Comments on: The Roundup: Week of April 10th, 2009 http://theilife.com/2009/04/roundup-4-10-09/ At the center of your digital hub. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:26:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Keith Hobin http://theilife.com/2009/04/roundup-4-10-09/comment-page-1/#comment-1623 Keith Hobin Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:47:27 +0000 http://theilife.com/?p=3199#comment-1623 Dude, that's what I said and completely contradicts your position in your first comment. I do find it interesting that you feel the need to hide behind a fake name and email address. Remember, we do log IP addresses. If you really have a problem with what I said. Let's meet up. My email is on the contact page. - Keith Dude, that’s what I said and completely contradicts your position in your first comment.

I do find it interesting that you feel the need to hide behind a fake name and email address.

Remember, we do log IP addresses. If you really have a problem with what I said. Let’s meet up. My email is on the contact page.

- Keith

]]> By: P http://theilife.com/2009/04/roundup-4-10-09/comment-page-1/#comment-1622 P Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:41:35 +0000 http://theilife.com/?p=3199#comment-1622 "While bowing to studio pressure to offer variable pricing on iTunes tracks, Apple has also finally convinced all the big labels to release their music as DRM-free 'iTunes Plus' tracks at the same 99 cents." This is the opening article on <a href="http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/06/itunes_store_goes_drm_free.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/06/itunes_store_goes_drm_free.html</a>. The studios placed pressure on Apple to do it and in turn they were allowed to drop DRM and offer 256-kbps. Just to be fair. Despite the fact that Amazon has an Apple iTunes downloader program that allows music purchased online to go directly to your itunes, people still prefer itunes over the other services. “While bowing to studio pressure to offer variable pricing on iTunes tracks, Apple has also finally convinced all the big labels to release their music as DRM-free ‘iTunes Plus’ tracks at the same 99 cents.”

This is the opening article on http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/06/itunes_store_goes_drm_free.html. The studios placed pressure on Apple to do it and in turn they were allowed to drop DRM and offer 256-kbps. Just to be fair. Despite the fact that Amazon has an Apple iTunes downloader program that allows music purchased online to go directly to your itunes, people still prefer itunes over the other services.

]]> By: Keith Hobin http://theilife.com/2009/04/roundup-4-10-09/comment-page-1/#comment-1621 Keith Hobin Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:43:55 +0000 http://theilife.com/?p=3199#comment-1621 I'm not so sure about that, Record Labels have been wanting to earn more per sale from iTunes for a while, Steve Jobs even threatened to drop labels from the store if they did forced the higher royalties (<a href="http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4859885.ece" rel="nofollow">http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4859885.ece</a>). The switch to variable pricing allowed the higher royalties for the labels, and Apple to offer DRM free music to keep up with Amazon. (<a href="http://the-informer.info/2009/01/technology-news-reviews/as-rumored-apple-gives-record-labels-variable-itunes-pricing-in-exchange-for-ditching-drm/" rel="nofollow">http://the-informer.info/2009/01/technology-news-reviews/as-rumored-apple-gives-record-labels-variable-itunes-pricing-in-exchange-for-ditching-drm/</a>) The lower priced songs are mainly ones that are not as popular, so the labels don;t care as much about making royalties on them, and the lower price also keeps consumers happy, since not all prices are rising. Take a look at these additional links: http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/454371/recording_labels_apple_split_over_pricing/ http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/music/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=216403586&subSection=News Your more than welcome to provide a counter argument to my statement. - Keith I’m not so sure about that, Record Labels have been wanting to earn more per sale from iTunes for a while, Steve Jobs even threatened to drop labels from the store if they did forced the higher royalties (http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4859885.ece). The switch to variable pricing allowed the higher royalties for the labels, and Apple to offer DRM free music to keep up with Amazon. (http://the-informer.info/2009/01/technology-news-reviews/as-rumored-apple-gives-record-labels-variable-itunes-pricing-in-exchange-for-ditching-drm/) The lower priced songs are mainly ones that are not as popular, so the labels don;t care as much about making royalties on them, and the lower price also keeps consumers happy, since not all prices are rising. Take a look at these additional links:
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/454371/recording_labels_apple_split_over_pricing/
http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/music/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=216403586&subSection=News

Your more than welcome to provide a counter argument to my statement.
- Keith

]]> By: P http://theilife.com/2009/04/roundup-4-10-09/comment-page-1/#comment-1620 P Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:04:27 +0000 http://theilife.com/?p=3199#comment-1620 "The only reason we can suspect, is that the recording labels wanted more royalties from their MP3 stores" This is not the case. Apple wanted this pricing structure for years. The record labels didn't want to allow variable pricing.... “The only reason we can suspect, is that the recording labels wanted more royalties from their MP3 stores”

This is not the case. Apple wanted this pricing structure for years. The record labels didn’t want to allow variable pricing….

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