Comments on: Jobs: iTMS Subscription Service Probably Not Going To Happen http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/04/26/jobs-itms-subscription-service-probably-not-going-to-happen/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:39:26 -0500 hourly 1 By: Paul Murphy http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/04/26/jobs-itms-subscription-service-probably-not-going-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-204134 Paul Murphy Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:42:38 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/04/26/jobs-itms-subscription-service-probably-not-going-to-happen/#comment-204134 agree - subscription is actually the main reason i was on napster (not itunes) and now zune. believe it or not, it's got nothing to do with the fact that i work for microsoft. agree – subscription is actually the main reason i was on napster (not itunes) and now zune. believe it or not, it’s got nothing to do with the fact that i work for microsoft.

]]> By: akatsuki http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/04/26/jobs-itms-subscription-service-probably-not-going-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-204031 akatsuki Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:59:41 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/04/26/jobs-itms-subscription-service-probably-not-going-to-happen/#comment-204031 Subscription competes against radio, not the purchase model. It just renders the purchase model unnecessary. Everyone complains about not getting to keep your tracks, but I think if you think of it as radio-on-demand, you will see the appeal. I would love subscription, and as long as the price remains reasonable and the amount of downloads is essentially unlimited, I would sign up instantly. Subscription competes against radio, not the purchase model. It just renders the purchase model unnecessary. Everyone complains about not getting to keep your tracks, but I think if you think of it as radio-on-demand, you will see the appeal. I would love subscription, and as long as the price remains reasonable and the amount of downloads is essentially unlimited, I would sign up instantly.

]]> By: Greg http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/04/26/jobs-itms-subscription-service-probably-not-going-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-203860 Greg Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:28:49 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/04/26/jobs-itms-subscription-service-probably-not-going-to-happen/#comment-203860 I'm with Jobs on this one. I don't download too many things on iTunes anyway, so it's actually cheaper for me month-to-month to go a la cart, than all-you-can-eat subscribing. The main reason I don't like subscriptions is that if I decide to stop paying the subscription fee, or if the service folds (not that I think iTunes will, but it could), I have to buy all my albums at $.99/track, which is exactly what I would've done if I hadn't subscribed. The money's wasted. That said, I'm surprised they don't want to offer it - I'm sure there are people out there who aren't me, where the math works out in their favor. I’m with Jobs on this one. I don’t download too many things on iTunes anyway, so it’s actually cheaper for me month-to-month to go a la cart, than all-you-can-eat subscribing.

The main reason I don’t like subscriptions is that if I decide to stop paying the subscription fee, or if the service folds (not that I think iTunes will, but it could), I have to buy all my albums at $.99/track, which is exactly what I would’ve done if I hadn’t subscribed. The money’s wasted.

That said, I’m surprised they don’t want to offer it – I’m sure there are people out there who aren’t me, where the math works out in their favor.

]]> By: Paul Murphy http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/04/26/jobs-itms-subscription-service-probably-not-going-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-203817 Paul Murphy Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:38:11 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/04/26/jobs-itms-subscription-service-probably-not-going-to-happen/#comment-203817 I could care less about owning.. I don't own anything that's DRM'd in my opinion anyway. I like variety and subscription is the only legal, cost effective way to get it. I could care less about owning.. I don’t own anything that’s DRM’d in my opinion anyway. I like variety and subscription is the only legal, cost effective way to get it.

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