Comments on: Music moguls trumped by Steve Jobs?

The dominance of iTunes and iPod has some recording industry leaders questioning their download deal with Apple.

[montgomeryburns]

Fire Molly Wood

Fire Molly Wood!

[kxmmxk]

boo Record companies

So, basically, Apple made downloads a success. The record companies can't stand it because it means they aren't fully in control to rip everyone off they way they have with CDs and such. Precisely the reason everyone hates the Recording Industry and why their sales where dropping.

Jobs understood, created a paradine that users could live with, and that's why it's a success.

The record companies want to ruin it like they do everything. More greed now, even if you loose all your customers tomorrow.

And why should Apple license anything to Microsoft? Apple is willing to work with those that live up to their high standards, they work quite nicely in conjunction with audible.com for example.

[nonstopdoc1]

$ .49 per song is the right price

thats what the right price is.

Screw apple, microsoft, and especially RIAA nad MPAA.


till than P2P shall reign. :)

[RenoDavid]

I agree there...

In my mind 49 cents is about right for a song that isn't CD
quality, is tied down to a DRM plan, and comes with no info
booklet. That said, I do download a song now and then from the
Apple Music Store, but 99% of my digital music library (about 60
gigs worth) comes from my CD collection.

But if they priced them at $.25 to $.49 per song the market
would EXPLODE.

[RenoDavid]

Am I missing something here?

Are they talking about downloading songs into a phone over the
cellphone network? What kind of nightmare would that be?
There's already too many problems with dropped signals on
voice calls. Could you still take a call while your phone is
downloading?? How long would it take to download a song?
Does the time downloading count against your usage plan? To
me it all sounds like it would be more hassle than it would be
worth.

Somebody please explain if I'm way off base. Thanks!

[bertbuster]

Battery life is another main problem

Battery life is another main problem. Read on...

I think alot of you covered it. Why pay $3 when you can get a song for $1. Plus don't you think the phone carriers are going to charge for the GPRS usage seperately. Most definitely.

Businessweek also had the nerve to come out with a cover article in Europe and Asia called "The Ipod Killers". What gives? Do none of these people even use a cell phone or Ipod?

So, ok, cell phones from Samsung will soon have 2 GB capacity, especially with SD cards. But the main thing that will kill this strategy is battery life. I'm not going to waste my batteries listening to songs on my cell phone when I could save that energy for talk time.

How stupid are you going to feel if you are in an business or emergency situation and you can't make any calls because you spent all your batteries listening to 50 cent or Kelly Clarkson? Pretty damn stupid.

Long Live Ipod and Itunes!