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No they didn't. Apple added an album to your "purchased" list, and if you happen to have the setting for automatically downloaded and syncing your purchases ch
by herghost 12y ago
No they didn't.
Apple added an album to your "purchased" list, and if you happen to have the setting for automatically downloaded and syncing your purchases checked, then the service automatically downloaded and synced your purchase for you, AS YOU REQUESTED.
I'm not trying to pretend that they don't have control over my device, but let's not manufacture outrage over something that actually ISN'T an example of them using it.
- JohnTHaller 12y agoExcept you didn't purchase it. So it's not one of your purchases that should be synced to your devices. Additionally, given how little space most of my iFriends have on their phones, that's also a part of the issue.
- herghost 12y agoSo it's a semantics argument about the difference between "purchased" and "own". I guess they could have implemented a whole new category of item in their service (owned, but not purchased) or they could just set the effective price to 0.00, or they could add it to everyone's purchased list. Net result is basically the same, except that they made a big deal about the whole "getting it in 5 seconds" thing as part of the keynote. I imagine it might have been a bit (more) underwhelming if the "one more thing" announcement was that they were making an album available for free for a bit when their wider point was supposed to be simultaneously demonstrating their delivery capability, reach, and - appreciated or not - largesse.