Rumors of iTunes Demise

I think a generation, and maybe even a population, is selling its soul for a few beans (how is that for a mixed metaphor?).

Ownership = independence=power=money.

Anyone who tries to take ownership and independence out of the equation is doing so for power and money, both of which are finite resources.

I look forward to the day when a new "Apple" emerges with a radical new concept: ownership and independence from 'the man', 'big brother', 'the machine', 'the juggernaut' or whatever else you wish to call it.

Or in the immortal words of the Little Rascal's Spanky "How are things down in Borneo? Yeah, they're bad every place. You know about technocracy?"

@chazro : Nope. The story is about a rumor. You know, those things that might or might not be true.

I think some people are confusing iTunes with Apple Music. 

Two totally different creatures.

@chazro : Sometimes "fake news" is the real news. And even then a lot of folks aren't able to tell.

djones51, I’ve been an Apple/Mac user since college. Started with the Apple 2e and I’ve never owned anything but Apple/Mac products for my computing and smart phone needs. (I’ve used Windows at work for decades and know the difference).

But the company that attracted me with an elegant and friendly user interface and went on to meet my needs for high end photo editing and cataloging no longer attracts me. I find their abandonment of the PC and abandonment of their initial principle of empowering the end user to be problematic. I no longer see them as an asset and only as a necessary evil. My current MacBook Pro is 10 years old. My current 27" iMac is about 4 years old and was a disappointment. My iPhone is a 6s Plus and I have likewise been unimpressed and get more frustrated with every new iOS.

The only thing that appeals to me about Apple is their stand on privacy....and even that I suspect is mostly marketing and surely delivers a false sense of security.

I wonder if I will be around when some smart young new iconoclasts see a market that empowers the end user and is based on independence from the "cloud" (I despise that word and the whole idea behind it). And given the zombie-sheep that modern consumers have become I wonder if that product would have any appeal for the masses?

Rant over. Sorry about that.

Anyway, one fewer way to own music as of today.