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I get it: The Beatles are huge, and Apple's had a colorful relationship with them. But why does that make tomorrow unforgettable? "While the move to digital do
by sumeetjain 16y ago
I get it: The Beatles are huge, and Apple's had a colorful relationship with them. But why does that make tomorrow unforgettable?
"While the move to digital does not quite rival the band’s first trip across the Atlantic to appear on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1964, it is an acknowledgment that online purchases dominate the music industry’s sales strategy."
I didn't realize that the online purchasing model was something that still needed acknowledgement, and I definitely don't see how one artist's addition to the iTunes catalogue (even if that artist is The Beatles) is such an acknowledgement.
- sumeetjain 16y agoAlso, this reminded me of a friend's tweet from a while back. http://twitter.com/holman/status/20483293633 http://twitter.com/holman/status/20483293633
- protomyth 16y agoIf you are a Beatles fan you have their music on (much better quality than mp3/aac) CDs. You have probably also ripped the songs to mp3/aac at a higher bit rate than iTunes will sell you (or maybe to a lossless format). Given that, I would expect some second day stories about how much better the CDs are anyway. The only reason I would see a Beatles announcement as worth much is if it signaled that iTunes was going to sell music at above CD quality. At that point I could see some really big time sales.
- haribilalic 16y agoOr they downloaded average quality MP3s from P2P.
- Dbug 16y agoAbove CD quality? With 60's material done with vacuum tubes and magnetic tape, CD sampling rates and bit depth won't limit the distribution quality. Of course there are often cases where there's room for noticeable improvement over earlier CD releases, but that's due to better hardware and differences in mastering and other processing.
- patrickaljord 16y agoThey are probably going to announce streaming from itunes from their lala purchase.
- rms 16y agoThe Beatles were the last holdout.
- kree10 16y agoAC/DC is still holding out, and probably will as long as the Young brothers are alive. They're apparently so against separating songs from the context of their albums, they've never even authorized a straight greatest hits compilation.