“Any day now Apple will flip the switch and offer high resolution downloads,” Chris Connaker writes for Computer Audiophile. “That’s what many people have said over the years since Apple first began requesting high resolution material from record labels and artists.”
“Apple won’t release high resolution downloads for purchase or even a lossless CD quality streaming subscription service in the next three to five years,” Connaker writes. “Here are my seven reasons why the high resolution speculation has been incorrect and why high resolution downloads won’t happen in the next three to five years, if ever.”
• Wireless Carriers Don’t Want High Resolution Downloads (Or Lossless CD Quality Streaming)
• Record Labels Want Control And Revenue Again
• Beats
• Apple Has The High Resolution Content Only Because It Can
• Apple Isn’t A Specs Company
• Not Enough Apple Customers Care
• iTunes Doesn’t Support Native Automatic Sample Rate Switching
“Apple isn’t going to flip the high resolution download switch. There are too many reasons why Apple won’t offer these downloads, including but not limited to, wireless carrier push back, record label desire for control and revenue once again, and my belief that the Beats acquisition is all about streaming and so is Apple,” Connaker writes. “As a lover of music and sound quality I hope I’m incorrect. However, I stand by my conclusion that Apple won’t release high resolution downloads for purchase or even a lossless CD quality streaming subscription service in the next three to five years.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Attribution: Kirkville. Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Sarah” for the heads up.]