iTunes 10.0.1 Breaks your Genius

If you like iTunes Genius sidebar feature, DON'T upgrade to 10.0.1! It appears Apple, in its desire to promote Ping, removed the Genius sidebar.

The Genius sidebar allowed users to see more music by the artist and similar type music. This feature was a wonderful way to find new music and a very easy way to buy new music. I've no idea why Apple would disable such a money making feature, but lets hope Apple returns something people want and use.

Apple iTunes to have DRM free music by the end of April.

Apple announced that iTunes will soon be selling nothing but DRM free music! Many believed (as did I) that the music industry was selling DRM free music to Amazon to try to break the Apple empire... it appears with this report that this thinking may not be the case.

This really is good news for consumers and for iPod users, as any existing DRM music purchased can be upgraded to the DRM free music. Only problem is it will cost 30 pennies for the privilege. Oh well... can't have it all.

Apple passes Wal-Mart, now #1 music retailer in US

Over the past few years, we have watched Apple climb the music sales chart courtesy of the iTunes. Last month we learned that Apple passed Best Buy to become the number two retailer in the the US. Now, Apple has ascended to the top of the charts, surpassing Wal-Mart for the first time ever, according to the NPD MusicWatch Survey.

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ITunes 5002 error of terror

"Macs don't get cryptic error messages like a pc." Ya right!!!! I've grown tired of logging onto iTunes and getting 'error 5002' when I decide to BUY some music. It doesn't take a business major to realize that the ONLY way you make money, is to accept the money when people want to hand it over to you. sheesh. When I get this error message, I'm stopped in my tracks. Nope, nada, ya can't buy music.

It kind of reminds me of the old Mac commercial... the one where the mac-guy says they don't get those error messages. It makes me think someone at Apple didn't get the memo.