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Newsday: iPod, iTunes Put Apple At Core of Music Industry

Stephen Williams writes about iPod and iTunes in his latest column for Newsday.

“But Jobs, Apple’s silky- smooth chief executive, thinks he’s got the “complete solution” for the record industry’s woes, even as he insists that Apple is neither a media company nor a music company. ("We’re just Apple,” he recently told an interviewer from Esquire, apparently with a straight face). If Apple’s new iTunes Music Store, combined with the appeal of the iPod, isn’t the Great White-and-Chrome Hope of the labels, it’s the closest, best thing they’ve got.”

Windows iTunes Music Store confirmed for ‘end of year’

Macworld UK has a report about a recent interview with Peter Lowe, Head of Consumer Marketing at Apple by Media Analyst, Phil Leigh at ON24 Financial Network.

“Apple remains on track to deliver a Windows version of its iTunes Music Store by the end of the year, a senior executive confirmed last week.

Apple’s director of marketing consumer applications Peter Lowe confirmed the plans in an interview with a top digital-media analyst.

Lowe said: ‘There is a broad set of stuff that needs to be supported. We are working away at it and are on track to deliver it by the end of the year. Developing Windows software can be a challenge at the best of times, as there are so many configurations of Windows PCs and connectivity peripherals.’”

Open Letter to Apple Concerning the Mistreatment of Apple Customers

New open letter to Apple needs everyone to help spread the news. With a catchy Apple-Like “Think Differently” image, I spent hours in the hopes that classic iPod users will be heard!

If, somehow, everyone could unite and possibly contribute a dollar we might even be able to put this image on a billboard somewhere near Apple Headquarters in Cupertino, Ca. How we’d accomplish that I’m not sure, but sending this page to let everyone know about how we’ve been treated by Apple is a great start!

Ediotr’s note: The above ‘open letter’ regards the fact that Apple has not released iPod Software 2.0 and all its new features for Classic iPods.

BBC: Confidential Apple music details leaked

The BBC has posted a story about website CDBaby.com posting a transcript from a recent meeting between Apple and top independent record label executives.  The story includes information about the success of iTunes Music Store.  It also mentions that a Windows version of iTunes is planned for “later this year,” and that the iTunes Music Store will become available outside the U.S. in the future.

Editor’s note: In our earlier report, CD Baby had posted points made in the Apple meeting, but the report has since been removed due to Apple’s confidentiality agreement.

Apple woos independent labels

Yesterday Apple gathered independent record labels for a meeting to explain how they could participate in the iTunes Music Store. Derek Siver, President of CD Baby was at the meeting and has posted key points from the presentation by Steve Jobs. A few points from the meeting:

  • Everyone is going to get the exact same deal. It’s not negotiable. It’s take it or leave it.”
  • This is a reseller agreement: Apple buys at a wholesale price. Apple resells them to users. “No complicated or messy licenses.”
  • Apple only deals with the partner/label. It’s up to the label to pay the artists, writers, publishing, etc.
  • Rights are a 3 year term. For iTunes only, of course. This is totally non-exclusive.

KBase Documents updated for iPod

Apple has posted updates to the following KnowledgeBase Documents for iPod.

iPod: How to Find Software Version
iPod for Windows: Delay While MusicMatch Connects to iPod
iPod for Windows: How to Update MUSICMATCH Jukebox
iPod for Windows: How to Install MUSICMATCH Jukebox Software

Fox News: Will the Beatles Take a Bite of Apple Computer?

Roger Friedman for Fox News reports that Apple may soon be sued by the Beatles over the iTunes Music Store.

“Apple Computer’s Steve Jobs was such a Beatle fan that he named his company after the record label.

But the Beatles, who are notoriously protective of their rights and quite litigious, weren’t so happy with Jobs. In 1981 they made him sign something agreeing never to go into the music business in order to keep a name they had trademarked. ...

iPod Designer Awarded ‘Designer of the Year’

Jonathan Ive, Apple’s industrial designer for the iPod and iMac has been awarded ‘Designer of the Year’ as reported by Charles Arthur, Technology Editor for the Independent.

“The prestigious prize from the Design Museum in London is worth £25,000 for ‘the UK designer that made the biggest contribution to design in the past year’. Mr Ive, 36, who has been the vice-president of industrial design at Apple since 1998, received the prize after flying in from California, where he works at Apple’s head office in Cupertino.

‘Jonathan’s designs have touched millions of people’s lives and transformed the workplace,’ said the fashion designer Sir Paul Smith, who was on the judging panel.”

Applemusic.com Commercials Debut

MacMinute reports that Apple has began airing its iTunes Music Store commercials.

“Apple began airing its commercials for the new iTunes Music Store and iPods last night during primetime on NBC. The ads, which we noted in April, feature real people singing songs from famous artists—such as Eminem and Pink—while listening to them on a new third generation iPod.”

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