5 comments

Why do you assume they won’t? And if you haven’t noticed lately, iTunes is a lot more than tunes.

Brian, on October 1st, 2008 at 4:32 am

Yes, and the U.S. House of Representatives would be insane not to pass the Wall Street bail out proposal by a huge margin on the first vote, uh… oh… wait…

David Parks, on October 1st, 2008 at 5:42 am

Oh - go on. I hate my machine filling up with malware every time apple thinks I need it.

JaneT, on October 1st, 2008 at 7:15 am

Apple could partner with another provider like Amazon simply ‘renting’ the iTunes store. They could maintain control of the store’s presentation and upkeep but let Amazon deal with the inventory and pricing. Amazon would also bring it’s network of data storage services freeing Apple from that headache. This could also reduce Apple’s exposure to dips on the market and losses in music sales depending on the agreement with Amazon. It would, most likely, still result in higher prices. Though it may not because Amazon would then have nearly all the digital music sales allowing it to broker better deals with the music industry. There are other benefits as well: no DRM; no more S.J. fear in the music industry; and Amazon’s physical merchandise tie-ins like band shirts etc. Cheers.

Blaine Chaffin, on October 1st, 2008 at 8:57 am

Yes, I would love to have the U.S. bail us out of an economic crisis that they started in the first place….Never let those that make a classic and greatly forseeable mistake be the ones to find the solution…THAT is what is non-sense. Thank God for checks and balances, so we avoided that disaster. But on Itunes, couldn’t care one way or another and I am in the music business.

colin Braswell, on October 1st, 2008 at 11:53 am