Considering how the digital world and cloud computing is evolving, I expect most, if not all, business operating in the digital realm to switch to the subscription/streaming model eventually. But a 2-4 years time-frame for a full switch seems very implausible. My guess is that this particular news, if not a hoax, was taken out from a brainstorming session, rather than some approved plan of action.
I can't stand the idea of renting my music collection. I have to own it myself and store it in my home. No monthly fees, no chance of a service being canceled.
This is inevitable. The market has been driving this way for years. They want to control what you watch and listen to. Which is why it's still physical media or nothing for me!
This is inevitable. The market has been driving this way for years. They want to control what you watch and listen to. Which is why it's still physical media or nothing for me!
This is inevitable. The market has been driving this way for years. They want to control what you watch and listen to. Which is why it's still physical media or nothing for me!
Apple already has stated that those rumors are not true.
To be honest, I can't imagine what would be in it for them to end a revenue source.
I think as long as other outlets like amazon still offer downloads to buy apple will stay in that business. I could imagine some people there consider pushing their streaming section by giving up the downloads - but we´re not there yet.
I expected Apple to go into this direction. Even if this is a rumor we know that's where their heading. It's only a matter of time. This won't work for me because I like to edit my music into the listening experience I like. I buy very few digital music.
But I'm actually onboard with video streaming. As long as I can continue to pay a one time fee, and can stream it all I want for free. Right now you can stream from the store or download a digital copy and stream right off your computer. If they turn into Netflix then I'm done.
Do you think the specialty labels will eventually go digital? It would be a huge cost saver in printing and jewel cases. (I presume) Or do you think the studio's won't give them such a license, ever?
I expected Apple to go into this direction. Even if this is a rumor we know that's where their heading. It's only a matter of time. This won't work for me because I like to edit my music into the listening experience I like. I buy very few digital music.
But I'm actually onboard with video streaming. As long as I can continue to pay a one time fee, and can stream it all I want for free. Right now you can stream from the store or download a digital copy and stream right off your computer. If they turn into Netflix then I'm done.
Do you think the specialty labels will eventually go digital? It would be a huge cost saver in printing and jewel cases. (I presume) Or do you think the studio's won't give them such a license, ever?
It would help enormously and probably attract a larger market. Right now I only buy what I really want, after some bad impulse buying. Still I would love to discover scores which I usually would shy away from because I don´t know enough about them.
Not long ago, I was Google searching for "future of ipod", as I was wondering about the absence of latest models. A few articles suggested it was no longer an important device for them (and it's no longer prominently listed on the Apple website).
It would suggest the future is streaming, and that would be to the iPhone and whatever other devices they invent in the future which have the capability to receive streams over the airwaves.
This would also tie in with reports of latest iTunes updates removing people's music from their hard-drives and replacing it with links in the Apple music store.
Can you still rip music from your own CDs with the latest versions of iTunes? If so, I wonder how long before that feature disappears.
And, where Apple leads, others will be sure to follow...
Can you still rip music from your own CDs with the latest versions of iTunes? If so, I wonder how long before that feature disappears.
And, where Apple leads, others will be sure to follow...
You can still rip CD's into iTunes via it's software. You can still burn playlists to discs too. BUT, they no longer make an iMac with an optical drive! So you have to buy an external drive and hook it up for ripping. (unless your iMac is more than a few years old.)
I can't stand the idea of renting my music collection. I have to own it myself and store it in my home. No monthly fees, no chance of a service being canceled.
This was inevitable. Once streaming became popular the differences between streaming something and downloading something is very minimal. I expect most casual music listeners have already switched to streaming for the majority of the time in the free versions that exist with ads. A few ads interrupting them occasionally is nothing when you aren't paying that much attention to what you are listening to.
For heavy music purchasers, most modern music is starting to sound so similar that it makes more sense to pay for a subscription service and to buy what you really like on CD. Most of what is out there is so forgettable that after a few listens you probably wouldn't bother going back. This is why I pay for Spotify. I can stream new stuff whenever I want to determine if I like it before buying a CD. Buying downloads just doesn't make sense at the current setup anyway considering they charge $9.99 for MP3s, $17.99-$19.99 for lossless, and usually $13.99 for the CD.
This would also tie in with reports of latest iTunes updates removing people's music from their hard-drives and replacing it with links in the Apple music store.
Seriously, they are doing this? Isn't that illegal (assuming the user purchased the music, whether on cd or as a download)?
So glad I'm still rocking iTunes 9...until they somehow start blocking it or force one to upgrade
