Comments on: iTunes– http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2009/01/itunes/ Chuck Jordan's Personal Weblog Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:50:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chuck http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2009/01/itunes/comment-page-1/#comment-13797 Chuck Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:40:47 +0000 http://www.spectrecollie.com/?p=1063#comment-13797 Huh. Apparently, you're right: http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/29/itunes-plus-upgrade-available-on-a-per-track-basis/ Huh. Apparently, you’re right:
http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/29/itunes-plus-upgrade-available-on-a-per-track-basis/

]]> By: The Jesse who men call Jesse http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2009/01/itunes/comment-page-1/#comment-13738 The Jesse who men call Jesse Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:44:13 +0000 http://www.spectrecollie.com/?p=1063#comment-13738 Hear hear for defending DRM. It's not an inherent evil, it's just incompetently practiced most of the time. I'm sure you know this, but Apple has had a heck of a time making a DRM-free iTunes happen at all. The studios were using DRM-free music as a bargaining weapon against Apple. The "upgrade" system was doubtlessly a condition imposed during negotiation. I doubt that Apple is happy about it themselves. Here's how I imagine the interior monologues of the people at the bargaining table: Record Execs: Ha-ha! They just agreed to force users to upgrade all their music at once! Hoo boy! Why yes, thank you, I WILL have some gravy on my train! Apple Execs: Sure, we'll agree to their stupid terms. Nobody will ever upgrade anything, and they'll eventually have to allow individual upgrades anyway. Amazing how they fail again and again to understand their customers... Which is just to say, hang tight, this too shall pass. Hear hear for defending DRM. It’s not an inherent evil, it’s just incompetently practiced most of the time.

I’m sure you know this, but Apple has had a heck of a time making a DRM-free iTunes happen at all. The studios were using DRM-free music as a bargaining weapon against Apple. The “upgrade” system was doubtlessly a condition imposed during negotiation. I doubt that Apple is happy about it themselves.

Here’s how I imagine the interior monologues of the people at the bargaining table:

Record Execs: Ha-ha! They just agreed to force users to upgrade all their music at once! Hoo boy! Why yes, thank you, I WILL have some gravy on my train!

Apple Execs: Sure, we’ll agree to their stupid terms. Nobody will ever upgrade anything, and they’ll eventually have to allow individual upgrades anyway. Amazing how they fail again and again to understand their customers…

Which is just to say, hang tight, this too shall pass.

]]> By: wildpokerman http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2009/01/itunes/comment-page-1/#comment-13736 wildpokerman Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:35:01 +0000 http://www.spectrecollie.com/?p=1063#comment-13736 The main problem I've run into with the apple DRM music is that it won't work with Audiosurf. I don't know if that's worth an upgrade for the few songs I did buy though. Chumbawumba? I haven't heard that since they appeared on Lovelines with Dr. Dru and Adam many years ago. The main problem I’ve run into with the apple DRM music is that it won’t work with Audiosurf. I don’t know if that’s worth an upgrade for the few songs I did buy though.

Chumbawumba? I haven’t heard that since they appeared on Lovelines with Dr. Dru and Adam many years ago.

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