[X4U] iTunes authorization

[Simon Forster]

On 4 Dec 2006, at 11:08, Kirk McElhearn wrote:

>> Actually, no. It's simply that I tend to use the move from one  
>> machine to another (or a hard drive upgrade) as an excuse to do  
>> some spring cleaning. I copy across the stuff I need and then make  
>> some form of archive copy of the old data so that if I need  
>> something in the future, I can go get it. But think garage  
>> storage. After you've not needed something for a few months -  
>> maybe a year - it's chucked in the garage. A couple of years down  
>> the line, you know it's in the garage but there's got to be a  
>> pretty compelling reason to go dig it out. (Compressed disk  
>> archives on DVDs anyone?)
>
> I would think you would copy your home folder, which is where your  
> iTunes music files are stored...

Yep. But my home folder can get quite large, so I tend to be quite  
brutal when it comes to the spring cleaning. If the tracks are  
unavailable to me (a flawed assumption - as Mitchell has brought to  
my attention), why keep 'em?

>> Now tell me, why do I want to use the iTunes store?
>
> You obviously don't. :-)

And there sir, you're absolutely correct. I fail to see the  
compelling argument for using iTunes store. The DRM content and  
opaque authorisation management tools put the final nail in a service  
which has convenience as its core proposition.

YMMV of course.

Simon Forster
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