Comments on: iTunes concessions a double-edged sword http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2009/01/07/itunes-concessions-a-double-edged-sword/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:24:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2009/01/07/itunes-concessions-a-double-edged-sword/comment-page-1/#comment-375147 mathewi Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:36:15 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=3990#comment-375147 Thanks for the comment, Darren. I fall into much the same camp myself -- and I may just start looking at iTunes again as a place to shop. Thanks for the comment, Darren. I fall into much the same camp myself — and I may just start looking at iTunes again as a place to shop.

]]> By: dbarefoot http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2009/01/07/itunes-concessions-a-double-edged-sword/comment-page-1/#comment-375146 dbarefoot Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:31:53 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=3990#comment-375146 He's right about nearly nobody caring, and that no Normal Humans know or care about DRM. I'm the geeky exception, having bought precious few songs from iTunes. On the other hand, I've bought over 1000 DRM-free songs from eMusic. As eMusic mostly features independent artists, this has the added benefit of supporting bands that most need the money.<br><br>Now that iTunes is going DRM-free, I'll be able to pay a little more attention to the major labels again. Possibly to the detriment of my eMusic subscription. He's right about nearly nobody caring, and that no Normal Humans know or care about DRM. I'm the geeky exception, having bought precious few songs from iTunes. On the other hand, I've bought over 1000 DRM-free songs from eMusic. As eMusic mostly features independent artists, this has the added benefit of supporting bands that most need the money.

Now that iTunes is going DRM-free, I'll be able to pay a little more attention to the major labels again. Possibly to the detriment of my eMusic subscription.

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2009/01/07/itunes-concessions-a-double-edged-sword/comment-page-1/#comment-344888 mathewi Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:36:15 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=3990#comment-344888 Thanks for the comment, Darren. I fall into much the same camp myself -- and I may just start looking at iTunes again as a place to shop. Thanks for the comment, Darren. I fall into much the same camp myself — and I may just start looking at iTunes again as a place to shop.

]]> By: Darren http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2009/01/07/itunes-concessions-a-double-edged-sword/comment-page-1/#comment-344886 Darren Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:31:53 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=3990#comment-344886 He's right about nearly nobody caring, and that no Normal Humans know or care about DRM. I'm the geeky exception, having bought precious few songs from iTunes. On the other hand, I've bought over 1000 DRM-free songs from eMusic. As eMusic mostly features independent artists, this has the added benefit of supporting bands that most need the money.<br><br>Now that iTunes is going DRM-free, I'll be able to pay a little more attention to the major labels again. Possibly to the detriment of my eMusic subscription. He's right about nearly nobody caring, and that no Normal Humans know or care about DRM. I'm the geeky exception, having bought precious few songs from iTunes. On the other hand, I've bought over 1000 DRM-free songs from eMusic. As eMusic mostly features independent artists, this has the added benefit of supporting bands that most need the money.

Now that iTunes is going DRM-free, I'll be able to pay a little more attention to the major labels again. Possibly to the detriment of my eMusic subscription.

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