Apple's Streaming Music Service Reportedly Unlikely to Launch Before Third Quarter of This Year
Music industry sources told CNET this week Apple has informed label managers that a streaming music service is unlikely to be ready before the third quarter.
It will be a disappointment for iTunes fans who have been speculating as to when Apple might use music site Lala--which Apple acquired in December--for its streaming expertise to launch a cloud-based music service.
A separate report from CNET earlier this month suggested that Apple was even in negotiations with movie studios to deploy cloud-based video streaming. Today's report claims, however, that Apple "hasn't done much" with regards to film content for the iPad, so users should not expect to see any significant announcements regarding that portion of Apple's iTunes business alongside the iPad launch.
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28 months ago
Oh well. I just want a subscription service (Then maybe I could stop using limewire).
28 months ago
lala.com has been pretty nice to use. I am looking forward to the day when all of my media can live in the cloud.
Oh well. I just want a subscription service (Then maybe I could stop using limewire).
I personally have no interest in a music subscription. I like to own my music. TV shows or movies, absolutely. But not so much with music.
28 months ago
Limewire. Reminds me of my youth. Anyhow, subscription doesnt mean a lot to me, but cloud access to eliminate the need for large chunks of physical memory woudl be great.
28 months ago
Third quarter, you say? Just in time for the annual September iPod event.
Apple is going to be busy this year.
Apple is going to be busy this year.
28 months ago
I may have said this before but my spin on this is as follows...
The STUDIOS are not going to PLAY NICE with Apple until such a time when they feel blu-ray is a smashing success and they recoup the mega-millions they invested in the format as well as the WAR.... OR... blu-ray is finally written off as a format that will not fly nearly as well (or as far) as the ALL MIGHTY AND POWERFUL DVD did. The studios have way too much invested... and for them to provide Apple full access to their content at 1080p at any remotely SANE price is simply NOT an option they are wiling to entertain.
Apple CAN make streaming a runaway success provided it had access to the content at prices less than blu-ray and the studios are SCARED TO DEATH of that happening prior to them recouping blu-ray expenses and while money is a part of it... many people put their reputations on the line when they backed blu-ray and they aren't about to let it die at the hand of Apple.
Maybe I'm wrong... but it certainly seems like a good explanation.
The STUDIOS are not going to PLAY NICE with Apple until such a time when they feel blu-ray is a smashing success and they recoup the mega-millions they invested in the format as well as the WAR.... OR... blu-ray is finally written off as a format that will not fly nearly as well (or as far) as the ALL MIGHTY AND POWERFUL DVD did. The studios have way too much invested... and for them to provide Apple full access to their content at 1080p at any remotely SANE price is simply NOT an option they are wiling to entertain.
Apple CAN make streaming a runaway success provided it had access to the content at prices less than blu-ray and the studios are SCARED TO DEATH of that happening prior to them recouping blu-ray expenses and while money is a part of it... many people put their reputations on the line when they backed blu-ray and they aren't about to let it die at the hand of Apple.
Maybe I'm wrong... but it certainly seems like a good explanation.
28 months ago
Apple needs a movie and tv show suscription service first. News channels and others like the food network would be cool as well.
28 months ago
If I could move a (Virtual) copy of all of my iTunes video to an Apple sever, I could save 4GB of HD space I use for backups. I would keep a local copy of everything I have, just to save bandwidth. I just want a cloud copy so I don't need to keep stacking hard drives for Time Machine.
Note: I said virtual copy. I purchased all my non Blu-ray media from Apple. They already have a copy. They already know what I own and what I do not. It would only cost them bandwidth to provide this service and only if I needed to restore my files. Think of this as download insurance.
Note: I said virtual copy. I purchased all my non Blu-ray media from Apple. They already have a copy. They already know what I own and what I do not. It would only cost them bandwidth to provide this service and only if I needed to restore my files. Think of this as download insurance.
28 months ago
If Apple is going down this road, it doesn't seem likely they'll open up multitasking to accomodate Pandora anytime soon.
28 months ago
Has anyone heard about the progress of Apple's server farm in North Carolina?
the bought the land last year. I'm curious if the app store,Apple Tv and streaming music will come from there?
the bought the land last year. I'm curious if the app store,Apple Tv and streaming music will come from there?
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