Comments on: iTunes drama: What exactly did Steve Jobs say to Sony?

By: Sony Music Box » Blog Archive » Thorens music box parts

Sony Music Box » Blog Archive » Thorens music box parts — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 08:54:47 +0000

[...] You’d think that the music industry would be grateful for Apple, which, with the launch of the iTunes Store in 2003, pretty much saved its keister. Not so, according to the old gray lady! In the negotiations leading up to tiered pricing and the Sony Music Box Tips [...]

By: Hollywood is scared: Streaming has brought movie piracy into the mainstream

Hollywood is scared: Streaming has brought movie piracy into the mainstream — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:30:38 +0000

[...] guess Napster killed the music industry, that’s what we’re supposed to believe? I guess iTunes and Amazon MP3 are just figments of my imagination.) If Hollywood doesn’t “win,” however [...]

By: Neil Anderson

Neil Anderson — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:37:01 +0000

AAC is a good open format.

By: KenC

KenC — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:29:26 +0000

Sounds like someone needs Steve Jobs to set you Sonys straight!

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:43:31 +0000

This is kind of a silly argument. Digital music obviously refers to music stored as a digital file, whether it’s MP3 or AAC format. For many digital music is synonymous with bit torrent or Limewire, etc. However, legal digital downloads are synonymous with iTunes. This is true whether or not you like Apple or not.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:15:53 +0000

It seems to me that any time someone chides a Crunchgear writer for Apple favoritism, they seem to have a bit of a M$ fanboy boner going on. If you’re going to make comments that have little regard for the truth, maybe you should preface them with “I am a soldier in the Bill Gates Army.” I’m a gamer so I’ll always be a PC/Microsoft user, but give credit where credit is due. Whether you like it or not, Apple’s market share for digital music is undeniable. The author never said iTunes was the greatest ever, me merely alluded to their market penetration. By any measure, Apple has far outclassed Microsoft, Amazon, and all the other “me too” companies out there trying to get a piece. So get over your biased for a minute and admit defeat on one front of your silly MS/Apple battle.

By: mark

mark — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:03:39 +0000

At tanht, is that a reasoned “hate”, or an emotional and illogical “hate”? Care to explain?

By: diem

diem — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:35:02 +0000

Q-Tip = great hip hop, not cotton swabs.

That is all.

By: tanht

tanht — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:53:00 +0000

Digital music = iTunes –> no, I disagree.

I love music but hate iTunes (and Apple)! Give me Amazon MP3s anytime.

By: Savage

Savage — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:46:38 +0000

No Brad, digital music means AAC sans DRM, a far better format than the old – very old -mp3.

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:36:26 +0000

ITunes music is not in the MP3 format but the AAC format. Since the iTunes store has the lion’s share of the market, the author of the article got it right. “Digital music = iTunes.”

By: Ankit Gupta

Ankit Gupta — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:35:38 +0000

Logically, sure, where you get your MP3’s is up to you, but for the masses of people, look at how convenient iTunes is. If I’m in the car with my friend and hear a good song on the radio, I can hold my iPhone while Shazam finds the song, then I can click 1 button to bring it up in iTunes, and then with another 2 clicks and a password, I can have purchased the album and have it on my iPhone.

Maybe it’s just me, but as long as Apple isn’t charging me 2-3 times what Amazon or someone else is charging, iTunes is by far much easier to use and so for many people, it’s easy to see why getting music is synonymous with using iTunes.

By: Brad

Brad — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:24:32 +0000

Um, digital music means MP3s. Where you get them is of little consequence. I really sometimes wonder if you guys have an education or proof read this stuff before publishing it. Perhaps you need to look into the meaning of synonymous or in the mean time stop using big words you don’t understand.