BuyMusic
posted July 28, 2003 #
I've been reading (and talking) alot about the fact that the new Buy Music service excludes Mac users and that the whole Apple-centric community is in a huff about it. Some have gone as far as to say it's a form of "Operating System racism" - excluding Mac users from this cheaper digital music service. Obviously that's taking it a bit too far - but really.. no one should be in a huff. Yea, the downloads are cheaper but they are also in Windows Media format and wrapped in DRM (Digital Rights Management). So you're spending an additional 20 cents at the iTunes Music Store to get better quality and more freedom with your files.
Maybe I could understand it a bit more if Apple didn't charge an arm and a leg for their products and obviously cater to a different crowd than the lowest common denominator, but they don't. So why are their users so cheap? They want to be in an exclusive club and when it comes back around to them they are upset? It's definetly very bad business practice on the part of BuyMusic, but it's a double-standard for all those Mac folk. [ End Rant ]
Maybe I could understand it a bit more if Apple didn't charge an arm and a leg for their products and obviously cater to a different crowd than the lowest common denominator, but they don't. So why are their users so cheap? They want to be in an exclusive club and when it comes back around to them they are upset? It's definetly very bad business practice on the part of BuyMusic, but it's a double-standard for all those Mac folk. [ End Rant ]