Thread: Apple Ruins My Life (again)

Originally Posted by Sirshavesalot

Try Grooveshark,you can listen to any song any number of times for free all day long and create a playlist too.

cheers
david

Thanks. I have used grooveshark before... I think the downside there was a smaller catalog but I'll check it out to see if/how it stacks up against lala.

np I used to like Rhapsody and paid for it, but never felt their catalogue was deep enough,I think grooveshark has a decent playlist esp for indie rock.

Oglethorp btw I'm in Redbank...is there an NJ meetup planned?

Cheers
David

Try Frostwire it's...

*checks for cops*

Nevermind

shavedzombie.....


LMAFO

I thought to mention this or the Bay,but I don't want to get in trouble.

lol
David

Originally Posted by Oglethorpe

Thanks. I have used grooveshark before... I think the downside there was a smaller catalog but I'll check it out to see if/how it stacks up against lala.

Grooveshark is a wonderful product of Gainesville, FL, too!

I admit that I still download my music by full album through usenet or bittorrent and don't fiddle with the iTunes Music Store at all. I'm pretty sure you can convert their non-DRM files without burning/ripping.

Another good source is Amazon. I think they've always offered DRM-free music for good prices. Whenever I have a Visa/MC gift card with less than $5 on it, I'll buy a few tunes off Amazon.

There is a program that mimics "burning" but rather than burning to CD via CD-R drive, it uses a virtual drive to "burn" to the hard drive in a format of your choosing.

I converted my entire iTunes library to mp3 using it. I'll be damned if I'm going to let them control what I do with sh!t that I paid for.

I appreciate the suggestions, though, and I'll check them out, but I'm just disappointed that Lala appears to be going the way of the dodo. It really is the best thing going in terms of revolutionizing media. Offering everything available to its users online on the cheap is pretty amazing and legal.

I'm sure Apple will ruin it on multiple levels.

Originally Posted by Oglethorpe

There is a program that mimics "burning" but rather than burning to CD via CD-R drive, it uses a virtual drive to "burn" to the hard drive in a format of your choosing.

I converted my entire iTunes library to mp3 using it. I'll be damned if I'm going to let them control what I do with sh!t that I paid for.

I appreciate the suggestions, though, and I'll check them out, but I'm just disappointed that Lala appears to be going the way of the dodo. It really is the best thing going in terms of revolutionizing media. Offering everything available to its users online on the cheap is pretty amazing and legal.

I'm sure Apple will ruin it on multiple levels.

The real revolution will be when artists are selling their music directly to their fanbase without having to pay percentages for agents and labels and online stores. It's easy for established artists to do that now, but we'll get to the point where up-and-comers can follow the same model and achieve success.

thats already happening, and happening a lot. the threat to new artists, be they musicians or authors, is obscurity, not "pirates"

This kind of business practice is not uncommon at all. Most large businesses own bits and pieces of their direct competators, indeed some own the whole lot. What is now the VW group for example.

Also, it's not unusual for a company to have complete control of the products it produces. You might find that the companies with the best reputation for quality are more expensive and also more particular about the materials they use and also where the product is made.

I use Spotify (listening to Cat Power while I type this), and love it! It does not have absolutely everything, but more than enough for background listening while at work....and is free, just a few adds now and there, although a lot less than in any commercial radio.