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Honestly, this is attractive enough for me to consider reinstalling iTunes. I've ranted a number of times on the numerous issues I've had with it, but this serv

Honestly, this is attractive enough for me to consider reinstalling iTunes. I've ranted a number of times on the numerous issues I've had with it, but this service is amazing, especially as someone who doesn't buy their music from iTunes. Why's that? Because for $25, all those older CD rips and music which was certainly acquired legally can now be obtained easily in 256 Apple lossless (edit: not lossless, duh). I don't know if I'd keep using the service, but that alone is, to put it bluntly, fucking awesome. I wonder if there will be some sort of limit on this to prevent abuse. Edit: Any of the downvoters care to explain why I was downvoted for this post? Tone, mentioning piracy/abuse, hating iTunes? I'm genuinely curious here.

dmix 15y ago
> Honestly, this is attractive enough for me to consider reinstalling iTunes. Windows user? I haven't found a worthy alternative on OSX.
- jokermatt999 15y ago
  Windows user. iTunes on Windows is almost painfully bad, and pretty much everything else I tried worked better for me, from performance, to customization, to simply working the way I'd prefer. I can expand on the various issues I've had with iTunes in the past if you'd like, but whenever I do so, it tends to become a bit of a rant.
wtallis 15y ago
AAC, even at 256kbps, is not lossless. (Nor is it Apple-specific in any way.)
chrisbolt 15y ago
I think the only limit is 25,000 songs. Bottom of http://www.apple.com/icloud/features/ http://www.apple.com/icloud/features/: Limit 25,000 songs. iTunes purchases do not count against limit.
- mishmash 15y ago
  Thanks for the link. Taking songs legit for 1,000/$1.00 is incredible. Even with Apple's large downpayment(s), I still can't believe the record companies agreed to this.
  - jshb 15y ago
    The service is intended to turn ripped songs from already purchased CDs. It doesn't magically turn illegally downloaded music to legal ownership even if Apple's service can't/won't enforce the difference. It's still gray. The bottom line: No one cares about music any more. It's worth less than $25/year.
    - mishmash 15y ago
      >The service is intended to turn ripped songs from already purchased CDs. Apple didn't pay $150,000,000 a pop to the major labels to allow you to play music you legally acquired. >It doesn't magically turn illegally downloaded music to legal ownership Step 1) Purchase an iTunes Match subscription Step 2) Convert MP3s to iTunes matched AACs Step 3) Delete MP3s stare in amazement at this magic before you
teilo 15y ago
Your rips will not help you. The iCloud music service does not work with rips. You need to have the actual CD. iTunes will scan, it, identify it, and identify the individual tracks.
- joeguilmette 15y ago
  Do you have a source for this? The blogging community seems to disagree with you...
- alanthonyc 15y ago
  Source please. I don't remember this, but it may have been in some fine print I missed.
BusinessType 15y ago
Who cares if internet jokers down-vote you? It really doesn't matter. It's best to be mature, take the high road, and ignore it.
- jokermatt999 15y ago
  Typically I don't, but HN seems to have less random downvote. I'd gotten -3 in a short time, so I was honestly wondering why people thought it worth downvoting.

dmix 15y ago

> Honestly, this is attractive enough for me to consider reinstalling iTunes. Windows user? I haven't found a worthy alternative on OSX.

jokermatt999 15y ago
Windows user. iTunes on Windows is almost painfully bad, and pretty much everything else I tried worked better for me, from performance, to customization, to simply working the way I'd prefer. I can expand on the various issues I've had with iTunes in the past if you'd like, but whenever I do so, it tends to become a bit of a rant.

wtallis 15y ago

AAC, even at 256kbps, is not lossless. (Nor is it Apple-specific in any way.)

chrisbolt 15y ago

I think the only limit is 25,000 songs. Bottom of http://www.apple.com/icloud/features/ http://www.apple.com/icloud/features/: Limit 25,000 songs. iTunes purchases do not count against limit.

mishmash 15y ago
Thanks for the link. Taking songs legit for 1,000/$1.00 is incredible. Even with Apple's large downpayment(s), I still can't believe the record companies agreed to this.
- jshb 15y ago
  The service is intended to turn ripped songs from already purchased CDs. It doesn't magically turn illegally downloaded music to legal ownership even if Apple's service can't/won't enforce the difference. It's still gray. The bottom line: No one cares about music any more. It's worth less than $25/year.
  - mishmash 15y ago
    >The service is intended to turn ripped songs from already purchased CDs. Apple didn't pay $150,000,000 a pop to the major labels to allow you to play music you legally acquired. >It doesn't magically turn illegally downloaded music to legal ownership Step 1) Purchase an iTunes Match subscription Step 2) Convert MP3s to iTunes matched AACs Step 3) Delete MP3s stare in amazement at this magic before you

teilo 15y ago

Your rips will not help you. The iCloud music service does not work with rips. You need to have the actual CD. iTunes will scan, it, identify it, and identify the individual tracks.

joeguilmette 15y ago
Do you have a source for this? The blogging community seems to disagree with you...
alanthonyc 15y ago
Source please. I don't remember this, but it may have been in some fine print I missed.

BusinessType 15y ago

Who cares if internet jokers down-vote you? It really doesn't matter. It's best to be mature, take the high road, and ignore it.

jokermatt999 15y ago
Typically I don't, but HN seems to have less random downvote. I'd gotten -3 in a short time, so I was honestly wondering why people thought it worth downvoting.