Where were you when Nothing Happened today?

Cisco — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 23:55:06 +0000

Unbelievable; Apple hyped an iTunes announcement targeting today for the past few days.

Beatles On iTunes. Really?????

Everyone was hoping for ITunes in the Cloud. But what do we get instead?

You can buy the Beatles Music Catalog on iTunes. Yawn.

The Beatles simply aren’t relevant anymore. So what if a few people who are living in the past want to download this music from iTunes. It’s ridiculous.

Most likely these people will have bought these albums in all of the prior formats including:

45’s
LP’s
8 Track
Audio Cassette
Laser Disk
Mini Compact Disk
Compact Disk or CDs

Now the last one is the kicker.

Why not just stick your Beatle Music CDs into the CD Rom slot in your Mac or PC and Import your Beatles Albums into iTunes. Then you can sync to your iPod, iPad or iPhone. Why spend more money to download this from iTunes. It’s insane.

This is just being hyped because the only one who will really benefit is Apple.

They have had a long running intellectual property battle with the Beatles Related company of Apple Corps Ltd. And being able to bring all of that to and end while potentially making even more money, is big news for Apple Inc.

It’s in Apple’s best interest to get the News Press excited with Hype like “Where were you when you heard…” that we were going to make more money today?

Introducing Ping

Cisco — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Ping the Social Network for Music Lovers

When you install iTunes 10, here’s what you can expect

Introducing Ping – an effortless way to follow your favorite artists and friends – and discover the music they’re talking about, listening to, and downloading.

New in iTunes 10

• Introducing Ping. Use Ping to follow your favorite artists and friends or connect with the world’s most passionate music fans. Discover the music everyone is talking about, listening to, and downloading.

• Rent HD TV episodes for just 99¢ each. Watch them on your Mac or PC, on-the-go with iPhone or iPod touch, or in your living room with the all new Apple TV.

• Play your favorites on the all new iPod touch, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, and Apple TV.

• Play music wirelessly with AirPlay on AirPlay-enabled speakers, home theater receivers, and iPod accessories.

• Explore many look-and-feel improvements throughout iTunes.

• Enjoy performance improvements which make iTunes faster and more responsive.

• Additional voice support with VoiceOver Kit for iPod.

There is also a link about security:

For information on the security content of this update, please visit: support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

Buying iPhones » iTunes

Where were you when Nothing Happened today?

Introducing Ping