get stored if you drag and drop them to an iPod and they are not playable.
For music libraries of a few thousand files on a resent computer, iTunes does the job for most people. It does take up an obseen amount of memory though, but has rip, burn and video software included.. cost benefit
good point! Hijackers/suicide bombers seems to be going after easier targets now: subway stations. After that, it will be something else without too much security..
So the RIAA is hoping by jacking up the price they can make online music unpopular enough that CD's will be more popular for awhile, until a good iPod competitor can kick Jobs off the top of the heap and make the market more even and they can keep playing the game. Hoping for an iPod competitor, when Jobs has the balls to axe his most popular product to replace it with something even more desirable, is hard. Until I read your coment, I thought that it was only mp3 player producers that shouted F**K when Jobs showed the world the nano.....and Madonna.. doesn't she own the rights to her own music? It's one of those 'problems that could add up' and she might just add quite a bit.. EVERYTHING by Madonna, EVERYGHING by U2, EVERYGHING Harry Potter.. I see a pattern here: "EVERYTHING"
you are not wrong and the industry has paid the settelment by flooding schools and libraries with surplus copies of the soundtrack from the Bodygard, what else do you want?
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usually when a new version of hardware comes out, the older versions come down in price to move them out
So, Apple has the choice of selling the old model at the higher price or the new model at a lower price. I guess they made some calculations and decided that it was better to do the latter.
File -> new document -> templates -> report -> I'm feeling Lucky!
Theese guys have several albums out there (streaming on their site), Saiko-Pod being their newest project found at this shop. Check it out.. you might like it.
Backup, backup, backup .. everybody seems to be missing the point, that you do not need a backup, you already have the original CD! That's the backup.
When you buy CD's you do not need backup.
Harddisk crash => buy new harddisk, copy content of iPod back to harddisk
iPod stolen => buy new iPod stop using the white headset, resync with iTunes.
Harddisk crash AND iPod Stolen => re-rip from CD's
an if you want a trip to space, you go to Russia too .. is this one of those In Soviet Russia Jokes that float around here?
And another redicted 10 million ipods sold, just in Q4, 2005 ... yeah, iPod owners are really angry being "stuck" on iTunes ..
What if through iTunes, I can start a musician account with Apple, upload my music to them and make 15 cents a download?
This is not so what if as it seems. Podcast it! For now, you would have to have a tip jar on your own site to make any money, but it IS actually possible to get on iTunes and get paid.
Keith and the Girl promotes a DVD and a CD with stand-up. Scott Sigler sells his book on amazon after having podcasted the whole thing for free (ok, he does have a tip jar).
The lables get a $.79 of off every song sold on iTunes, which only breaks even for Apple. iPod sales on the other hand is another story. For the record lables to want a cut of that profit is equivalent to them wanting a cut in CD player sales .. (In some ways, Sony has a sensible setup)
I guess Apple Computer's first move should be to BUY Apple Records and be over with it. Granted, Apple Records is not a big lable, but they are already established and I'm sure that Michael Jackson would be happy to let The Beatles into iTunes ..
Actually, what I will do, is "not buy your music from iTunes and just download it from a newsgroup. I will not stop playing, just stop paying."
the randomness of the names is just Apples way to make it a bit difficult for the less technically inclined to pirate music. The name information is contained in the ID3 tags and everything will look nice when copied to another harddisk and imported in iTunes again.
drag&drop is so.. 90'ties
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How long has the shuffle been out? A year?
since 11th of january 2005.
Apple's markedshare (of the flashbased player marked) went from zero to about 75% in 9 months.
With the introduction of the nano, the price of the shuffle has gone down a bit. (to 79$ I think)
I wonder if the nano has the same secret? It seems that the updated mini (6GB) does.
I wonder how many other people have taken the excact same road to an iPod as you describe. I know that I am one of them. Using iTunes for a while before, finally, raking in enough dough to buy that iPod! .. and you are right... every time I see the "iPod Killer" headline, I look for the software support .. time and again companies expect customers to drag and drop files to their player .. Ease of use is not having to find a file on the harddisk and drop it to the player, ease of use is: plug in the player, wait a few seconds, unplug the player and have everything updated, that being new music or just the podcast of the day..
hat "most" suppliers use WMA .. and that "most" suppliers, supply about 20% of the mp3 players on the marked. The rest, is supplied by one company: Apple.
;-)
.. that way, I get to choose which format I put on my iPod and I don't have to wory about backing anything up. If the harddisk crashes, it will cost me a weekend re-ripping everything, that's all.
As always, being among the "most" of a group, means that you are among the loosers
BTW: I buy CD's too
no and yes.
No, you don't have to have iTunes to put music on an iPod. There are several alternatives (see ilounge.com) some of which will run directly off of the iPod (sharePod which will also let you copy music OFF an iPod at a friends house.. or over a network).
Yes, files will get stored if you drag and drop them to an iPod and they are not playable.
For music libraries of a few thousand files on a resent computer, iTunes does the job for most people. It does take up an obseen amount of memory though, but has rip, burn and video software included.. cost benefit
good point! Hijackers/suicide bombers seems to be going after easier targets now: subway stations. After that, it will be something else without too much security..
I asume that you will be the owner of any code written, right?
no, you are not alone .. but as long as your 'group' doesn't have 20 million people, Apple woun't care.
So the RIAA is hoping by jacking up the price they can make online music unpopular enough that CD's will be more popular for awhile, until a good iPod competitor can kick Jobs off the top of the heap and make the market more even and they can keep playing the game. ..and Madonna.. doesn't she own the rights to her own music? It's one of those 'problems that could add up' and she might just add quite a bit.. EVERYTHING by Madonna, EVERYGHING by U2, EVERYGHING Harry Potter .. I see a pattern here: "EVERYTHING"
Hoping for an iPod competitor, when Jobs has the balls to axe his most popular product to replace it with something even more desirable, is hard.
Until I read your coment, I thought that it was only mp3 player producers that shouted F**K when Jobs showed the world the nano...
you are not wrong and the industry has paid the settelment by flooding schools and libraries with surplus copies of the soundtrack from the Bodygard, what else do you want?
First of all: how dare you suggest that the grand kids of the current teen idols should have to work?
Second of all: greed is a significant part of our culture.
yeah, never mind, they woun't listen ..