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Putta · Apr 28, 2003, 06:07 PM

So, as with many of the international Apple fans - I am getting truly f@$ked over!

So, here is a suggestion - Use the preview function to get a list of songs you want to download and then use Limewire to get them. Lets use the existing crappy service to some good effect!

dampeoples · Apr 28, 2003, 06:09 PM

wahhhh!
They said it's coming, jeeze.
How about this, I won't buy anythign or use it until you guys get to

Putta · Apr 28, 2003, 06:19 PM

Originally posted by dampeoples:
wahhhh!
They said it's coming, jeeze.
How about this, I won't buy anythign or use it until you guys get to

Thanks for the support - I wonder if you could resist even if you wanted to.

Seriously though, this happens everytime and its so galling when Apple already generously converts hardware prices into other currencies in their own favour!

Anyway, what I want from the store is a ticker counting the numbers of songs - 2/3 of my searches don't turn up anything. If you could see it increasing you would atleast know its worth holding out - rather than having to take Steve at his word (he he he!).

pelorus · Apr 28, 2003, 06:21 PM

Originally posted by dampeoples:
wahhhh!
They said it's coming, jeeze.
How about this, I won't buy anythign or use it until you guys get to

It's all a bit of fun, yeah. I'm not complaining but it seems that our money isn't good enough. We still don't get iPhoto prints or books!

Come on Apple....we want to give you money!!!!!!

wataru · Apr 28, 2003, 06:22 PM

Putta, just get a f*cking life. The world will not end because you have to wait for a music service. Go buy a damn CD or something.

MrNo · Apr 28, 2003, 06:59 PM

O cmon, I NEVER used that service in iPhoto and I doubt there are many people that are using it. Same with this store, I'll never use it because I like to own the originals and not keep a copy of a burned CD.
SImple, maybe it's the future but not for me, so stop complaining, it's not easy to establish something around the globe in a month or so. If you guys just thought about it you'd stop complaining and be happy with what you got...

Originally posted by pelorus:
It's all a bit of fun, yeah. I'm not complaining but it seems that our money isn't good enough. We still don't get iPhoto prints or books!

Come on Apple....we want to give you money!!!!!!

Camelot · Apr 28, 2003, 07:33 PM

Originally posted by Putta:
So, here is a suggestion - Use the preview function to get a list of songs you want to download and then use Limewire to get them. Lets use the existing crappy service to some good effect!

Oh, great move.

Let's ramp up Apple's costs so that any revenue they do make is swamped by the costs incurred by jerks trying to break the service.

Then they might just shut it down and you'll be stuck with a WMF-based, DRM'd-up-the-wazzoo inferior service that requires a �10/month subscription just to see what's on offer.

The WHOLE music industry is watching what Apple is doing here. It has the potential to change the way the music industry operates and legitimizes the whole online music scene.

Don't go and blow it just because the music industry maintains a stranglehold on the music distribution business, and goverments around the world let them get away with it, meaning you can't buy a song for 99p today.

Sheesh.

gorickey · Apr 28, 2003, 07:35 PM

Geeez, this is pathetic.

Do your diapers need cleaning?

pliny · Apr 28, 2003, 07:42 PM

Yeah, really.

P.S. Relocate.

Brass · Apr 28, 2003, 07:54 PM

Originally posted by MrNo:
O cmon, I NEVER used that service in iPhoto and I doubt there are many people that are using it. Same with this store, I'll never use it because I like to own the originals and not keep a copy of a burned CD.
SImple, maybe it's the future but not for me, so stop complaining, it's not easy to establish something around the globe in a month or so. If you guys just thought about it you'd stop complaining and be happy with what you got...

It's funny how everyone who has access to these services thinks its a non-issue, even if they don't use the service. "Hey, Jack, it doesn't affect me, so stuff you!".

And what's this about a month???

It may be easy to do it in a month, but Apple DOES NOT DO IT IN A MONTH!!! How long has iPhoto be out? Sherlock services?

How hard can it be? But Apple is not interested in making money from non-Americans

::maroma:: · Apr 28, 2003, 08:03 PM

Apple isn't keeping this service from foreign countries on purpose. It's an issue they are working out and it will be available to you as soon as is possible. Don't think for a minute that Apple only want this in the U.S. for the first few months. They want MONEY!

Use your brains and think about the situation. If you really think hard, you'll realize that you are being irrational, and Apple is doing what they can to get this service to you as soon as possible. So until then, use the new iTunes features that are available to you now, and STOP CRYING!

OptimusG4 · Apr 28, 2003, 08:24 PM

Yes, and lets also make Adobe fail because of the ad they had saying PCs were better for their editing software.