[X4U] iTunes authorization

[Kirk McElhearn]

On Dec 4, 2006, at 12:22 PM, Simon Forster 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?

True, though, as you say, flawed...
>
>>> 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.

Well, I haven't had problems with it. It's substantially cheaper than  
CDs in many cases - and in others, I buy the CDs.

Best,


Kirk
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