“Wednesday’s Apple announcements included some significant market advances, particularly the iPod Touch and the iTunes Wi-Fi Store. The new lineup of devices should keep the company clearly in the digital-media drivers’ seat through the end of 2007, at least, and the pricing strategy is rock-solid,” Matt Rosoff blogs for CNET.
Rosoff writes, “Even so, a few things that Apple didn’t announce might leave some room for other innovators.”
Rosoff’s list of what Apple didn’t announce:
• Subscription store
• Wireless sync
• User interaction
• The Beatles
Full article here.
“What Apple CEO Steve Jobs didn’t announce this week”
MY @#$%^-ing FLYING CAR ! ! ! (and not a Moller, either)
(Steve owes me, dammit!)
flying cars… no flying cars. or sexdroids
I’m sorry, but I’m tired about hearing about the Beatles catalog being that make-or-break a factor. If you’re really that big a Beatles fan, you already own their box sets which you’ve ripped to iTunes long ago and added your own album art for coverflow. I cannot see this addition adding that substantial a revenue bump to the ITMS. It’s been 30+ years since they’ve released material. Get over it.
Here we go again, Subscription…. who wants it, it hasn’t worked yet, will it ever!?
Okay, I’ll bite. What does he mean by “User interaction?”
Do you think Rosoff is going out on a limb by predicting that Apple will be in the “digital-media drivers’ seat through the end of 2007” ?
Who cares about the Beatles? Why is this a big deal. Elvis is more significant than the Beatles, in my opinion. Who really cares if iTunes ever has the Beatles?
” . . . might leave some room for other innovators.”
If they existed. Who knows?
Maybe one day. Honest competition is always good (which automatically excludes MS).
I’ll probably get my flying car first.
what/who is/were the beatles?
what is an elvis?
what are you guys talking about?
Rosoff’s list of what Apple didn’t announce:
• Subscription store
No one wants this
• Wireless sync
No one wants this
• User interaction
No one wants this (spotting a trend?)
• The Beatles
No one… OK I’d like this, but blaming Apple, inc. for this is just retarded.
It’s a typo. He meant Prescription Service. Matt keeps forgetting to take his meds. I wonder if Matt’s eyes get glossy?
Does any body knows where can I report a crappy apple seller? I have a huge problem with a store in Menterrey mexico called “Mac Gic”, they sell a old, used computer, and also a defective macbook to a friend, and they did not wanted to give us the warranty for that. Is there a phone number or email to report this problem?
“what is an elvis?”
It’s the general area where urine is removed from the body.
You see, you just removed the p.
It’s also a name reserved if by some chance the Messiah is born in a trailer park.
Steve Job did talk about Beatles, here:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2007-09-05-jobs-qanda_N.htm
“Subscription store”
Raise your hand if you want a subscription music service…anybody…anybody? No?
I didn’t think so…
Viktor:
http://www.apple.com/contact/
Or write or call:
Apple
1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014
408.996.1010
Did someone say sexdroids?
Hell, I just became a “sexygenarian” and I don’t give a sh*t about the fscking Beatles. I didn’t like them then, and I surely don’t give a crap about them now.
That Yoko Ono sure is a hottie, though. (Wretching sound . . . .)
Subscription store. They didn’t announce a subscription store because they probably never will. Most other subscription models have already failed. Wireless sync. It’s got to be close now that wi-fi is built in and bluetooth is suspected. Perhaps at the next media event. User interaction. Yeah, the Zune really proves that people want and need that. Beam a song and play it three times in three days. That’s so much fun, huh. The Beatles. I agree with Ogre: it’s not that big of a deal. I’d rather see Apple get more movies and HD content on iTunes. I’ve had my White Album on the iMac for years at loss-less. It’s a non-issue.
• Subscription store – Um, NO.
• Wireless sync – Um, meh.
• User interaction – Um, huh?
• The Beatles – Um, OK.
Subscriptions are for Rachel Ray magazines.
Wait for MacWorld in January
A little psychic kleptomaniac bird showed me that iPhones with 16GB of memory and GPS are coming. GPS to the iPod Touch coming by this time next year.
*rolls up confidential data*
i’m very anxious for the Beatles to get added….. so they will shut up about it, I am so tired of hearing about this NON important news.
Subscription will come next year after the nationwide network is setup. It will be included in .Mac, and will allow you to stream the music to your iPod to listen to. Setup an online playlist and stream it to your iPod. You won’t be able to download or own any of it, but you have access to every song at anytime. .Mac will almost double, but will be worth every penny.
MacMorsel
Rosoff’s list of what Apple didn’t announce:
• Subscription store
–A proven failure
• Wireless sync
–Maybe he has one point, but does anyone really care?
• User interaction
–“Hey look at my neat new iPod Touch”, theres your interaction
• The Beatles
–Does it matter to users if it is on the iTunes store? It may matter to Apple, as they aren’t making money off sales of the songs. As consumers we can but the CDs.
Chester
You were saying in another thread that Apple was going out of the cell phone market. Now your predicting a new iPhone…sounds like you are talking out of both orifices. Go troll somewhere else.
It’s interesting the Beatles bashing. If you really listened, i mean discriminating listening, you might change your appreciation. I’d predict that they will sell a lot on iTunes.