Apple Threatens To Shut Down Itunes!!

[RedStratocas]

so they're going to shut down itunes because they have to pay an extra 6 cents to songwriters and the such? :S

it really does add up. and pandora is shutting down for this reason.

[5,5]

everyone uses limewire anyway?

[Blinger1]

everyone uses limewire anyway?

No?

I use BitTorrent.

[5,5]

No?

I use BitTorrent.

What I meant mostly was that most people just download illeglaly.

[Agnostic Bear]

This is bad! Even I use the iTunes store sometimes to buy really obscure music which is impossible to find.

[xxMATTGxx]

Not iTunes, just the store ¬_¬

Apple are just babies crying because they get less milk.

Not really, if they have to pay more they are gonna have to put up the prices of songs on the actual Store. So they do have a point.

[Fifteen]

Please no..
Imagine if it shut down, wouldn't be able to update your ipod

[Shawnstra]

Maybe they could pass it on to the consumers. If there was an itunes store in singapore, I wouldn't mind paying 10 cents more for a particular song.

[Johno]

Please no..
Imagine if it shut down, wouldn't be able to update your ipod

if they shut down itunes, how can we add/remove/manage songs on our iphones/ipods. they better not anyway :@

ooer i dont buy music off there to much but i do use it for my loved ipod so i hope it doesn't :rolleyes:

Like Tawm said, they would only be closing the iTunes Store not the program itself. You would still be able to update your ipod and such considering you have iTunes already installed... it won't just magically disappear if they close down the iTunes Store.

Pretty much what DrLacero said...

It's not like they have a big red button, the actual program will still work just the store won't. I can't say this didn't amuse me though.

You have to remember though that *almost* every single company out there is out to make a profit (Apart from the Not For Profit organisations) - If they have to raise prices on iTunes Store, less people will purchase, the less people that purchase the less profit they make.

[ebay]

I can't see how they could close becuase they have sold millions of iPods. How do we get our songs legally?