As some other people have remarked: the money doesn't go to RIAA, but to record labels.
This means artists can get a great deal here if they get a good record label contract or start their own. Since publishing music is already a hassle, starting your own label or finding a good one isn't much more effort.
And doing your own label - or choosing your preferred label doesn't have to impair distribution (of traditional media). It requires a bit of negociating, but then again everything does.
IMO iTMS is a great incentive for a lot of musicians who don't need the extra marketing and OOMPF only the big 5 can provide.
And if they do it right, they can end up with as much as 91% of the price for themselves...
Show me another distribution deal this sweet and we're talking instead of farting around...
Yep, but you're not telling the whole argument here.
They need the wide choice of FREE applications. Not as in freeware but as in COPIED.
I think there's just as much warez on the mac side - even if mac-users are more inclined to pay for stuff they use - and most windows users don't speak from experience.
I've seen quite a few of em switch after spewing years of bullshit and finally having a few days of real experience with the *other option*.
As far as iTunes is concerned: this free program gives you tons of choice. Maybe it's not everybody's favorite, but one can't fail to see it's one more choice on the windows platform. As for us mac users: most music sites say Windows Only, WMA with bullshit restrictions, Internet Explorer. Ironic to hear a MS exec. talk about restrictions... Most restrictions on the mac platform are for convenience and for every restriction there's an option to sidetrack if you really must. Which makes life extremely easy 99% of the time. All those wonderful Windows options confuse the hell out of me, and most experienced windows users as well.
Granted, there's software around that would make it almost worth my while to buy a PC, but even then I think I'd rather spend my money and time on an XBox or PSII.
OK, rant over, I think some MS users indeed understand that argument, but time will tell. My guess is most people love convenience over choice and whoever gives them that will win in the end.
Go to the Quicktime developer pages. There's already quite a few QT/iTunes plugins for the mac around, only a matter of time for the PC... If you're a programmer, I'd say go for it, the more the merrier.
Those are the hardest discussions to have with programmers:
"Hey, we noticed you have a 5-click process on this function. Turns out it's a much needed function. We want it done in one click. And that click should be in the most logical place imaginable."
Then duck, run, leave the building...
Apple is so cool because in the end their design principles are all about the user. That sounds like so much marketing crap, until you've spend a day, week, month and in the end years on a mac.
The difference cannot be expressed in MHZ or fruity colors. It's about all the time, frustration and heart-ache saved compared to other systems.
Not to say they're perfect or holy. They're a company, so one way or another, you pay for their profits. But they do put you in the driver's seat.
Linux: I love it, in a philosophical way. Won't ever fiddle with it. Don't see why. Hated fiddling with PC's to get the most basic things running, now why would I enjoy that on Linux?
The strength of linux is also one of its greater weaknesses. All those distro's and crazy projects out there make it pretty hard to get those real user-friendly things implemented.
One click updating, installs, consistency in all apps, console-less apps with real gui's that don't try to hurt your eyes... You don't get that in the average Linux build, it's not for that audience.
It would be nice to have one distro that would really focus on the desktop. And I wouldn't mind if it would be a "me too" OS-Application bundle, at least to begin with.
But a project that's all about the average user. It would be great experience for programmers who are interested in what makes users tick, and it would be very interesting in itself. It would also be a significant step towards Linux on the Desktop. The more the merrier.
For many people - especially in underdeveloped countries that would mean A LOT.
I would love to see a bunch of free programmers do that instead of Sun or whoever.
Chances are you're not the only one with the same complaint. I think it's acceptable behaviour for a first gen. app, but if you don't complain, next update won't be better for you.
Well, if you're going to burn an audio CD anyway, you could re-import them with any setting you like.
Check out the preferences pane on this (or properties or whatever it's called in XP world). You can import CD's using AIFF without compression and mp3 and AAC from 64 to 340 or something mhz.
That should do the trick. Apple said there would be quality loss, but I can't see this being anything but FUD. Have imported a ton of (bought) CD's and they all sound great in iTunes.
Only takes a minute and Apple are real good listeners. They provide great driver support on the Mac, so I guess they might be able to do the same for your perif.
yeah, you really lived the life, you know what you're talking about. that much is clear. And you really know your artists.
I suppose you're a pizza gubbling, porn-site visiting code-pusher, either unnaturally clean or stinking sloppy. You can have either a hump, 2inch glasses or a s-s-stutter. No way you get a girl, unless you're helping her save the world.
If you are not a code-pusher, give me your profession, I'll stereotype it in under two minutes, and I know I'm right, I've seen it on teevee...
BTW glad you're laughing, wouldn't want you to take this serious. But boy, if I'm the one being confused, what do they call what you are? There's a preview button for a reason...
You can burn it to CD as much as you like (after ten burns you'll have to shuffle the playlist).
I imagine you can then import it back to iTunes from CD, but don't know that for certain...
I've only used iTunes to import and burn my own (bought) CD's. It has some great preference settings to do this really foolproof and quick (like "when inserting a cd: do nothing/start playing/import and eject").
And you can use pretty good quality settings (or even "import" in AIFF without any quality loss).
You can go up to 320. Check out the preferences and in the import part choose "custom" or something (I use the dutch localization, so don't know the exact wording in english).
My favorite uncle is gay though. And some of my best friends. They're sweet guys. So I don't care what you call me. If you're afraid of gays, that's fine. Must make life interesting.
BTW: my mac isn't colored, it doesn't want me to do complicated non-nutricious things with carrots either.
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I never thought I'd see so many Windows users defend an Apple product.
Anyway, if you want to gripe about missing options or whatever shortcomings in iTunes for Windows, go to the Apple iTunes feedback page.
I know, hard to believe, but they actually tend to listen to their users...
As some other people have remarked: the money doesn't go to RIAA, but to record labels.
This means artists can get a great deal here if they get a good record label contract or start their own. Since publishing music is already a hassle, starting your own label or finding a good one isn't much more effort.
And doing your own label - or choosing your preferred label doesn't have to impair distribution (of traditional media). It requires a bit of negociating, but then again everything does.
IMO iTMS is a great incentive for a lot of musicians who don't need the extra marketing and OOMPF only the big 5 can provide.
And if they do it right, they can end up with as much as 91% of the price for themselves...
Show me another distribution deal this sweet and we're talking instead of farting around...
Waaaaaa ROTFL :-))))
Make it loop, I missed it the first time.
Yep, but you're not telling the whole argument here.
They need the wide choice of FREE applications. Not as in freeware but as in COPIED.
I think there's just as much warez on the mac side - even if mac-users are more inclined to pay for stuff they use - and most windows users don't speak from experience.
I've seen quite a few of em switch after spewing years of bullshit and finally having a few days of real experience with the *other option*.
As far as iTunes is concerned: this free program gives you tons of choice. Maybe it's not everybody's favorite, but one can't fail to see it's one more choice on the windows platform. As for us mac users: most music sites say Windows Only, WMA with bullshit restrictions, Internet Explorer. Ironic to hear a MS exec. talk about restrictions...
Most restrictions on the mac platform are for convenience and for every restriction there's an option to sidetrack if you really must. Which makes life extremely easy 99% of the time. All those wonderful Windows options confuse the hell out of me, and most experienced windows users as well.
Granted, there's software around that would make it almost worth my while to buy a PC, but even then I think I'd rather spend my money and time on an XBox or PSII.
OK, rant over, I think some MS users indeed understand that argument, but time will tell. My guess is most people love convenience over choice and whoever gives them that will win in the end.
Go to the Quicktime developer pages. There's already quite a few QT/iTunes plugins for the mac around, only a matter of time for the PC... If you're a programmer, I'd say go for it, the more the merrier.
If it's a decent codec, who cares how popular it is. Choice is good.
"Shaw's Principle: Build a system that even a fool can use, and only a fool will want to use it."
Hey buddy, you insulting my micro-wave?
Those are the hardest discussions to have with programmers:
"Hey, we noticed you have a 5-click process on this function. Turns out it's a much needed function. We want it done in one click. And that click should be in the most logical place imaginable."
Then duck, run, leave the building...
Apple is so cool because in the end their design principles are all about the user. That sounds like so much marketing crap, until you've spend a day, week, month and in the end years on a mac.
The difference cannot be expressed in MHZ or fruity colors. It's about all the time, frustration and heart-ache saved compared to other systems.
Not to say they're perfect or holy. They're a company, so one way or another, you pay for their profits. But they do put you in the driver's seat.
Linux: I love it, in a philosophical way. Won't ever fiddle with it. Don't see why. Hated fiddling with PC's to get the most basic things running, now why would I enjoy that on Linux?
The strength of linux is also one of its greater weaknesses. All those distro's and crazy projects out there make it pretty hard to get those real user-friendly things implemented.
One click updating, installs, consistency in all apps, console-less apps with real gui's that don't try to hurt your eyes...
You don't get that in the average Linux build, it's not for that audience.
It would be nice to have one distro that would really focus on the desktop. And I wouldn't mind if it would be a "me too" OS-Application bundle, at least to begin with.
But a project that's all about the average user. It would be great experience for programmers who are interested in what makes users tick, and it would be very interesting in itself. It would also be a significant step towards Linux on the Desktop. The more the merrier.
For many people - especially in underdeveloped countries that would mean A LOT.
I would love to see a bunch of free programmers do that instead of Sun or whoever.
Cheers, rant over.
That sucks.
Please report this (link directly to the feedback page).
So you'd like to maximize the window and have OGG support?
Please report this (link directly to the feedback page).
Please report this (link directly to the feedback page).
Chances are you're not the only one with the same complaint. I think it's acceptable behaviour for a first gen. app, but if you don't complain, next update won't be better for you.
Well, if you're going to burn an audio CD anyway, you could re-import them with any setting you like.
Check out the preferences pane on this (or properties or whatever it's called in XP world). You can import CD's using AIFF without compression and mp3 and AAC from 64 to 340 or something mhz.
That should do the trick. Apple said there would be quality loss, but I can't see this being anything but FUD. Have imported a ton of (bought) CD's and they all sound great in iTunes.
That's easy. Pawn your kids or check out refurbs on the apple website. They also come with the 3 year extended warranty plan.
BTW take that warranty, we're talking portable, right?
Works fine with my wife's toshiba (XP Pro). Even after all those pesky security updates. She logs in as admin.
Please report this (link directly to the feedback page).
Is this due to your CDRW drive or iTunes?
btw: Please report this (link directly to the feedback page).
Only takes a minute and Apple are real good listeners. They provide great driver support on the Mac, so I guess they might be able to do the same for your perif.
I heard quality was not so good. Any first hand comments?
btw only out of interest, am not into Ogg (except of course the exhaulted Miss Nanny)
yeah, you really lived the life, you know what you're talking about. that much is clear. And you really know your artists.
I suppose you're a pizza gubbling, porn-site visiting code-pusher, either unnaturally clean or stinking sloppy. You can have either a hump, 2inch glasses or a s-s-stutter. No way you get a girl, unless you're helping her save the world.
If you are not a code-pusher, give me your profession, I'll stereotype it in under two minutes, and I know I'm right, I've seen it on teevee...
BTW glad you're laughing, wouldn't want you to take this serious. But boy, if I'm the one being confused, what do they call what you are?
There's a preview button for a reason...
And importing and organizing your collection is painless I might add...
You can burn it to CD as much as you like (after ten burns you'll have to shuffle the playlist).
I imagine you can then import it back to iTunes from CD, but don't know that for certain...
I've only used iTunes to import and burn my own (bought) CD's. It has some great preference settings to do this really foolproof and quick (like "when inserting a cd: do nothing/start playing/import and eject").
And you can use pretty good quality settings (or even "import" in AIFF without any quality loss).
The Steve Jobs dance?
Erm, could you like video tape that and put it online? I bet he can beat the StarWars kid!
You can go up to 320. Check out the preferences and in the import part choose "custom" or something (I use the dutch localization, so don't know the exact wording in english).
"But I've got two simple request for the next version (and I hope it is released soon)."
Then go on and request!!!!!!
Don't tell us, tell them, they actually listen...
"Works pretty well, except that you can't close it's window without exiting like you can in OS X."
Please report this. Apple is a good listener.
I couldn't care less, since I'll never go over to the dark side, but this is not standard Windows behaviour either I think, so tell them about it.
Not sure, however using iTunes this is not an issue. QT is totally in the background where it belongs.
My wife is now using it on her XP laptop thingy. Very good reception so far.
Ask my wife.
My favorite uncle is gay though. And some of my best friends. They're sweet guys. So I don't care what you call me. If you're afraid of gays, that's fine. Must make life interesting.
BTW: my mac isn't colored, it doesn't want me to do complicated non-nutricious things with carrots either.