[kj] Pre-ordering on iTunes...whatsapoint?

[Stephen Robinson]

I can't understand why anyone would pay £7.99 for a low rate MP3  
download when you can get the LP, err CD, for only a squid more.




On 26 Mar 2012, at 12:39, Per G Olsson wrote:


> 	Well, you get it downloaded to your computer the second it becomes  

> available, I guess that's a plus.

> 	Apart from that, nothing.

>

> 	/Per

>

> 26 mar 2012 kl. 13.34 skrev Alexander Smith:

>

>> Was just thinking about this this morning. What's the point of "pre- 

>> ordering" the new album -- or anything, for that matter -- on  

>> iTunes? Time was you pre-ordered something so you could get your  

>> hands on it first, or at the very least, have a physical copy  

>> reserved (i.e. set one aside with my name on it). That made sense.  

>> There'd be a finite supply of new copies, etc. etc.

>>

>> With iTunes, though, the album will become available at the  

>> appointed time, and that will be that. It's not like iTunes is  

>> going to suddenly *run out* of it.

>>

>> It's a strange hold-over from the old world.

>>

>> Just a thought.

>>

>> As you were.

>>

>> Alex in NYC

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