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I don't think Apple is actively anti-consumer but it's clear to me where their primary loyalties lie. As for music, there are a half-dozen better curated specia
by cageface 15y ago
I don't think Apple is actively anti-consumer but it's clear to me where their primary loyalties lie. As for music, there are a half-dozen better curated specialty music stores I patronize that provide a far, far better customer experience than iTunes (check boomkat and hyperion records for example), but perhaps I'm willing to work harder to find new and interesting music than the average buyer.
And sure everybody is filing all kinds of spurious patents right now but it's hard to imagine how this one could be used defensively.
- protomyth 15y agoApple's loyalty is to Steve Jobs and his is to his vision. Consumers or publishers are just players in the vision.
- technoslut 15y agoThank you for the recommendations because I never knew of them. I may be a music connoisseur but I don't know all the spots to go which was my point. All I had the time for was checking out GorillavsBear, Stereogum and checking out reviews on Pitchfork and Spin. I really don't know what these patents were intended for. Apple has had a history of using a patent for a completely different scenario than what is described. It may be the tech behind it that was important and not the described use.