Apple iTunes Store launched in India

[Faun]

bandcamp is obviously better.

 

[thetechfreak]

Well albums like the Coldplay Mylo Xyloto[just citing an example] can be had for as less as Rs.80, quality greater than Flyte.
See this *itunes.apple.com/in/album/mylo-xyloto/id471339278

 

[bhushan2k]

great news..

BTW.. for Other Music from upcoming artists I will still buy from band camp as the money goes directly to the artists.

+1

 

[doomgiver]

screw this. im not paying 12 bucks for DRM.

+1 for bandcamp!!!
down with DRM!!!

 

[RCuber]

^^ doomgiver.. iTunes music is no longer DRM'ed.. you can copy it to any device capable of playing it.. only thing is that it will include purchase details embedded in it.

 

[Krow]

screw this. im not paying 12 bucks for DRM.

+1 for bandcamp!!!
down with DRM!!!

Ignorance.

 

[digit.sh]

screw this. im not paying 12 bucks for DRM

+1 for bandcamp!!!
down with DRM!!!

^ Could not agree more! Itunes is a bloatware+malware+crapware and what not! And I shall buy orginal music CDs any day and encode and play on any device, even if I have to pay more. No DRM, total freedom. Apple+DRM, you may please go to hell.

 

[theserpent]

Never Support Patent Trolls
I hate itunes

I lost so many music when i formated my comp why? Cause apple products need ICrap to sync a

 

[Krow]

^ Could not agree more! Itunes is a bloatware+malware+crapware and what not! And I shall buy orginal music CDs any day and encode and play on any device, even if I have to pay more. No DRM, total freedom. Apple+DRM, you may please go to hell.

iTunes music is DRM-free. You can play it on any device. Your argument may go to hell.

 

[theserpent]

^ If music is drm free are movies DRM Free too? 1080p movies rates are good

 

[Krow]

^ If music is drm free are movies DRM Free too? 1080p movies rates are good

Movies are not DRM free, but look at it this way. Do you know any other way to buy or rent 1080p movies in India? Piracy thrives when there is no alternative service. iTunes Store is the first service to bring 1080p movies to India. It has DRM, and I'm not going to say I like it, but don't original discs have DRM too? Why hate Apple when there is no legal DRM-free movie service?

And I feel that 1080p movies for Rs 120 (rent) and Rs 490 (buy) is excellent value.
Theatre in Delhi: Rs 200 minimum.
DVD: Rs 399 minimum (most movies are Rs 499)
Blu-Ray: Rs 1,499

And you have advertisements in all of these, something you don't see in iTunes AFAIK.

 

[theserpent]

Yea, Your right in that matter, Down the line i can see flipkart opening up a digital movie store too.

 

[roady]

Re: iTunes Music Store launched in India Today !

I think it'll take time to get used to the paying-for-music in India... since majority of the Indian internet base is used to getting free content online. But I think it's high time people start valuing things. How well if Flipkart's flyte service doing? Anyone has any clue on this?

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I'm quite happy with the Indian version of iTunes.

...Not so happy with the first suggested song on iTunes... god save the EDM world.

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[doomgiver]

links to the said drm free nature of itunes?

anyway, even if it is drm free, itunes is still the most bloated thing you will ever install on your computer.... barring nero.

 

[roady]

links to the said drm free nature of itunes?

anyway, even if it is drm free, itunes is still the most bloated thing you will ever install on your computer.... barring nero.

DRM free music - iTunes 11 for Mac: Usage rights for iTunes Store purchases

Fair DRM policy for videos -

*img843.imageshack.us/img843/6166/videon.png

this is just one of the movies I just checked out... and it's a quite logical pricing strategy done by Apple.

What's the definition of 'bloated' according to you? Just curious...

 

[Krow]

links to the said drm free nature of itunes?

anyway, even if it is drm free, itunes is still the most bloated thing you will ever install on your computer.... barring nero.

This happened in 2009, so one would assume that you knew about it.

And DRM-free means you can play it in any music player. iTunes makes no sense for four-year-old Windows machines, but it runs smoothly on most newer PCs and even older Macs.

 

[doomgiver]

How good is Google’s Instant Mix? « Music Machinery

this may interest you...

also, i said "bloatware", not slow.
they also send personal user info to their servers, and save that info on the devices/whatever. i'd not use itunes

 

[roady]

How good is Google’s Instant Mix? « Music Machinery

this may interest you...

also, i said "bloatware", not slow.
they also send personal user info to their servers, and save that info on the devices/whatever. i'd not use itunes

the only thing you should be worried is - whether your information is sold to 3rd parties - and if it is - it'd better be anonymous.

 

[Krow]

How good is Google’s Instant Mix? « Music Machinery

this may interest you...

also, i said "bloatware", not slow.
they also send personal user info to their servers, and save that info on the devices/whatever. i'd not use itunes, even to save a burning puppy.

As long as it doesn't slow down the system, no one cares whether it is bloatware or not. All of your arguments sound like you have decided everything Apple is bad just because it is made by Apple. As if Google does not store any of your data or track you.

Instant Mix looks good, thanks for the link. About time we had a good mood-based playlist maker.

 

[Tech&ME]

Movies are not DRM free, but look at it this way. Do you know any other way to buy or rent 1080p movies in India? Piracy thrives when there is no alternative service. iTunes Store is the first service to bring 1080p movies to India. It has DRM, and I'm not going to say I like it, but don't original discs have DRM too? Why hate Apple when there is no legal DRM-free movie service?

And I feel that 1080p movies for Rs 120 (rent) and Rs 490 (buy) is excellent value.
Theatre in Delhi: Rs 200 minimum.
DVD: Rs 399 minimum (most movies are Rs 499)
Blu-Ray: Rs 1,499

And you have advertisements in all of these, something you don't see in iTunes AFAIK.

Yes. I agree.

Also, this 1080p movies from the iTunes store comes with EXTRAS, like

- Deleted scenes

- Behind the Scenes footages

- Interactive content. < image gallery for example >

- 5.1 surround sound.