iTunes Greed Knows No Bounds

Finally, iTunes started offering Beatles songs and albums. I went on to the site the first day the Beatles music appeared on itunes. Within each album there was a video (specific to the album) one could buy for $1.29. When I went back today to buy the videos associated with each album, I see that itunes will not sell the videos apart from the albums.

A little bit of background- itunes had been trying to strike a deal with the remaining living Beatles and the estates of those deceased since itunes inception. Everyone I know had pretty much given up on the Beatle’s music ever appearing on iTunes. But now it has – but unfortunately for the majority of people (such as myself), we were forced into buying the big boxed set of remastered Beatles CDs ($250) last year because we just couldn’t get the songs digitally, legally, and it appeared it was never going to happen. So for those of us in this situation who already have all of their music, we are now being punished and pressured into buying the entire album (which we already have) to get the videos.

What is so angering about this is that at the beginning (a few days ago) itunes was willing to sell the videos separately from the albums. But I guess they began to realize that a lot of people already had the music, having been forced to buy the expensive box set last year. So what do they do? You can only get the videos IF you buy the album you already have!!! Apple has always been a greedy, corporate monster but this really takes it to new lows.

iTunes could have maintained selling the videos separately and made a LOT of money. But that’s not good enough for the greedy itunes cookie monster- they in effect are saying, you want those videos? Well, you’re going to have to pay for the entire album to get them which means each video would cost about $13 rather than $1.29 (the standard itunes price for videos). Thirteen dollars for a three minute video???? God, you are so greedy and heartless to your customers! I’ve done business with itunes since their inception and have always known about their extreme business models but this is an all time low. I for one will never buy another movie, book, song , album, video, ringtone (or anything else) you sell itunes. I’m through with you. There are better alternatives to you such as Amazon’s mp3 store. You’re just a band of thugs, itunes. Goodbye!!

Company Name: 
Category: 
Cell Phones
3

Average: 3 (1 vote)