“Apple is talking with the major record labels about a subscription music service that would give customers unlimited access to songs for a monthly fee, sources told The Post,” Claire Atkinson reports for The New York Post.
“One source said the service could have tiered pricing ranging from $10 to $15, although there are issues to be ironed out, including how much music would be included in each tier and how long consumers would be able to access that content,” Atkinson reports. “One top music exec said the labels are supportive of the idea and believe it could re-energize digital music sales. While album downloads have been on the rise, single track sales were flat in the first half of 2010 compared to the previous year.”
MacDailyNews Take: Gee, wonder why?
• After music labels’ greedy track price hike from 99-cents to $1.29, U.S. digital song sales drop – April 09, 2010
• Tracks that music cartel hiked to $1.29 on Apple’s iTunes Store show chart declines – April 10, 2009
• Amazon follows Apple to $1.29 music tracks – April 08, 2009
• Hit tracks to cost $1.29 at Apple’s iTunes Store starting April 7 – March 27, 2009
Atkinson continues, “Speculation that Apple would introduce a subscription service has been kicking around for years but the news that music service Spotify will be part of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 release on Oct. 11 revived industry chatter.
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Let’s see pay the labels a fee per month and pay AT&T a fee per month for a iPhone or a iPad for all the the extra gig’s per month over a cell connection not much of a deal.
Let’s see pay the labels a fee per month and pay AT&T a fee per month for a iPhone or a iPad for all the the extra gig’s per month over a cell connection not much of a deal.
“n terms of bandwidth and cloud streaming… we’re not totally there yet… but think about this more as cloud syncing instead of streaming. You’re away from home but you can sync whatever you want on your iPhone from the cloud or your local machine through the Internet (“cloud”). Bandwidth can handle that.”
If I sync it, it will consume the same bandwidth (Downloading) as it would streaming..
It all still adds up in this era of metered bandwidth.
“n terms of bandwidth and cloud streaming… we’re not totally there yet… but think about this more as cloud syncing instead of streaming. You’re away from home but you can sync whatever you want on your iPhone from the cloud or your local machine through the Internet (“cloud”). Bandwidth can handle that.”
If I sync it, it will consume the same bandwidth (Downloading) as it would streaming..
It all still adds up in this era of metered bandwidth.
Just because Steve says people don’t want something doesn’t make it so.
He also said that people don’t want to watch video on an iPod.
Just because Steve says people don’t want something doesn’t make it so.
He also said that people don’t want to watch video on an iPod.
And I forgot about books.
He also said t people don’t read anymore.
And I forgot about books.
He also said t people don’t read anymore.
ome may find the $1.29 acceptable, I don’t. Back before digital (CDs) killed the vinyl 45rpm single, I got 2 songs for just over a dollar, the hit, and the B-side. Those singles included production, packaging, shipping, and all the other expenses tied to a physical product.
In the digital age, .99 is just right considering there is no physical media to produce, no packaging, no shipping and etc. Oh, and its a single song, no B-side included.
Screw the record companies. I haven’t purchased a single song from iTunes since the price hike. No, sorry greedy record bastages, I haven’t purchased many CDs either.
Maybe the jr. High crowd will not cringe at $1.29 and higher, but this slightly older person has other things to spend his money on.
ome may find the $1.29 acceptable, I don’t. Back before digital (CDs) killed the vinyl 45rpm single, I got 2 songs for just over a dollar, the hit, and the B-side. Those singles included production, packaging, shipping, and all the other expenses tied to a physical product.
In the digital age, .99 is just right considering there is no physical media to produce, no packaging, no shipping and etc. Oh, and its a single song, no B-side included.
Screw the record companies. I haven’t purchased a single song from iTunes since the price hike. No, sorry greedy record bastages, I haven’t purchased many CDs either.
Maybe the jr. High crowd will not cringe at $1.29 and higher, but this slightly older person has other things to spend his money on.