XLBubba said:

Apple staying in business doesn't guarantee the success of this particular venture.
[This message was edited Tue May 6 8:28:59 PDT 2003 by Universaluv]

Universaluv said:

LOL
Who really cares, all I know is I enjoy Apple products
This venture has already proven to be a success
LOL

XLBubba said:

One million d/l's in it's first week. Prince would definitely make a great business decision by getting his stuff on here. I mean, the service can only be accessed by Mac users. Can you imagine what they would do if it were available for Windows?

XLBubba said:

It's an impressive opening, but 1 million downloads is a drop in the bucket in the greater scheme of things. You should care cause if it doesn't prove profitable in the long run, well remember the Apple Newton?

Universaluv said:

oh lawd
LOL

Universaluv said:

And what's wrong with the Newton? It was just a misunderstood pice of technology...too new for the times back then.
But the bottom line is that they have done more bidness in one week then all other services combined since their inception. That's saying alot, seiing as how only Apple users can use the service right now.
[This message was edited Tue May 6 17:56:26 PDT 2003 by BlackandRising]

XLBubba said:

People are not "using the shit" out of itunes4. In fact, only Mac users can use it, so that alone says that a very small % of people use it.

I doubt many people are converting their mp3s to ACC. And you obviously need to have new software to play ACCs...lol

"crappy ass .wav" .wavs sound better than mp3s and ACCs.

XLBubba said:

Exactly. Some people here aren't very good businessmen. Having 1 million downloads does not make this venture a success. If it can operate profitably long-term, it will be a success. It still hasn't turned a profit yet.

Dolby AAC is the audio portion of the new MPEG4 industry standard, so it intended to replace MP3. That said, it makes no sense to convert a MP3 file to AAC. However, it does make a lot of sense to rerip CDs as AAC instead of MP3s. The result is better quality at lower bitrates (less disk space, faster transfers, better streaming, etc).

True, AAC does require new software. Quicktime 6.2 on both platforms supports it, and Quicktime 6.2 is free. iTunes 4 also supports it, as will iTunes 4 for the mac. As does the #1 selling MP3 player - the iPod.

Other software should support it as well - Windows Media Player supports MPEG4, so should support AAC files. I haven't tested it with that, though.

TonyC said:

ACCs play in quick time or itunes or the number one selling mp3 player ipod.
Apple users are using the shit out of itunes.
A very small % with a high income
People are converting their mp3s to ACC

Whats with all the haterism?
[This message was edited Tue May 6 20:42:38 PDT 2003 by XLBubba]

XLBubba said:

converting mp3's into any other fileformat is dumb