iTunes Introduces New Purchasing Method Comments

I was going to say that bullsh1t-ometer should have been bullsh1t radar but as the bullsh1t was actually happening, you neded to measure it, so the bullsh1t-ometer is probably correct.

Back on the subject; are Apple finally missing the point?

Slightly off topic but I just noticed the ads on Spotify now pause whenever I press the mute button and carry on when I unmute :( Damn, now I have to listen to them....looks like I'm going to be £10 a month worse off.

*Tries to find something to say on topic*

Uhhh, yeah that sucks. Even harder than iTunes already did.

so you mean to say you bother to stop what your doing to be it work on your pc or relaxing listening to the music to go mute a 15 second ad every 30 minutes heaven forbid you ever listen to the radio with all their ads.
also if you really want to mute the ads just do it through the speakers if it's on pc speakers or turn the volume down if you pump it through a hi fi

I am no expert on laws in general but could this case bear any resemblance to the Microsoft bundling its own software monopoly Act if Apple decides to ban spotify?
Anti competition anyone? Protectionist attitude in a time where one is warned against it? I doubt...hope actually, that Apple don't ban it.

Well, they're quite different circumstances really. I never listen to the radio, ever, unless I'm forced to. There's just too much cr*p in between anything worth listening to. When I use Spotify it's mostly on my laptop, not at home, and I'm either relaxing listening to music or working. Hearing a pointless ad (which is usually at a far greater volume than the songs are) after every 3 (4 if I'm lucky) songs in an album just ruins the listening experience for me. Or if I'm working, I tend to lose my train of thought when someone starts shouting through my headphones at me. Maybe on second thoughts it's just not for me, but it is a very good idea and, generally speaking, a well executed one.

But I do accept, though, that I am unusually intolerant of adverts. That's what Sky+ is for.

@smc8788

Can you tell me the secret of controlling a Sky+ box through FF-ing through an Ad break - it's like plaiting fog. Tivo's are so much easier.

Still, nice logo. Though you could say the same about certain other tyrannical regime changes.

Just tried Spotify, BTW. It's a great... full preview service.

Is it me or does the logo look like a plan view of Kerplunk? ;)

I was a bit sceptical about Spotify until I gave it a bash. Not only is it a great service it is also a brilliantly useful tool if, like me, you like to rake the likes of NME for new acts to like and want to preview them in full before buying a cd.

Forget iTunes for buying music, for me Spotify has in a roundabout way brought back my interest in buying cds again rather than downloading.

@Tony - I'm with you on Sky+ - I only replaced my 7 year old Tivo last month when I gave way to Sky HD. Ironically, it's like stepping back in time. I wish I could just show someone at Sky my Tivo box and say 'Look, this is how it's supposed to be done'.

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It's not like Apple's trying to push this or anything, it'll just sink without a trace.