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Geek Culture / Apple stole my money

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bitJericho
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2010 16:05 Edited at: 2nd Nov 2010 16:05
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So who else has had issues with unauthorized charges at itunes? I read in the news over a month ago they were having problems. Looks like they still are. Once I get my money back, I'll never be using itunes again.

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Fatal Berserker
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2010 19:28
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Try spotify.

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Accoun
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2010 20:19
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Try your local music store...

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bitJericho
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2010 20:22
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Well I got a giftcard. I normally don't buy from itunes unless I can't get it elsewhere. I usually shop Amazon MP3 as they're DRM free. I had luckily an expired card on the account, so nothing was taking out of my bank.

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PAGAN_old
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2010 21:49
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i am lucky to never have itunes i never trusted apple with their music ipod stuff

dont hate people who rip you off,cheat and get away with it, learn from them
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Phaelax
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2010 23:04
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use a stronger password


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Eminent
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2010 23:18
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Go tell Apple to make their servers less hackable.


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bitJericho
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Posted: 3rd Nov 2010 00:34
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Quote: "Go tell Apple to make their servers less hackable."


Did.

Quote: "use a stronger password"


Did.

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Eminent
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Posted: 3rd Nov 2010 00:48
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Go play Minecraft.


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bitJericho
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Posted: 3rd Nov 2010 00:57
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Quote: "Go play Minecraft."


Will

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SunnyKatt
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Posted: 3rd Nov 2010 02:00
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I use a grooveshark VIP account for all of my music instead.

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bitJericho
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Posted: 3rd Nov 2010 02:41
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I really enjoyed emusic.com after taking their trial. I plan on going back once I get some more funds.

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Fatal Berserker
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Posted: 3rd Nov 2010 04:19 Edited at: 3rd Nov 2010 04:19
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I dont see any reason why not to use spotify as it is free and legal.

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Phaelax
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Posted: 3rd Nov 2010 23:03
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Spotify is only for the UK isn't it?


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bergice
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Posted: 3rd Nov 2010 23:45
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Nope, however Spotify doesn't have all artists and you have to pay if you want to download the songs.

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Jeku
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I agree that GrooveShark is the best place to get your music. It has every single song you want to hear, and you can make playlists. VIP members can listen to the songs on the go with their mobile phones. Great site


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Lemonade
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Grooveshark is good, but I seriously question the legality. So I ended up buying all my tracks on Amazon MP3.

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BlueKlayman
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Posted: 4th Nov 2010 07:06
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I buy my music from the music store.

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JLMoondog
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Posted: 4th Nov 2010 09:13
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Yah, I still buy CD's...if I'm lucky a 78(yes, albums are still sold in this format).


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Posted: 4th Nov 2010 12:38 Edited at: 4th Nov 2010 23:41
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I hate all this downloading. If I download some software or something, I burn it to a CD/DVD - need to be able to hold something for my money...

I still buy CD's (mark you, I haven't touched a 78 since I turned all my Grandad's 78's into fruit bowls way back when...)

I have a hell of a job keeping my youngest off the illegal download sites...

Who needs progress, huh?

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Libervurto
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Posted: 4th Nov 2010 12:39
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I looked up Spotify for linux but
Quote: "As we haven’t found a reliable way to display ads yet, this version is only available to Spotify Premium subscribers."




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bitJericho
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Posted: 4th Nov 2010 12:58
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Quote: " haven't touched a 78 since I turned all my Grandad's 78's into fruit bowls "


This makes me

Records give superior sound, imo. Wish I had room in my house to start up a collection. My old records were all warped and scratched due to my mishandling.

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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 4th Nov 2010 13:49
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Quote: "Records give superior sound, imo. Wish I had room in my house to start up a collection. My old records were all warped and scratched due to my mishandling"


So perhaps the sound wasn't so good after all ...

I can't remember the last time I saw a 78, 50 years ago perhaps?
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bitJericho
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Posted: 4th Nov 2010 14:02 Edited at: 4th Nov 2010 14:03
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Quote: "So perhaps the sound wasn't so good after all ... "


Not after I listened to em a billion times

Blu-ray's probably the way forward for us LP fans.

Also, apple refunded me, but not before locking my account and making me submit information to them to reactivate it :S

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Lemonade
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Posted: 4th Nov 2010 23:19
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...what's a 78?

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Ocho Geek
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Posted: 5th Nov 2010 22:00
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I'm guessing a vinyl record

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budokaiman
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Posted: 5th Nov 2010 22:09
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It's actually a primitive form of .mp3, only playing at 78 kbps.


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Ocho Geek
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Posted: 5th Nov 2010 23:30
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I feel so young

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JLMoondog
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Posted: 5th Nov 2010 23:48 Edited at: 5th Nov 2010 23:48
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Lol, If you ever venture into a real record store, not Walltrash or FYE, they always have 78s for sale. You can buy new players cheap as well. As long as you keep them clean(special cleaner) and you keep the needle in good health, they're really worth it.

Some newer music I own are Linkin Park, Matallica and AC/DC. You can also get the Fallout 3 soundtrack on 78.

Jerico2day:
Glad everything was squared away with itunes.


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Eminent
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Yay Linkin Park. Their new album sucks though. Old stuff was better.


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SunnyKatt
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Posted: 6th Nov 2010 00:23
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Grooveshark shares ad revenue to the artists from the songs you play. This compensation is what keeps them legal.

I bought a VIP subscription to help them out, plus their VIP-only grooveshark desktop app is amazing.

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Quote: "You can also get the Fallout 3 soundtrack on 78"

Yeah, I was once thinking for a while about buying Bioshock 2 Special Edition. With soundtrack from the first game on vinyl (and of course from the second one, too but only on CD)...

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