Re: Musing on the Music Store

[Charles Martin]

From: Judith Berkowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

I am trying to think of a way this could somehow
benefit Mac OS 9 users over Windows users, but
can't
Here, let me help you: the iTunes Music Store helps push OS 9 owners 
into upgrading to the finest operating system ever designed on this 
planet period end of discussion.

Of course there will be no requirement of *them*
to use OSX, so the upshot will be that Mac OS
9.2.2-and-under users will have to meet upgrade
requirements which will not be required of Windows users.
Not necessarily. I have no idea what compatibility level iTunes for 
Windows will require, but I wouldn't be surprised if it required 
Win2000 or XP only. This would limit the potential Windows audience to 
less than 20% of the Windows population, and "force" the many many 
millions of Win users using WinME or less to "upgrade" at long last (do 
you have any idea how many millions of PC users are still running 
Win95?).

Maybe when the Music Store becomes accessible to
Windows, it will also become accessible to pre-OSX
10.1.5, but I doubt it.
Don't even think about it. iTunes Music Store for less than 10.1.5 is 
**never** going to happen. You have my word on it.

_Chas_

"Putting $1,000 in the pockets of 310,000 families with urgent needs is 
going to provide far more stimulus to the economy than putting the same 
$310 million in my pockets."
-- Warren Buffet, one of the world's richest men, commenting on the 
fact that if his company paid dividends and Bush's tax plan was 
accepted, he would pay an effective rate of 3% income tax, while his 
secretary would still pay 30% of her salary in income tax.

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