Comments on: Pay Per Song Model Fading Fast: Average iPod Owner Only Buys 21 Songs

By: When iPod news isn’t new at GeekFun

When iPod news isn’t new at GeekFun — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 04:46:48 +0000

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By: Brother52

Brother52 — Sat, 18 Jun 2005 14:26:52 +0000

I personally own over 2000 LPs and close to a 1000 CDs all ripped.I have a total of about 28,000 mp3s from various sources. They are palyed 24-7 and broadcast to every radio in my home from a dedicated music server. I have yet to hear a commercial….;)
There’s nothing wrong with PAYING for music although free is better but….You have to be a moron to own an IPOD and PAY a dollar per song anyway! Are people that incredibly stupid? Try this math ….CD has 16 songs @ a dollar a song you pay 16 dollars , the record company pays NOTHING read: NO manufacturing cost and NO distribution cost. All you get is 16 INFERIOR QUALITY songs. NO plastic wrapping, NO case, NO CD, NO lyrics, NO album cover NO liner notes. This message needs to get out to the brainwashed masses who think a dollar is a fair price before it becomes a standard and we all end up paying more for less!! Go with the subcription services or sites such as allofmp3. The music industry needs to understand that we don’t mind paying if the price is reasonable.

By: Alice

Alice — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 02:22:22 +0000

I agree, but 27 songs or whatever the number is at this minute means that the per song model is too pricey. I will probably but 30 songs over the next year, but if I can skip digitizing and delete the junk before I buy the songs I like, the subscription model works for me.

By: TCNYC

TCNYC — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 23:35:04 +0000

The assertion that iPod owners must be stealing music from the conglomerates/RIAA is absurd. I, for example, own about 800 CDs and have finally just finished digitizing all of them. So that gets me set for music purchased from 1986-2004/5. I will continue to buy CDs, as many CD player owning folks will do. What does iTunes Music Store sales figures have to do with my iPod or, more importantly, online music sales or online theft? Call me when they start selling 44.1k/16bit files online, until then please remove mine and so many other’s iPods from these statistics.

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 21:18:42 +0000

Your average songs per iPod based on the number of iPods purchased and iTunes downloaded is flawed. You assumed that the only peope who use iTunes are iPod owners. Not everyone who uses iTunes has an iPod. I have iTunes on my Dell and have downloaded a dozen or so songs. I think it is a great player. I am sure there are lots of Mac users without iPods that have downloaded music from iTunes as well. This being the case, your 21 songs per iPod is actually high.

By: GeekFun

GeekFun — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 17:51:05 +0000

When iPod news isn’t new

Over a year ago, Downhill Battle did a little math on some number’s from some Apple press-releases and came to the conclusion that there have been an average of 21 songs sold on the iTunes Music Store per iPod sold….

By: degustibus

degustibus — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 17:39:57 +0000

I have several thousand B-O-O-ks.

(and not a thing to read.)

By: Alice

Alice — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 16:53:21 +0000

Whoops – that was 5,000 CD, I hand-ripped about 500 CD though and let me tell you downloading is much nicer. And I listen to the whole song – made a massive “summer playlist” that takes over 4 hours and LOVE it!

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 15:40:00 +0000

Bah! Listening to the first 30 seconds of a song is like getting into heavy foreplay, then tipping your hat and saying goodnight. You have to listen to the whole song! That’s the point of music!

I am curious if Alice’s comment about “5,000 CDs” was supposed to read “5,000 songs”. 5,000 CDs would be a mind-blowing expense! And about 4,500 hours of music! Goddam!