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Opinions on Apple installing the new U2 album w/o asking?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 10:06 pm
by EvilHorace
Kinda surprised that no one's mentioned it but it's an odd move by them and makes you wonder what else they might install someday w/o your permission.
For those who don't know, a couple days ago Apple just installed the latest U2 album into everyone's iphone or ipad or ipod touch w/o asking anyone if they wanted it.
I don't have an iphone but do have an ipad and sure enough, it's there. Not one pop-up and anything asking your permission first so that's pretty invasive.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 10:27 pm
by b-man1
From what i read it was pushed to iCloud...just that most people select autosync for music.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:41 pm
by Err
I don't think it should've been automatically added. Apple could've just pasted it on the front page of itunes that the album was free. There was also a TV commercial and I'm sure it was on the social media so everyone knew about the new album.
I personally think that artists shouldn't give away their work. It makes me feel as if they don't think highly of it.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:45 pm
by FlyingPenguin
They didn't give it away. Apple paid them a substantial sum of money.
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 10:08 am
by EvilHorace
I heard that it's being free is a new approach to selling their tour also, backwards of how everyone else does it.
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 8:27 pm
by Losbot
They haven't really had a decent album in quite some time.
Seems like a desperate attempt to force it on us, then say "Look how many people have our album". LOL
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 10:22 am
by FlyingPenguin
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 9:25 am
by Genom
An egotistical douchbag band, partnered with a douchbag egotistical company?
Whouda thunk it?
I just laugh at it though. As I am raging at Apple when I have to deploy a bunch of Mac pro's and spend more time changing all the stupid bullshit default settings they insisit on, than actually installing the hardware.