iTunes sales "collapsing"

[KrazyHorse]

Ahh. They hid it in the "about" section...

[CrONoS]

@KrazyHorse

If you want, you can send me a small list of songs and I can search it over eMusic. And i'll post you the results.

That way, you'll don't need to subscribe.

[CrONoS]

... you already found it!

[KrazyHorse]

YAYYYYYYY!!!!

Happy happy joy joy!!!!!

[CrONoS]

[Gatekeeper]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker

Music bought on iTunes can be played on 5 computers.

But not on my non-Apple mp3 player. And only if I use iTunes.

God forbid I might have to buy a non-Apple PC in order to take full advantage of Microsoft's Windows OS, Apple's Boot Camp program aside.

It's true that Apple's iTunes dominates the music market, but then Windows still dominates the OS market. I can only assume that the same folks who rail against Apple's music dominance would also rail against Microsoft's OS dominance? Or do they practice select railing?

Heh. Anything that gets too big can be a problem, IMO. I don't think Apple would sweat too much if its music marketshare went to 50 to 60 percent. Then again, I'm not an Apple stockholder, either!

Gatekeeper

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by Ming
My favorite line in the piece...


Forrester is admitting their research was crap... and that the media were morons for the way they reported the story...

Meanwhile, Asher is nowhere to be found

[KrazyHorse]

God forbid I might have to buy a non-Apple PC in order to take full advantage of Microsoft's Windows OS, Apple's Boot Camp program aside.

Are you paying attention?

Microsoft doesn't make you buy a Microsoft computer to use Microsoft software. I'm not sure whose "fault" it was that Windows didn't run on Apple's hardware prior to the new generation, but Windows runs on any number of different hardware configurations built by any number of different companies. Apple does make you buy Apple hardware in order to either use the Mac OS or to use digital content you buy from their store.

It's just another example of Apple being a bunch of assmunches.

[Lorizael]

Originally posted by LordShiva
Meanwhile, Asher is nowhere to be found

THEY silenced him!

[Asher]

I'm too busy fixing things.

I'm not surprised an analyst has crap research.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Oncle Boris


1. Music bought on iTunes can be played on 5 computers.
2. A full CD costs $10 to download.

The average number of songs on a CD is 15. At $1 per song that equals $15. Most CDs, with jewel case and accompanying literature, can be purchased for between $6 to $15 online and shipping costs are waved with a minimium purchase amount (typically the cost of two CDs). It is clear that Itunes does indeed cost more and provide less though I did not know that you could now play Itunes sones on 5 different computers.

Previously you could only play them on your Ipod or one computer. The good things about buying the CD is 1) you get a real CD with jewel case and literature 2) You can easily burn it or rip it into what ever format you please and those files have absolutely no restriction on usage 3) it costs less then itunes.

[Lorizael]

Originally posted by Asher
I'm too busy fixing things.

I'm not surprised an analyst has crap research.

Dammit! Stop making me look like an idiot whenever I post.

[Fve Crathva]

eMusic is a fantastic service.

SP

[LordShiva]

eMule is better

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by OzzyKP


I don't get this.

3.2% of online households make up 60% of the population?

And now you know why kids can't handle the complexities and responsibilities of adult life.

Online households are a subset consisting of 60% of the population. The other 40% of the population ain't online, hence they're not in the potential marketplace at all.