Comments on: iTunes wants yo mon-aay! http://www.shootmatt.com/blog/apple/itunes-wants-yo-mon-aay/59/ Shootin' for a spot in your hotlinks Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:48:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: m. http://www.shootmatt.com/blog/apple/itunes-wants-yo-mon-aay/59/comment-page-1/#comment-109 m. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:50:33 +0000 http://www.shootmatt.com/blog/uncategorized/itunes-wants-yo-mon-aay/59/#comment-109 Well, short of actually decoding the packets being sent back to Apple, what I've read is that there is no information being stored– meaning Apple isn't tracking the data back to individual users. I honestly wish that they would store info, so that my music library could be used to create a better recommendation algorithm. I've said in the past that I wish that Apple would provide a certain number of free tracks based on the amount of tracks uploaded. This could also help prompt the use of the rating system in iTunes. From a business standpoint, I don't think Apple can afford to be tripped up from the amount of negative press this would generate– they're in the business of selling music not policing pirates. In the meantime...all you have to do is go to the edit menu and turn off the store if you prefer not to see the 24x7 info-mercial. Well, short of actually decoding the packets being sent back to Apple, what I’ve read is that there is no information being stored– meaning Apple isn’t tracking the data back to individual users.

I honestly wish that they would store info, so that my music library could be used to create a better recommendation algorithm. I’ve said in the past that I wish that Apple would provide a certain number of free tracks based on the amount of tracks uploaded. This could also help prompt the use of the rating system in iTunes.

From a business standpoint, I don’t think Apple can afford to be tripped up from the amount of negative press this would generate– they’re in the business of selling music not policing pirates.

In the meantime…all you have to do is go to the edit menu and turn off the store if you prefer not to see the 24×7 info-mercial.

]]> By: Tats http://www.shootmatt.com/blog/apple/itunes-wants-yo-mon-aay/59/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Tats Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:30:34 +0000 http://www.shootmatt.com/blog/uncategorized/itunes-wants-yo-mon-aay/59/#comment-108 So, not knowing the technology all that well, is there any similarities to the whole Sony fiasco? I mean, not that I have any pirated music on my itunes or anything, but should I be worried that my itunes is communicating directly with the itunes store? So, not knowing the technology all that well, is there any similarities to the whole Sony fiasco? I mean, not that I have any pirated music on my itunes or anything, but should I be worried that my itunes is communicating directly with the itunes store?

]]> By: RK Bentley http://www.shootmatt.com/blog/apple/itunes-wants-yo-mon-aay/59/comment-page-1/#comment-104 RK Bentley Wed, 11 Jan 2006 22:59:53 +0000 http://www.shootmatt.com/blog/uncategorized/itunes-wants-yo-mon-aay/59/#comment-104 I was wondering when you were going to post about this. It only works half the time... I was wondering when you were going to post about this.

It only works half the time…

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