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Posted by: apollo1975
* If you decide not to use the iTunes service, that's your choice. I would assume it's the most popular legitimate means of distributing music online so why wouldn't they use it?
because Itunes ONLY works with ipods. And many people don't have Ipods. In addition, those with ipods, are restricted to ONLY using itunes.
Why not, like put it on the Zune marketplace as well, which might actually work with all the PlaysForSure music players.
Also, to download songs from itunes, you have to have an account. And to have an account, you have to submit card details. A lot of people still don't like the idea of transmitting there card details over the internet.
While neither of those are a problem for me (i have a visa card, which most places will accept) i do understand the choice or worry that some people have. And while it is a choice, it is one some people make out of security.
And while we're on the subject of itunes; I personally don't like how Apple make you install itunes when you upgrade your version of quicktime. Also, for me, Itunes is useless. When i ripped my library to to my PC, i did so in wma format, as it is compatible with all my devices and audio quality is pretty good.
Of course, Itunes doesn't like WMAs, so has to convert them all to a format it likes (which is odd, as it can convert them, but not play them?). If i did so to Mp3, i would then have duplicates in my WMP11 playlist, which is annoying, and then if i convert to AAC, i have a set of songs that can ONLY play in Itunes. As i don't have an Ipod (nor want one).
But, you might say, why not just convert to mp3 then delete the wmas? Converted songs are always lower quality than their original encoding, and with the amount of songs i have (at the bitrate they are) it would take DAYS to convert it all. And even longer if I deleted it all and ripped them from CD again.
Try to understand both sides of an dispute before you creating a big straw man argument.
And besides, I've had a rip of the audio from the trailer (in 5.1 no less) for ages. Which is more than adequate for me until the soundtrack comes out, which will undoubtably have a better price/song ratio, than buying a single track. As well as having hard copy.
To sum up: great song. Nice for those who have ipods, but not for me.
[Edited on 12/15/2006]