Frustrating

[corsair553]

As much as I love Itunes, it is also extremely frustrating. For example. There are two songs I want on Itunes, but I know I'm going to get the CD eventually, so it doesn't make sense for me to buy them when I'll get them soon anyway. One of them is Photograph by Nickleback. That CD came out yesterday. The other one is Boyfriend by Ashlee

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just spend the 2 bucks, that's not even 1/3 of a pita pit pita!!!

[jesskittle]

(I'd like to note I am refraining from commenting rudely on the two songs you want to buy, since although I find them both disgusting now, I can't say for certain I won't try to borrow the CD's from you once you own them.)

You realize itunes could just not have those songs available at all until the full album's release date, right? If anything, itunes is doing you a noble service by offering you the chance to download and own your favorite singles before their full CD is released. Singles have been around for years, and it's not exactly itunes fault that the music industry works this way. Companies have one goal - to make money, and to do this, they need to bleed us dry. It's not enough to sell us something once when they can sell it to us twice. Just look at home video formats. I almost had heart palpitations the other day reading about HD v. Blueray (or whatever it's called) DVD's realizing this means I'll be repurchasing my movie collecting YET AGAIN sometime in the future.

I guess itunes could offer the option of paying a reduced price for a CD if you've already purchased some of the songs off of it. That might not even be that hard to work out logistically. BUT, if I'm Steve Jobs, and already reportedly taking it up the a$$ on mp3 sales due to the record companies take, I probably wouldn't put this snippet of an idea on the forefront of my things to do list.

So yes, I agree itunes is frustrating. But it's not itunes so much as the entire world we live in is frustrating. stick it to the man, not the itunes. :)

Re: just spend the 2 bucks, that's not even 1/3 of a pita pit pita!!!

[corsair553]

mock all you want, I am not ashamed of liking those two artists

Re: just spend the 2 bucks, that's not even 1/3 of a pita pit pita!!!

[clydeclod]

You know what I noticed about "Boyfriend" (which I also downloaded, lest you feel like you're alone)? She really has poor enunciation in the song, especially on the word "steal" in the chorus. She says "stell".

Re: just spend the 2 bucks, that's not even 1/3 of a pita pit pita!!!

[clydeclod]

Or maybe she says "still", the more I think about it... Perhaps it's comforting she didn't "still" someone's boyfriend. To me, this sounds like she's offed someone or turned him into liquor.

Re: just spend the 2 bucks, that's not even 1/3 of a pita pit pita!!!

[jesskittle]

Or just forget mp3's and buy the cd's...