Edited by author 04-30-2003 09:42 AM
In response to Beatmaster

I live in Canada too and I must say I wished you hadn't admitted that you did. You are an embarrassment. Your assumptions aren't well thought out. In fact they sound idiotic.

And you seem to have a bug up your...which no one really wants to hear about. But for the moment, let's look at your reaoning for your claim that the price is too high.

And yes, lets do it in Canadian dollars, because it makes your assumptions even more ridiculous.

You stated, "Lets say i make an album from my favorite tracks, right, all good tracks. About 20 songs on a regular cd, hmmm lets see 20 x 1.44$ plus taxes, Total 33.13$. Wow, are they out of there mind!!!"

First of all, when was the last time that you could by a CD that had 20 "all good tracks" because you are as you stated in another post, "Someone like me that need new stuff all week long"? More likely you would have to buy at least 10 albums to get that much "good" music and up here, at 15-18 dollars each you would be lucky to get that for less than $150.

"Do you think kids 12 years old and up will ask mom and dad everyday for money or credit card for songs......nope" Well I have a 14 year-old who helps proves you otherwise. He doesn't get his wish. But he does buy and as he will admit there are usually only a track or two on each CD that he really wants to listen to. He doesn't have to tell us that, we hear it. Last Saturday, he bought a new CD. It costs $18.95 and all the way home we listened thru the entire album. He has now played that CD a dozen times that I know of and he hasn't gotten past the first track. Think about it. If the iTunes Music Store were available here, I would gladly hand him a few bucks and I am sure his sense of selection would be better and greater than it was on the weekend. I know mine would be.

By the way, it's mom and dad that pays for it. Not the "students in college?" And as a parent, I relish the idea that this could be the first time that we can get what we pay for. I am tired of having to outlay $16 a pop for a full CD of 'music' to get one or two listenable tracks. Didn't I just save myself $14 at least?

I can appreciate and accept the fact that this new concept is not for everyone. Even today, for example, there are those whose beliefs won't accept modern conveniences, even 'electricity', but they don't complain and we don't impose it on them. If you had established that this new service was functionally and technically flawed, I believe that you have the right to report it. But to delcare a pile of untested assumptions without obviously trying it (remember you are in Canada, so the service is unavailable to you (so you can't, that is without a US mailing address) and unfortunately to me as well) isn't something that I really want to see (unfortunately, I have to read it before I can trash it).

And by the way, your statement, "Yes i hope the artists will get a part of that money?" dictates that you haven't even read the full press releases or info packages.

So is 99 cents too high? For some yes. But for many, so is a Lexus, but we don't slam the car manufacturer for building it.

So is 20 cents still too high? For some yes. But for many, so is a Kia, but we don't slam the car manufacturer for building it.

But keep in mind that there are still ways for you to listen to 'your' good music without having to pay a cent for and it is legal. It's the radio. But hey, you are the type who would want the station to pay you for having to put up with the commercials.

And for those who will continue to pirate using the likes of kaaza and limewire, just remember, that if it wasn't for the likes of us who will more than gladly pay for good value, there would be nothing to steal.

So good luck to those who do. I just hope that there will always be something that somebody else would want to steal.