Simplify your laptop buying
Entered CNET Catalog: 05/24/2003
SKU: CNETAPPLEITUNESMUSICSTORE
Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
CNET editors' review
- Editors' Choice: No
- Reviewed on: 05/13/2004
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User Rating: 
1/10
No warranty. At all.
Pros: Good selection, ease of use
Cons: Despite its pros, this product/service is to be avoided at all cost: there simply is no warranty whatsoever. With a crash of a hard drive, you are out of luck, however much you can prove that you purchased the song/movie
User Rating: 
3/10
horrible, but the biggest one out there
Pros: the download format
Cons: the copyprotect of the format which limits you to 5 pcs
User Rating: 
6/10
it's gg=dsfasdf
Pros: easy to use
Cons: crashes down constantly
User Rating: 3/10
This is the most retartded music management program ever.
Pros: I has that clean mac look
Cons: Hard to understand, no simple drag and drop
User Rating: 
2/10
iTunes crashes constantly
Pros: Great music player
Cons: Crashes constantly
Crashes with error "iTunes has encountered a problem and needs to shut down"
Other users have been complaining about this problem for the past 2 YEARS!!! I wonder why Apple hasnt fixed the problem yet.
--Desi214
User Rating: 
4/10
Far fewer features than competitors
Pros: easy to use
Cons: not an open standard
User Rating: 
9/10
"A superb software"
Pros: It has 1.5 million songs to download!! It's legal! There are cool features like iMixes, Audiobooks, etc.! Once you buy the song it's yours not like the bad subscription services! Albums are cheap!
Cons: You have to pay 99 cents per song; it's kind of high but the quality is never bad.
User Rating: 9/10
Just what any fan of music wants
Pros: HUGE selection of music and even videos;built inside iTunes Jukebox
Cons: 30 sec. previews still intact on even 40 sec. songs
User Rating: 
5/10
Not bad, but could be better
Pros: Sort music and create playlists easily. Tons of music in the iTunes store.
Cons: Burning software is terribly picky, can't convert purcahsed music to MP3. Doesn't integrate with Windows very well.
User Rating: 9/10
In 5 years your songs will still be there.
Pros: Excellent selection. Software works great. Easily imports CD's.
Cons: 99 cents but that is OK.
User Rating: 4/10
Great selection, limited number of supported devices
Pros: Great selection, windows and mac compatible
Cons: Only works on iPods
Nice interface, but not my favorite
User Rating: 
8/10
A great music service
Pros: LOTS of songs.
Cons: The songs are encoded in either AAC or MP4 and you can't switch them back to MP3 because they're protected.
User Rating: 6/10
cpu hog
Pros: Very usable interface, from playlist to minimode to systray icon where you can instantly rate the song.
Cons: 80+ % cpu usage constantly. And this is on a 2.8GHz processor and 1GB ram. I am not going to give a music player that much clock.
User Rating: 4/10
burn function not compatible with pc
Pros: nice selection of music and intuitively designed
Cons: downloads work well, but the burn option will not work. customer service is non existent and user driven support brought no answers my way
User Rating: 9/10
nothing it can't do
Pros: very easy to use. best music store, easy file transfer to ipod. definitely best interface, this is awesome. way more usable than wmp10. anyone who uses wmp10 in favor of this seriously doesn't know how much they're hurting themselves.
Cons: sometimes crashes when natively playing cds, aac only works with itunes and real. it only works with ipod, but you really should have an ipod anyway.
User Rating: 
10/10
Best online music store out there
Pros: Excellent selection, easy to use, plenty of user rights, and just plain cooler than any of the other stores.
Cons:
User Rating: 2/10
Disappointing . . .
Pros: Nice interface, seemingly stable, so-so music selection . . . in the beginning it seemed ok.
Cons: It's a fraud and a sham. Cannot burn a CD because of unknown 4000 error (WINXP), support team sucks, poor sound quality, and unable to convert/record to other formats. Don't be hoodwinked . . . it's not MP3! I want a refund Apple!
User Rating: 5/10
can't burn CDs - no help from Apple
Pros: Great interface. Easy to get the music you want.
Cons: Can't burn CDs. Get error 4000. Please Apple, I beg you fix your horrible software for burning. Your online help sucks for this problem. The ITunes forum sucks (there are 4000+ posts for the 4000 error.....not well organized...the forum website sucks
User Rating: 
7/10
Good but needs more artists
Pros: The sound quality is great and you can download songs from the iTunes website or from a CD if you like just one song.
Cons: The lack of new artists on the website is a little dissapointing. It wouldn't hurt to add Evanescence or Tony Vincent to the website for downloading.
User Rating: 1/10
That's the way to do it, Music Industry!
Pros: Easy interface, you can burn every track on CD for your car or your home stereo, fair price value. DRM is there but not too restrictive for my private use.
Cons: German Music Industry is kinda boycotting the service, trying to push their own service with WMA and rigid DRM.
User Rating: 9/10
The best ever so far!
Pros: super large selection of tunes you can imagine...keep it up...recommendation, we need hits from country singer Garth Brooks in this cool collection...
Cons: None
User Rating: 9/10
The other music services don't come close.
Pros: Easy to use, lots of variety, more fun than visiting a music store. You can seamlessly use the music in many of Apple's applications, too.
Cons:
User Rating: 3/10
Customer service? What customer service???
Pros: cost
Cons: NO customer service for problems-left hanging... Can't burn downloaded (paid for) tunes.
User Rating: 10/10
comcast
Pros: I HOPE THAT YOU'LL LET ME CONNETCT THE TUNES PROGARM ,SO I CAN HEAR MUSIC THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO BUY LESS THAN A $10.00 DOLLARS TO HEAR EACH SONG LIKE A DOLLAR.
Cons: PLEASE HELP GET CONNECTED OR EVEN GET TO TRY THIS TUNES PROGRAM LIKE FOR ABOUT 4THROUGH 7MONTHS THEN I WILL GALD TO PAY THE AMOUNT YOU WANT ,BUT NOT OVER A THOUSAND
User Rating: 9/10
it's like the bomb it's culero!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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User Rating: 8/10
It's a wonderful music store, nothing more, nothing less
Pros: iTunes software, reliable hi-quality song previews, iTunes exclusives, digital rights flexibility, AAC format, great selection, iMixes in v4.5 are a great new community feature
Cons: The Windows version doesn't feel like a Windows program (because it's not. It was a Mac program and it feels like it).
User Rating: 9/10
Excellent Store
Pros: Easy to use interface, fantastic music selection. ( very pleased that the selection of non-rock, non-pop is so high ) Seamless use with Ipod devices. This and my Ipod have brought me the closest I have ever come to buying a mac desk top. I think I will th
Cons: No choice on formats, have to burn to audio CD, and then rip if you want an MP3
User Rating: 5/10
AAC format and hard to do simple tasks drag it way down.
Pros: I found a song that wasn't available thru Walmart or MusicMatch.
Cons: AAC format does most of us no good. Have to download, then burn a CD, then rip back to my hard drive in a different format...that's gonna sound real good. iTunes should allow choice of format, or a more widely used format for download. I'm only using iTun
User Rating: 3/10
Just TRY to cancel allowance account! HA!!
Pros: Easy enough to use.
Cons: Until you try to cancel!! Got an allowance account for my daughter. Nearly impossible to cancel online. Impossible to cancel via telephone (I tried--CSR said "have to cancel online"). I'm not a novice at this stuff. There is a screen that supposedly s
User Rating: 9/10
I always disliked Apple... Until Now
Pros: I recently switched from MusicMatch 8.0 to iTunes because of its superior interface and ease of use. The iTunes Music Store heralds the same great qualities for which Apple has always been renouned.
Cons: No tagging features as found in MusicMatch 8.0
User Rating: 9/10
It makes me smile!
Pros: Amazingly powerful, very configuarble and more or less intuitive. I love the way Apple offers "Billboard top Charts" ALL the way back to 1946! How cool it is to go back to a specific year and relive it in your mind. I see they have also added "R&B"
Cons: WARNING! This store is VERY addictive. If you don't exercise extream self-control you may really mess up your budget by spending WAY too much money here. My only real negative complaint is that some of the features are not completely transparent and ta
User Rating: 3/10
Now I know why people don't like macs
Pros: large song library
Cons: Interface stinks! talk about confusing. I spent more time trying to figure out how to do "simple" things like making a playlist or browsing for music than I did listening to it.
User Rating: 9/10
Perfect if you pay
Pros: Eventually downloading illegal music will be strictly enforced. Apple provides a great alternative to "stealing" music. It's great to know when this free-for-all is over, there will be a cheap place to get music online easily and legally.
Cons: None.. the software and downloading process are flawless.
User Rating: 8/10
Alright.
Pros: Easy to use. It also has a lot of playlists were you can get music you may not have heard of, but that you'd like.
Cons: Some of the music I like isn't on there.
User Rating: 9/10
Best piece of software ever created
Pros: It's FREE!!!!!!!!!!!! Everything is great,Fast music downloading and CD burning, easy to use, 20 times better than Musicmatch
Cons: None
User Rating: 6/10
Customer Service Problems
Pros: Fantastic selection of music Great interface Good value
Cons: Apple makes it VERY difficult to resolve problems with downloaded music. I selected two songs to download, unfortunately, the download was interrupted on the second song and I did not receive. iTunes "Check for Downloaded Music" feature returned a message
User Rating: 5/10
Can only download in AAC format
Pros: Easy to install and use.
Cons: Can only download songs in 128 kbps AAC format. Apple says this is superior to MP3 b/c the files are smaller and the sound is better. Both claims are false. And if you have a non-iPod MP3 player, good luck transferring the file to it. Apple is the onl
User Rating: 10/10
This Software is Increadible
Pros: Burning Ripping Downloading Radio Playlists and music sorting anything from apple is awesome!
Cons: need a larger database of music but I know this will come soon!
User Rating: 7/10
Recommended but it's not bug free
Pros: Overall ease of use and if you can use all the features (see below) then this puppy is for you!
Cons: Numerous hardware compatibility issues with CD/DVD drives (including writers) often preventing users from burning CDs of purchased music. Files that manage the Library data are known to get corrupted, apprently without cause so users may lose personalized
User Rating: 8/10
it is simply the best...
Pros: it is really user friendly, it is idiot proof ... the graphic is good
Cons: sometimes the conection is slow... and for me as a user, i do not know exactly where to get the music to download... =)
User Rating: 9/10
iTunes Rocks
Pros: iTunes is a great "product." I put product in quotes because it is completely free. I gave it a 9 for stability because, well I'm running it in windows, and we all know how things run in Windows.
Cons: The only thing I can think of is that it needs more visulizations. But knowing Apple they will come up with that soon.
User Rating: 10/10
Excellent value, Apple haters obviously haven't tried it or haven't read between the lines
Pros: I installed iTunes on my Windows XP Dell computer the same day it was released and I have not had a problem with it. For those of you too stupid to figure it out, you can rip music CDs as mp3 files, not just AAC files. Despite the option of saving my mu
Cons: The music catalog could be bigger and several albums are not available in their entirety: this means not all the tracks of a particular album are available for purchase. The sound quality does sound really good at 128 kbps but higher bitrates would be a
User Rating: 9/10
Better than any other MP3 program out there.
Pros: Apple is always leading the world with the latest technology. It wasn't until six months after iTune's release that many of these legal MP3 programs were available. Now that it works on both Windows and Mac, I don't know why anyone would choose another
Cons: There are very, very few cons with iTunes. One, it's not available for Windows prior to 2000. This may be a problem for some people. Also, the MP3s are sold at 128 bites per second. I prefer encoding my own cds in 192 bpm for ultimate qulaity, but I d
User Rating: 8/10
Only quality music, pay-per-song, best DRM
Pros: iTunes boasts a very simple, easy to use interface we all now expect from apple. However it also has a quality selection of songs, which you can browse and download without a per-month fee. The Digital Rights Manegment is almost as free as an mp3, and the
Cons: Music library still expanding, not enough selection for an online store.
User Rating: 7/10
Good utility, Bad store (for non-Ipod owners)
Pros: Great ripping and library software. Organizes saved music quite nicely. Interface is really slick. Fast, easy encoding to MP3. It is fun to browse the online store.
Cons: Like I said, it's fun to BROWSE the online store, because I will never purchase from it (unless I buy an Ipod one day). Only 3 options with files purchased from online store: play on Ipod, play on "licensed" computer (up to 3 simultaneously), or burn to
User Rating: 2/10
Some limitations - no better than napster (w/o subscription)
Pros: Similar selection to napster.
Cons: 1. AAC-128KBit/s downloads only. 2. Can only burn MP3 CDs from existing MP3's not downloaded music (See 1). They brag about MP3 CS's alot but...only on stuff you already own --- not on stuff from them --- quite misleading. 3. Slow internet access at t
User Rating: 10/10
Some people must still be using the 486 processors
Pros: EVERYTHING IS AMAZING...If your gonna bash itunes for windows and don't have an iPod then shut the hell up and go tell someone how great your iRiver peice of crap is who actually gives a rats ass!
Cons: None....
User Rating: 8/10
The best jukebox meets the best store
Pros: What makes iTunes so great is its ease of use; creating and managing playlists is as easy as drag and drop. The real-time searching is also very handy for quickly finding the songs you want to play. Also the music store is great for previewing music ins
Cons: Overall a great product, but some features like song queue have yet to be offered, however iTunes is frequently updated with improvements and new features.
User Rating: 8/10
Great Store, Large Selection, Great structure, Good Price
Pros: Cd Burning, you can preview songs before downloads, Music Store is easy to browse, great vizualizations, Organizes music, has "Top-25 songs" in smart-playlist by default, Great Radio quality Easy to browse through
Cons: Doesn't support a lot of formats like wma etc. Very few stations on the radio
User Rating: 7/10
good, but no canadian music store
Pros: Great software... It will make you feel good about downloading music again.
Cons: NO CANADIAN VERSION of Music Store. As I discovered after downloading iTunes, Apple has completely mislead their ipod customers in Canada by putting out the ipod with no music store availability. Users are forced to find illegal methods of getting their m
User Rating: 8/10
Best Offering Right Now
Pros: Good selection, decent price, relatively few restrictions, very very good interface, stable and easy to use.
Cons: Songs downloaded from iTMS will only play on iTunes (partial support in WinAMP), and the only portable that works with it is their iPod. This is by far its most major drawback. The quality of the songs is very good (not CD quality despite what they say)
User Rating: 7/10
MAJOR LETDOWN
Pros:
Cons: wow...I thought that Apple would be the company to get it right with $.99 songs and full albums for $9.99, but i was wrong. Search for whatever you like, but if you hope to find full albums, good luck! I'd say about 9 out of every 10 albums i searched for
User Rating: 7/10
AAC workaround for MP3-only player users
Pros: Clean, intuitive interface. Excellent online help. *NOTE* If you want to eventually transfer files to a MP3 player that doesn't support AAC, you can import files as high quality MP3s. (Go to Edit > Preferences > Importing).
Cons: None as of yet. Am on WinXP and have no complaints.
User Rating: 5/10
What's all the hype about?
Pros: The interface is nice, altho it takes a while to learn its ideosyncracies. Works as advertised.
Cons: Playback of purchased tunes on my XP system is choppy at times. Tech support has not answered my inquiry, and I didn't find an answer in the help lists. I wish it had a Wish List option - I like to come back later to see if I like some samples as much a
User Rating: 9/10
iTunes is for people who care about music
Pros: Everything Apple does exceeds anything that any Windows related companies can do. Napster is crap. Windows Media Files are crap too. AAC and ITunes Music Store is the future of legal digital music. Microsoft is trying to start a music store too and they'r
Cons: They're missing some artists and songs I want.. but they're working on it!! You can request anything you want..
User Rating: 3/10
Charged for Songs Not Received
Pros: None, Never Worked for me.
Cons: Didn't work! Charged for songs not evne received. Charged repeatedly for the same song. Customer Service refused to issue a credit!
User Rating: 9/10
Hmm didnt think I would like it, but I do...
Pros: Ive always scoffed at mac users saying how easy there mac is, but after using iTunes, I start to wonder if they have a point. This is the best interface I have seen on any computer. Dead simple. I also looked into the AAC file format Apple uses, and it is
Cons: Windows Media player doesn't support AAC. I find that odd since they (MS) claim to support MP4, and AAC is part of the mp4 Spec.
User Rating: 10/10
Will probably never buy a CD again
Pros: Simple to use, easy to search, Can burn to CDs just fine. I think anyone who is having problems in that area just has a messed up computer. Sound quality is just fine. If you have a bionic ear, or have your stereo turned up way too loud maybe you can
Cons: Only complaint is that I don't have broadband. Downloads take a very long time.
User Rating: 6/10
128 kbps is only mediocre
Pros:
Cons: If you really appreciate high quality music, 128kbps is not enough, even in Apples new codec. The sound is notable worse than original CD quality if you have a discerning ear. One should have the choioce to download at upto 320kbps. Otherwise, you are
User Rating: 9/10
iTunes rocks on Macs and Wintel machines
Pros: Simple, powerful interface. Excellent sound quality. Can't beat the price for legal e-music.
Cons: AAC files must be converted to MP3 for many players which may effect sound quality after another iteration of digital sampling and compression.
User Rating: 9/10
Simply...Superb
Pros: Made the switch to Mac. After getting used to navigating, it seems like everything is a breeze...Itunes too
Cons: Music selection is very good, but wouldn't mind an even more more more choices...
User Rating: 10/10
Don't even consider Napster
Pros: If nothing else, download the iTunes player. I am in the process of placing my CD selection on the hard drive, something I would never even consider worth the bother before. Excellent interface, doesn't mess up when other tasks are run on Windows XP. If y
Cons: Music selection is still limited for my interests. But really no worse than Napster. Napster may have the numbers, but for my interests, I don't find much difference
User Rating: 8/10
Awesome program!
Pros: FREE!, Easy browsing, previewing, purchasing, and downloading of music, easier to use as a mp3 player for your computer (replacing Windows Media Player for me)
Cons: Library not quite as deep as Napster's, Windows' version slow to boot, no Metallica.
User Rating: 8/10
It works great but has issues
Pros: The way an interface should look, Microsoft could learn a thing or two. Easy to use, great with Ipod, it is a joy to navigate, such a radically different concept from a Windows app, it actually shows what you need to know given the screen you are on or th
Cons: Crashes on windows often, slow to redraw on maximize and also itis slow to run, pops and hisses on the audio no matter what you try. Only works with Ipod. too linked with Quictime (terrible app for Windows) Does not download cover art or info from the n
User Rating: 9/10
iTunes has changed my relationship to music
Pros: Very easy to use, the quality of downloaded files is good. Playlists have put the fun back into the "mixed tape" phenomenon.
Cons: Could have better power searching. I am looking forward to more community options for rating songs, artists (like Amazon). They should allow everyone--not just celebrities--to post their mix lists.
User Rating: 10/10
great user interface
Pros: Easy, well built and has a great search, couldn't of done better. This is the future, we'll buy music if it easy and priced right. This is both.
Cons: should of come out sooner, we've been living in the dark ages.. The music industry couldn't get their act together...
User Rating: 9/10
Good Store that promises to get even better
Pros: Easy to use, easy to buy, easy to love
Cons: larger song catalog needed
User Rating: 9/10
A BEAUTIFUL application to manage music
Pros: Awesome interface and no risk to download/try it out. No subscription fees like Napster to keep downloaded & purchased music ($10/month)
Cons: Could me more compatable w/ third party hardware and software. Disabling MM was a cheap shot.
User Rating: 9/10
itunes - MY tunes
Pros: Good resource for music especially new releases. The interface is easy to use almost anyone can figure it out. Could that be because it's based on MAC? I started using itunes the day it was released for Windows. Not wanting to download music the wrong
Cons: None with a user friendly interface based off of MAC, Napster can return to the grave.
User Rating: 10/10
By Far the Best EVER
Pros: Buying music has never been so easy. Point, click, done. The library keeps your files organized neatly and efficiently. Play back is flawless. CNet needs to update their review b/c the Windows version is out and it is just a good as the Mac version.
Cons: Needs a "Wish List" Folder so you can drag in the songs you eventually want to purchase at a later date
User Rating: 9/10
GREAT JukeBox for Windows
Pros: I use iTunes on my Windows Laptop and it's the best Jukebox I've ever used in Windows. In Music Store...Songs download fast, and are really good quality. The Music Store interface is really cool and it has some awesome features for checking out new music
Cons: None that I can think of. And that's sayin' something because I'm one critical S.O.B
User Rating: 1/10
Windows users BEWARE!
Pros:
Cons: iTunes (for Windows) has the potential to be a great product. But BUYER BEWARE! While the system has the capability to determine how many times a song has been copied, Apple apparently doesn't have the technology to tell if the download of your purchased
User Rating: 9/10
Don't listen to the fools who say this is a bad product.
Pros: Don't listen to the idots who write negative comments making untrue claims. Contrary to their claims, iTunes runs on Mac AND windows. The prices aren't too high, they're set by the music industry. You can use the music on up to THREE COMPUTERS, not one
Cons: No way to convert AAC to MP3 without burning songs to CD
User Rating: 9/10
WONDERFUL!
Pros: Easy to navigate, good selection of mainstream music, syncs seamlessly with my iPod. Speed is amazing, I generally get a song in 25-40 seconds on my DSL line. On my OC12 at work I get a song in around 10 seconds. Now that iTunes is out for windows there i
Cons: Purchased music can only be used on three computers and requires authentication. Still needs to work on selection, but they're adding hundreds of songs every week.
User Rating: 9/10
I have seen the future . . . .
Pros: 1. Easy to set up. I'm not an expert, but my setup (P4, 166 mhz, 256 MB mem) was flawless. 2. It's legal. I cannot stress this enough. As someone who has used P2P programs, it's nice to get something nice and legal as opposed to wondering the the
Cons: 1. The library. I understand that there are more songs being added everyday, so this is a minor point. 2. The format. I understand Apple wanted to push their own format out, but seriously, 128?!?!? If I'm paying 99 cents per song, I want superior
User Rating: 7/10
guiltfree music
Pros: 60's classics and brand new recordings a mouse click away. What a way to shop!
Cons: Selection too limited. Why pay the same for a tune that was recorded 30 years ago as one that was recorded yesterday? Library contains too many duplications and no way of knowing which recording is the original, and which one was redone recently; tags do
User Rating: 7/10
iPod for Windows Works Great - Why the conflicting Info?
Pros: Easy search index; fast downloads; "fair" selection of music. Works seemlessly with my iPod for Windows player and Windows XP.
Cons: Cannot convert AAC format to MP3 format. Many newer albums that I am looking for, are not on iTunes.
User Rating: 3/10
Very pricing and poor classical selection
Pros: Lot's of MAC hype.
Cons: Check out the cost and features of the Samuel Barber Adagio for Strings CD by St. Louis Symphony. No separate tracks available; $14.00 for the download of the entire CD. I paid that much 10 years ago when I purchased the hard copy.
User Rating: 10/10
iTunes Rocks!
Pros: Ease of use and user interface are first rate. Integration with iPod - I know everyone says iTunes should be compatible with other players, but think about it...it's made by Apple, why should they make it compatible with anything other that their own iPod
Cons: Limited library of music (but growing)
User Rating: 9/10
Home Stereo for Sale
Pros: Wonderful. I have been using iTunes for a while now, and I am infatuated with it. I Ripped all my CDs, transfered all my MP3s, now this is my only music system, and I love it. This user is a convert and will never go back to WMP.
Cons: Slow at startup, but works fine after that. I am completely satisfied.
User Rating: 4/10
Poor quality and limited use.
Pros: fast downloads, easy to use.
Cons: poor quality downloads. You can get much better from Kazaa. The main complaint I have is the format. It is an Apple exclusive, which means it is very limited in the PC world. It uses something called M4P that is not recognized by Winamp or Win Media Playe
User Rating: 9/10
Brilliant, much better alternative then Kaaza
Pros: Relaible souncd quality, Super fast downloads, legal, few restrictions, easy to use.
Cons: Limited song selection, hard to alter track order, Can't use ACC wit hmy DJ program.
User Rating: 9/10
Why can't all software be like this?
Pros: This is a beautiful piece of software. The elegant interface and the organization features blow away competing products such as Musicmatch. I wish all software could be this beautiful.
Cons: For some reason, the program does not let you expand the window to the full screen. Also, it would be nice to be able to tag my songs from the file names. You may be able to do this but I haven't figured out how.
User Rating: 5/10
Windows version not ready yet!
Pros: Sleek interface, if it works, it is great
Cons: It has crashed my system multiple times. When you want to convert a downloaded song or later on add single files to the the "Library" it hangs and then dies. This has happened multiple times. Slow to get started (these are different systems with P IV and
User Rating: 10/10
Extremely intuitive and full featured!
Pros: Great selection, fantastic features, remarkably easy to use.
Cons: Only works with the iPod.
User Rating: 8/10
Response to critisms:
Pros: Apple iTunes 4.1.1 (the current version) turns off the auto-organization feature that caused people's MP3 files to be moved or renamed. (You can turn it back on if you want to keep everything in one directory.) I have no speed issues. The services that
Cons: Audiobooks need their own search box. Default settings (for users who don't pay attention during installation) could be improved. In particular, leaving the default player options unchecked by default would be good. (You have to turn them off in preferenc
User Rating: 4/10
ACC Compression is the Worst
Pros: Nice interface, cool name, good effort by Apple.
Cons: AAC compression @128Kbps. What a joke. Worse then MP3, less useful, less universal, and it starts with an "A" instead of an "M". There's no way I'm paying for that kind of compression. Only the sheep will buy into this "less than cassette tape" sound qual
User Rating: 5/10
Not for Windows user w/o an iPod
Pros: The interface of iTunes is, as expected, useful. The selection of music is also fairly good.
Cons: It's slow on my 2.8ghz hyperthreaded Dell with a gig of RAM. No, that's not a Windows problem - it's an Apple problem. It took 22 minutes to uninstall. I think this proves the app is poorly integrated and messy as hell. Worst of all is Apple's insinua
User Rating: 9/10
Finally the Itunes Interface for my PC
Pros: Funny that Mac isn't more popular. Apple ports over ONE application from the MANY cool apps available in OS X, and it takes the top spot. If you like the app, GO TO THE APPLE STORE AND SEE WHAT ELSE YOU'RE MISSING!!! :)
Cons: Interface is much "heavier" on the PC, when scrolling, resizing, etc. On my G5, it's FAST.
User Rating: 9/10
Pay attention!!!
Pros: This product is ultra flexible. I personally think $0.99 is too much to pay for a song, but the convience reels me inconstantly. It works equally well on my PC at work and at home and my girlfriend's apple at her house. I prefer MP3's and (PAY ATTENTIO
Cons: Only portable player it works with is the ipod. Yes the ipod is probably the best mp3 player (don't argue...it is the most popular, until it is knocked off it probably deserves the title...and yes i own one) but this program should work with at least a f
User Rating: 10/10
Watch out WMP, iTunes kicks ass
Pros: This is by far the best music jukebox ever. Works flawlessly on my Windows XP box with less glitches than WMP 9. The music store is great but my favorite part is the radio. No Buffering lag, lots of 128k streams and a killer line up of stations. I've ne
Cons: None
User Rating: 4/10
Windows version a hog
Pros: Decent selection of music.
Cons: Windows version installs several background processes that are always active, even when not using application. Apple-style interface pretty but can be confusing to Windows users. Only portable use with Ipod.
User Rating: 2/10
Overrated Lame Product
Pros: Gives Apple Fanatics another reason to overpay for Apple products
Cons: What's the big deal? .99 a song? Limited catalog-THe big fuss is just being made by the small vocal number of Apple fanatics. Napster is ten times better with a greater selection and more flexibility on how you play you music. For example you can edit the
User Rating: 9/10
Windows users... try it and you will like it!
Pros: Huge library (compare it to what is actually available at other sites, not what they claim to have someday), very fast d/l, good quality samples. Yes, AAC is not supported by other programs, but its much better quaility than mp3 in the same size file! If
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User Rating: 9/10
If you live in US, it's great
Pros: Simple and cheap. Everything makes sense. Good download speeds.
Cons: Variety (still adding more songs) Not for Canadian residents (or anyone outside US for that matter) For all those people that said Napster/Gnutella rocked and iTunes sucks? its about time you read a paper. People are getting sued 10s of 1,000 of $ and y
User Rating: 9/10
I love this program - great music on the store
Pros: Great way to instantly hear a lot of new music at very high quality. Never thought I'd be using an Apple program on my PC, but this is actually very much worth the free download.
Cons: none so far
User Rating: 9/10
BEST PROGRAM FOR WINDOWS XP
Pros: Fast start-up, actually keeps your music in the order you closed the program in, doesn't crash!, simple interface, good value - free, had a minor problem e-mailed Applie and received help immediately, music store has GOOD QUALITY audio samples
Cons: NONE!
User Rating: 3/10
Not quite ready for Windows prime-time
Pros: Fast, straightforward interface.
Cons: Burning CD's does not work (ERROR 4000 - UNKNOWN). Account history viewing problems (MUSICSTORE ERROR 500). Apple files won't work with anything other than iTunes software and iPods. Use MusicMatch or other Windows friendly apps.
User Rating: 4/10
Great For people on the Go
Pros: Works seemlessly. Prices bearable. Great for newbees. Especially good for those who love Macs and Apple products, becasuse you are basically stuck with their format on anything you purchase.
Cons: Too restrictive for my tastes. When I purchase a tune, I want to be able to convert it to any format I like. I'm not going to be stuck with any song that is copy guarded, weather it is windows format or mac format. I'll stick with mp3's.
User Rating: 1/10
Worst MP3 playing software you could ever download for Windows
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Cons: Everything about this piece of software is downright awful! You cannot burn audio CDs, and no other piece of Windows software will play the file format (AAC) from Apple's online music store. What the hell is AAC anyway? This software also runs extremely
User Rating: 10/10
Excellent Interface, Great Features
Pros: iTunes for Windows has an excellent interface that's easy to use, and it has great features for iPod users and non-iPod users alike. All functions (CD-burning, the jukebox, the music store, the radio...) are all easily accessible and only a couple of cli
Cons: Cons: iTunes can't make toast or melt cheese yet.
User Rating: 9/10
Just a great service
Pros: Easy to set up and easy to use. Its almost addictive. Both the player and the store are excellent.
Cons: I realize that this is not apple's fault but the RIAA : couldn't find a few songs I was hoping to buy
User Rating: 10/10
Great product for any user!
Pros: Easy setup, friendly user interface, a true one stop shop and music jukebox. A heckuva lot better than Real One Player, Windows Media Player 9.0, or Musicmatch 8.0.
Cons: None
User Rating: 8/10
Nice addition to the field
Pros: Works great, easy to use. Songs play well. Burns CDs great, I can even get MP3s (though not directly) to use on my PDA. Works MUCH better than WMP - which has been a headache for the last year or so. The DRM in the AAC files is pretty benign; it really do
Cons: Would be nice if AAC (albeit an open standard) were used in other devices than iPod. (Although I can still make it work.) Would like more than 30 sec preview, but most of the music I buy I have already listened to.
User Rating: 9/10
The perfect date: cheap and easy
Pros: iTunes Music Store has a decent selection at a great price, and the interface is extremely easy to use. Even without the store, it's great to have iTunes for PC, which rocks much harder than any other music management software.
Cons: Give me a minute ... I'll have to get back to you on that one.
User Rating: 9/10
Good Start for Windows
Pros: Good interface, very easy to buy. Suprisingly easy to share with other computers. Pretty good selection of music, much easier than plowing through the bins at the local record store. It just works.
Cons: 30 sec preview is just a little too short for me (60 sec would really help). A little slow on my old Pentium II (400 MHz), but usable. Missing tracks or music - not all Apples fault. (NOTE TO MUSIC INDUSTRY: if you won't sell it online, we're just goi
User Rating: 7/10
Perhaps the best online music service
Pros: Decent catalog size. Downloads quick. Consistent pricing across the board. No subscription fees. NO BURN LIMITATIONS! I burned a couple test songs to CD. The CD played everywhere--on the burning computer, in my car, in my stereo, and on my PC at hom
Cons: It took them this long to get it out for Windows machines. No AAC to MP3 converter as far as I can tell. However, I got around this by burning the songs to CD and then ripping them from CD to MP3. So, not a big deal.
User Rating: 5/10
Not worth the try -- large gaps in music venue available
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Cons: Couldn't find any of the current albums or artists I listen to. It also forces you to make QuickTime your default player over Windows Media Player, causing one or both to not work at times when switching back and forth.
User Rating: 9/10
much better than MS Music Club
Pros: I downloaded the Windows version of this eagerly awaited software on day one, and although I'm in the UK, so can't buy songs, only browse and listen to clips, iTunes is much better than Microsoft's Media Player Music Club. The site design is typically App
Cons: Music Store not open to the UK yet, obviously. When it does, I suspect the songs will be 99pence each(and albums £9.99) when the true currency conversion should make them about 60pence and £7.
User Rating: 9/10
Excellent mostly
Pros: As usual with Apple, iTunes has a nice interface, ease of use, good visualizer, and files are easy to organize. I especially like the integration with the Apple Music Store and its excellent ease of use/pricing/use policy.
Cons: It is VERY slow (on my top-end DELL desktop) converting sound levels to the same loudness. And unlike the easy process in Windows Media Player, I cannot get track info for those files where it is missing, nor can I search for that CD from within the progr
User Rating: 7/10
Great software but no UK downloads
Pros: Looks great in typical Apple style. Slick interface. Great features and AAC music format to download. Easy to play your existing media using the iTunes player software. Very good radio stations selection with good quality streams.
Cons: UK residents can't download anything. .aarrghhh!
User Rating: 9/10
come over from the dark side
Pros: now that you PC users are enjoying the things mac has to offer why not go the next step and try a 'real' computer .... once you get the taste for mac you'll never go back to that other brand
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User Rating: 5/10
Must be great to live in the USA
Pros: A nice product/service finally available for the Windows platform
Cons: Can only buy music if you live in the USA. Perhaps more accurately, if you have a billing address in the USA. I didn't see this mentioned on the website.
User Rating: 10/10
Thank God for iTunes Music Store
Pros: I'm no longer a criminal! I can finally buy and own music without having to rip my entire CD collection, or buy overpriced CD's.
Cons: Some artists aren't yet available, but I've dropped a fair amount of $$ on the ones that are, so it isn't that big a deal.
User Rating: 6/10
AAC format only for song purchases?
Pros: Apple's typical high attention to details and polish with regard to UI. Fairly intuitive interface. Good speed for downloads, good streaming performance.
Cons: As a Windows PC user with a NON-iPod jukebox (Creative Zen NX) the AAC file format of song downloads that you buy simply doesn't allow portability of the tracks I buy. There is no Windows based mp3 player that supports the AAC format that I'm aware of an
User Rating: 9/10
The second best thing to happen to WINDOWS (after ipod for windows)!
Pros: The iTunes software alone could bewider and amaze every windows user with an ipod. The seamless connectivity that iTunes offers for the iPod blows my mind! This software is so easy to use, and stores all of your music in one, organized, and reliable produ
Cons: The ONLY problem with the iTunes for Windows is the speed. I think that accessing the music store and browsing through your songs and libraries could be faster.
User Rating: 9/10
*******'!
Pros: This player is fantastic. I hadn't even thought about purchasing an iPod, but now I am going to. The sound is great, and it is fast--I have a win2k machine and haven't had any lags at all anywhere for anything. One very positive thing is that internet
Cons: It would be great if there were skins available, and plugins for other devices besides iPod. I have a Sony MD and a Rio MP3 player that necessitate using RealPlayer to sync with, and it is a pain. And RealPlayer is the best of the bunch for those. Othe
User Rating: 6/10
Fun to find old favorites. Bummer when you can't find the ones you want.
Pros: Works great with iPod.
Cons: So many classics are missing. Is there a Beatles boycott?
User Rating: 9/10
Works great with firewall!
Pros: I've had no problems using iTunes, and I have Zone Alarm running all the time on a WinXP machine. Downloads are very fast, and the quality of sound is outstanding with AAC. Very reliable, doesn't crash.
Cons: Music selection is still a little limited. I'd like to see more audiobooks, too.
User Rating: 10/10
The VERY BEST Music Service Out There For Windows PCs
Pros: iTunes is without a doubt the best music service out there for Windows based PCs.The price is RIGHT, all the other services charge a registration fee plus you have to pay for the songs you want, whereas the iTunes software is a FREE download, plus there i
Cons: NONE
User Rating: 1/10
For Windows it Doesn't Work!!! & Apple Doesn't Care
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Cons: Downloaded iTunes for Windows yesterday. Looks great!!! Doesn't work!!!! I get memory errors. Funny, my machine is equipped with memory and a processor well beyond the minimum configuration required. Why won't it work? Who knows! Called Apple Support an
User Rating: 9/10
Owns All Others
Pros: Simplicity of use, charging, good download speed, good selection, Windows support.
Cons: Only 128k AAC support, no higher or lower bit rate, prices still a little high from my taste
User Rating: 9/10
It just gets better and better!!!
Pros: Addictive! Music, books, and stand up comics... Easy interface, great selection, preview song options, graphics, celebrity playlist and thoughts on music choices. Rumored DVD movies and extensive iPod features.
Cons: Addictive
User Rating: 5/10
Slow, buggy, but cool
Pros: Cool interface. Apple. Access to iTMS.
Cons: Problems accessing to iTMS from behind Norton Firewall, CDDB access problems, inconsistent startup and ripping performance (sometimes acceptable, sometimes takes WAY too long or hangs).
User Rating: 9/10
Awesome and now for windows!
Pros: The desgin of iTunes is simple works great. The port to windows operates exactly the same as the mac version. The few songs I have purchased were downloaded in a matter of a few seconds and sounded fine. I did a side by side comparsion of an iTunes downl
Cons: The selction is hit or miss. I was suprise a number of bands from independant labels, but Dave Mathews and Radiohead were noticably missing.Over time, I'm sure that the selection will improve. I will continue to dowload music for free on p2p, but Apple ha
User Rating: 3/10
No support for MP3 files on downloads
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Cons: The windows version is useless for a windows owner with an MP3 player. The only supported file format for downloads is M4P with no option to convert to mp3 file format for downloads from itunes ! Useless for those with a mp3 player !
User Rating: 10/10
Works excellent on both Platforms
Pros: Its beautiful; smooth and fast; orginzation is fantastic; Best audio player above all others.
Cons: When you quit the app in the middle of a song it should pick up where it left off.
User Rating: 9/10
Best Jukebox There Is!
Pros: This rocks as much for Windows as it does for Macs. Apple did a fantastic job in the translation, you can barely notice any differences between the Mac and PC versions. Absolutely blows MusicMatch and WMP out of the water! The Music Store is absolutely
Cons: None!
User Rating: 9/10
DIs is the ****!
Pros: Multiple Platform. Sharing is Caring. Even if they use Windows. Promotes Cross-platform understanding and peace.
Cons: Holes - beatles. U.S.A centric, No option to download higher bitrate AAC.
User Rating: 10/10
Windows SUx.
Pros: Seriously though, this app is das shizzle off da nizzle.
Cons: It works on windows. GET it casue windows sux cox
User Rating: 9/10
Incredible for a version 1.0
Pros: - Brilliant interface that makes managing heaps of MP3s hell easy. - Awesome Music Store
Cons: - Speed could be improved .. but Im sure with more updates it will be
User Rating: 8/10
This is the future of digital music. Seriously.
Pros: Easiest music store out there to navigate. iTunes jukebox software (both Windows and Mac).
Cons: I can preview, but not buy music yet in Canada.
User Rating: 10/10
Nirvana (almost)
Pros: No subscription required! The player is MP3 nirvana and there is no other better music store.
Cons: Music purchased from the store can only be downloaded in AAC file format.
User Rating: 9/10
Great and shares music with PC on LAN
Pros: Simple and easy to use. Great addition to iPod
Cons: AAC codec may be problematic at some point down the road, but no problems yet. WMA format could bull(or bully) it over as MS usually does.
User Rating: 9/10
Works like a dream
Pros: 100% reliable, super fast, fantastic sound quality, intuitive interface. Damn sexy really.
Cons: Not every artist featured
User Rating: 8/10
Great software, but missing some key elements
Pros: Lined up next to RealOne, MusicMatch, and Windows Media Player, iTunes for Windows clearly shines. From its speedy load times to its sleak interface, iTunes is definately going to rock the Windows world. While iTunes does lack some features found in oth
Cons: 1. iTunes lacks support for album folder. jpg files so that album covers already in the album's directory on the hard drive wwon't show up within itunes. 2. There is no 'Always on Top' option to tunes. 3. iTunes will not search existing audio files on t
User Rating: 9/10
Great, just Great!
Pros: Never used a Macintosh and always wondered why their users are so loyal, but now I've loaded iTunes on my Wintel box last night I am beginning to see why. Fabulous interface, clear, logical, fast, easy to browse for songs or artists, no real restrictions
Cons: None, and I tried to find some. I can't remember ever using another new application that just delivers so well. Maybe I should buy a Mac if this is anything to go by.
User Rating: 9/10
pretty darn great for the first time out
Pros: simple to install and use. plus buying is a cinch.
Cons: a bit slow at first to load but once it's loades it's fine.
User Rating: 9/10
If it's addictive... it's good
Pros: I can't help but be a little thankful Apple introduced "allowances" in iTunes. It helps me from going nuts. I love music. And this service is great to find albums and single tunes that I have been missing. It's absolutely easy and addictive fun.
Cons: Not everything is there. Pricing is inconsistent. Record companies' decisions to provide only partial albums is NO FUN.
User Rating: 5/10
Apple iTunes for PC is not ready for primetime
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Cons: Cumbersome setup process ? First you must download and install a 19MB app. The installer is the slowest most involved app I?ve seen on the PC. Then you must restart, then you must setup a new account ? a four step process and finally (10-15 minutes later)
User Rating: 9/10
Everything I need, and it works!
Pros: Stable, great interface, large library, great for iPod, LIBRARY SHARING ACROSS SUBNET!
Cons: Could be faster on older computers.
User Rating: 8/10
iTunes rules
Pros: I've been waiting for this a long time. Finally, an elegant music jukebox for my Windows computer at work. Having been spoiled by iTunes at home, none of the PC alternatives had inspired me to use them regularly.
Cons: Considering I can play my purchased music at home or at work by copying files to a CD, I just see no drawbacks to this service.
User Rating: 9/10
It's great at what it does, I assume it will only get better
Pros: Easy to use, slick interface. Generous licensing terms, perfect integration with iTunes.
Cons: COuld benefit from personalization and suggestions based on purchases of other users with similar tastes
User Rating: 8/10
Two words, Canada - NOW!
Pros: good quality, not microsoft, easy to buy, great preview modes (streams work well even on 56k)
Cons: Windows version slightly laggy, not available in Canada (yet...), larger selection would be nice...
User Rating: 10/10
It's Super Music!
Pros: Easy to use, excellent previewing, seamless operation, no expensive, loose RIAA policy, fast downloads, not for Windows and awesome graphics.
Cons: Not all artists on it and not for Windows. [Yes, Windows is mentioned in both categories]
User Rating: 9/10
iTunes Music Store Rocks!
Pros: Very easy to use, pre-releases/exclusive tracks are great, and impressive sound quality. Overall an excellent product!
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User Rating: 9/10
Apple did it again!
Pros: Pretty good selection, with exclusive tracks and cover art. AAC files sound just as good as higher-bitrate (192kbps) MP3's but take only as much space as a 128kbps MP3. Simplest to use and perfectly integrated into OS X. Those PC users who ask why a pers
Cons: No lyrics available for songs. Higher-bitrate songs should probably be made available for audiophiles. Needs a greater selection in its library, especially with Classical pieces and club remixes, which are usually on independent labels. Windows version s
User Rating: 9/10
The best, love it
Pros: Easy, fair price, legal, great sound, fair selection.
Cons: Takes a while to download, selection could be broader, but it's improving every week
User Rating: 9/10
My New and ONLY music store
Pros: Music is inexpensive and sounds great. I've downloaded about 13 single tracks and 1 entire CD. I've been using it over about 3 or 4 months and even when I don't buy music I use it for browsing and sampling different music. I've never had a problem with
Cons: The available music is a little bit limited (depending on what you want). I've only found 90% of the songs I've wanted. But in fairness I don't listen to entirely main-stream stuff. A lot of my music is hard to find even in a record store. The library
User Rating: 10/10
Genius
Pros: I can't say enough about the ability to browse, listen, and buy the music you want without getting out of bed or while sitting on the couch. Whoever tells you that 128 bit AAC files are not CD quality doesn't know their arse from their elbow. CDs are mass
Cons: The only negative about the iTMS is that there are WAY too many jealous Windows users out there but I couldn't care less...I just laugh.
User Rating: 8/10
Best of Breed
Pros: Ease of use is number one, followed closely by speedy downloads. I am consistantly able to preview tracks in real time, and have the songs I buy local within seconds of pressing the Buy button.
Cons: It's a little too easy to buy lots of music, which is guess could be a Pro not a Con, and I would like to see more music, especially indie and electronic/dance music. To put my cons in perspective I also signed up with buy.com's service which totally suck
User Rating: 9/10
By far the best online music service available.
Pros: In the Apple tradition, iTunes has an extremely intuitive, easy to use interface. You can search for a song title, artist or album name in seconds. The results screen is thorough, and will link to all available albums with the particular song you search
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User Rating: 9/10
Apple has a Winner!
Pros: FairPlay is not intrusive, and the songs actually will open in other programs if you change the extensions :) Most of the songs I've downloaded transfer faster than p2p, which is good on most connections. You can actually listen to the songs before you
Cons: Some of the 30-second clips are in awkward positions. The selection doesn't quite match p2p, (but it beats the record store). No liner notes. Can't use with non-apple hardware to play songs without converting it in a non-apple program.
User Rating: 9/10
Easy to Use, Clean conscience
Pros: I use a Dell at work and watch it crash all day. Wehn I had one at home, I dreaded even using a computer in my leisure time. The iMac changed all that. It's so easy to use and so unlikely to CRASH that I use it for all the fun stuff. I play songs from
Cons: I'd like to see a higher quality music file. Granted, they are better than 128 bit MP3's but most of my MP3's are 320 bitrate.
User Rating: 9/10
Simple, Elegant, It's got me buying Music again!
Pros: Easy to use, I haven't seen anything else that comes close. The Price is good. The flexibilty of buying either the album or per song is exactly what I want.
Cons: I might be nice to get linernotes when you purchase an album. The catalogue could be larger, but I'm sure that will happen with time.
User Rating: 9/10
Always looking forward to NEW Music Tuesday!
Pros: The menu's are easily orgainzed. Easy purchase process and wonderful ability to sample music before buying. The itunes store is set up more like a real local store. Quick searches to find the song that you only know the one word in the unknown long sente
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User Rating: 10/10
The best music download service available today.
Pros: Easy to use. Artist exclusives. Lots of choice. 30 second previews. Built into iTunes, so you don't even have to use a browser!
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User Rating: 9/10
Simple, fast and reliable.
Pros: Very nice interface via iTunes. Easy enough to buy songs using 1-Click. You can also opt to just add songs to your shopping cart and purchase them all at the same time. The 30-second previews are great for checking out songs that you may not have heard be
Cons: Although they have a pretty large selection, some of the newer songs take some time to show up for purchase.
User Rating: 8/10
Apple set the standard to beat!
Pros: this is the product to beat. buymusic.com or anyother company who planning on offerring something similar or better then they should not come out at all. it is not perfect, but they are getting it right.
Cons: no cd liner notes with the purchase of songs and albums. would like to like to be able to research artist bio's through the store. but this itms version one. hopefully soon there will be windows and world wide access too. they are working on it i know.
User Rating: 9/10
buying music isn't painful anymore.
Pros: extremly easy to use, good price, well intergrated with itunes player, great quality overall
Cons: dissapointing that certain bands are holding out tracks for iTunes sale, with strong demand for these tracks there will be a supply illegal (Kazaa) or not.
User Rating: 9/10
Great...but no indie
Pros: Fast downloads, great integration with iTunes, powered by WebObjects
Cons: If you're into indie-rock, you will be disappointed with the selection - the closest things you will find are Modest Mouse and Velvet Underground.
User Rating: 8/10
Simple and easy to use and no monthly fee - just pay for what you want
Pros: iTunes music service offers song previews which is great for deciding if you want to purchase a couple of songs or the whole CD.
Cons: Apple should provide an option for high quality (lossless?) audio downloads
User Rating: 9/10
The definition of Revolutionary.
Pros: The most easy-to-use online service I've ever experienced. And I mean ALL online services, not just music downloads!! This is what Apple does best. It takes the time to really find out what people would want in a product/service and delivers just that.
Cons: The only reason I gave "Features" a 9 was because there are still a few major artists who won't sign on to the service because they don't like their music to be sold "song-by-song". They feel that the albums they release are intended to be listened to as
User Rating: 7/10
Finally, a music service with the consumer in mind.
Pros: East of use - Integrated into iTunes player. AAC format - Better quality than MP3 and more compact. BTW, AAC is MPEG4's audio format. Less restrictive licensing allows you to save music file to multiple Macs and unlimited players. Granted, the service is
Cons: Needs more songs and independent labels, but it's a new service and they are continuing negotiations with the labels.
User Rating: 10/10
What an incredible concept for those of us who are moral
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User Rating: 9/10
A great service that still needs more songs
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User Rating: 10/10
It is Really a Great Service
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User Rating: 10/10
I can't say enough!
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User Rating: 10/10
A great way to get only the music you want
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User Rating: 8/10
Easy to use, clean, and fun.
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User Rating: 7/10
Great Service...now bring it to Canada!
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User Rating: 9/10
Finally someone gets it right!
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Premature release.
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User Rating: 10/10
Time is on my side.
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User Rating: 9/10
Remember, it's still growing.
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Good Store, Good Music, Good Price
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All Around Ideal System
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Easy to use! But buggy with Dual Monitors!
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Inovative
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Fun, fabulous way to buy music
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Best compromise available.
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the best jukebox ever
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Genius.
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User Rating: 10/10
What we've needed... delivered.
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The future of music!
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Another great idea from Apple
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User Rating: 10/10
Great Product-Buy What You Want
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Excellent experience
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User Rating: 10/10
heroin is less addictive
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User Rating: 8/10
Easy, cheap, honest, and navigable
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This works!
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User Rating: 8/10
quick, cheap and good quality
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"Why bother.... because it's NOT STEALING!
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Easy to use and moral-building
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Better than Napster
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User Rating: 10/10
Apple does it again
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User Rating: 9/10
Quality of iTMS beats Free
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Napster-Killer App
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A resonable online music service? It's about time!
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User Rating: 8/10
Nice service... but...
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User Rating: 8/10
Bliss.
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User Rating: 5/10
The bitrate of these files blows!
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User Rating: 10/10
Every I Want From Music Buying
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User Rating: 7/10
It's almost too easy to download music
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User Rating: 9/10
Even with DRM, it's fantastic
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User Rating: 8/10
This is how is should be done
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User Rating: 9/10
Since when has Big Bad Bill issued anything *BUT* Windows first, then Mac maybe ?
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User Rating: 10/10
an excellent product
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User Rating: 8/10
Beautiful, beautiful offering
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User Rating: 10/10
Fun and addicting
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User Rating: 8/10
The Store is marvelous in all that is legal
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User Rating: 8/10
A great way to buy music
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User Rating: 10/10
Superior Quality (once again)!
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User Rating: 9/10
Could spend all day (and most of my $$)
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User Rating: 10/10
Quality Downloads
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Amazing and easy to use.
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Too Good, Too Easy.
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The ONLY way to buy music
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Unbelievable debut with more to come
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Makes music fun again!
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The direction the wind is blowing
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iTunes Music store is a brilliant beginning, just needs more songs.
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Good first start
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