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Er.... I've ordered from lots of different music stores without needing a thick client. It's not a technical necessity, sure its ITunes' necessity but that's a
by Quarrelsome 17y ago
Er.... I've ordered from lots of different music stores without needing a thick client. It's not a technical necessity, sure its ITunes' necessity but that's a hurdle they've intentionally placed there.
Whether thats because they can't be bothered to make a web app, have made some strange technical decisions that mean it can't be a web app or are just being mean (lock-in!), I don't know. But I do know that I don't like it.
- GHFigs 17y agoI think it has more to do with the fact that integration has been instrumental to their success. If it's a hurdle, then it's a hurdle that customers have been very eager to cross. That they've become the largest music retailer in the world without a web-accessible interface is a good indication that it isn't very important.