When the iTunes Music Store (that’s before they added movies and TV shows) first appeared, the pricing structure was absolutely rigid. Steve Jobs, they said, was obsessive about simplicity, witness the fairly limited Mac lineup since he took over Apple. So it would be now and forever 99 cents per song. When TV shows were [...]
When Apple first debuted the iTunes Music Store — which dropped the “Music” label when movies were added — they made a very direct claim about the quality of the 128K AAC files they offered. They approached the quality of a CD, but that’s a claim that was quickly disputed by critical listeners everywhere.
In turn, [...]
You have to know that few companies incite such polarized reactions as Apple. Although most people seem to have a positive attitude about the company, some aren’t so impressed. At the same time, most everyone is trying to fathom Apple’s next move, usually without much success, and the same can be said for the impact [...]
