Comments on: Rhapsody is Coming to the iPhone. Let’s Hope! http://technologizer.com/2009/08/23/rhapsody-is-coming-to-the-iphone-lets-hope/ Reviews, News, and Opinion About Personal Technology by Harry McCracken & Friends Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:11:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Rhapsody for iPhone: It’s Live | Technologizer http://technologizer.com/2009/08/23/rhapsody-is-coming-to-the-iphone-lets-hope/comment-page-2/#comment-25346 Rhapsody for iPhone: It’s Live | Technologizer Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:00:54 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=16105#comment-25346 [...] all:&nbspReviews When Real said that it had submitted a version of its Rhapsody music service to the iPhone App Store, I was still smarting from the Google Voice debacle and feared the worst. Would Apple decide that [...] [...] all:&nbspReviews When Real said that it had submitted a version of its Rhapsody music service to the iPhone App Store, I was still smarting from the Google Voice debacle and feared the worst. Would Apple decide that [...]

]]> By: Rhapsody en el iPhone - Tecnohacker http://technologizer.com/2009/08/23/rhapsody-is-coming-to-the-iphone-lets-hope/comment-page-2/#comment-24706 Rhapsody en el iPhone - Tecnohacker Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:05:45 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=16105#comment-24706 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Ken http://technologizer.com/2009/08/23/rhapsody-is-coming-to-the-iphone-lets-hope/comment-page-2/#comment-24360 Ken Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:15:15 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=16105#comment-24360 Oh and after 5 years of Rhapsody..Never been burned!! Sorry Ray Oh and after 5 years of Rhapsody..Never been burned!! Sorry Ray

]]> By: Ken http://technologizer.com/2009/08/23/rhapsody-is-coming-to-the-iphone-lets-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-24359 Ken Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:13:41 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=16105#comment-24359 Don't know what you guys are talking about but I have been with Rhapsody since its inception back in 2004. I wouldnt even waste .99 cents on an itunes song. WHY WOULD I??!! Rhapsody costs $14.99 a month for unlimited streaming. The Sansa E250 is a great MP3 player. Connects with Rhapsody flawlessly and to be able to play over 9 million songs at a click of the mouse without paying .99 cents. Rhapsody rules and thats that...period!!! Don’t know what you guys are talking about but I have been with Rhapsody since its inception back in 2004. I wouldnt even waste .99 cents on an itunes song. WHY WOULD I??!! Rhapsody costs $14.99 a month for unlimited streaming. The Sansa E250 is a great MP3 player. Connects with Rhapsody flawlessly and to be able to play over 9 million songs at a click of the mouse without paying .99 cents. Rhapsody rules and thats that…period!!!

]]> By: Ray http://technologizer.com/2009/08/23/rhapsody-is-coming-to-the-iphone-lets-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-24351 Ray Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:41:55 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=16105#comment-24351 I have never had a single good experience with Real. My latest was when I bought a $2,000 HP gaming computer that came with several real products preinstalled. I called them as required and told them I didn’t want their services but the next month there was a $15 bill on my credit card. Calls to their services kept sending me to India where their customer service people where purposely obtuse and infuriating in their insistence on asking why I did not like their service and that I had paid for a month and I should listen to it since I’d paid for it… a complete run around. And this is par for the course with Real. If Apple were to allow Rhapsody (a Real Network disguise) access to the app store, which I doubt very much, they would be letting the snake into the hen house. I would never consider buying it. People who like Phapsody just haven’t been burned yet. Caveat Emptor! I have never had a single good experience with Real. My latest was when I bought a $2,000 HP gaming computer that came with several real products preinstalled. I called them as required and told them I didn’t want their services but the next month there was a $15 bill on my credit card. Calls to their services kept sending me to India where their customer service people where purposely obtuse and infuriating in their insistence on asking why I did not like their service and that I had paid for a month and I should listen to it since I’d paid for it… a complete run around. And this is par for the course with Real.
If Apple were to allow Rhapsody (a Real Network disguise) access to the app store, which I doubt very much, they would be letting the snake into the hen house. I would never consider buying it. People who like Phapsody just haven’t been burned yet. Caveat Emptor!

]]> By: pnwAl http://technologizer.com/2009/08/23/rhapsody-is-coming-to-the-iphone-lets-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-24287 pnwAl Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:08:58 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=16105#comment-24287 How great would this be, if it ever happens?? How would Real count the iPhone - as another device?? Or would they want to charge for it eventually? In any case - as an avid Rhapsody ToGo customer, this would be SO cool. Will Apple be forced into allowing it - sorta like Slacker for iPhone, right? How great would this be, if it ever happens?? How would Real count the iPhone – as another device?? Or would they want to charge for it eventually? In any case – as an avid Rhapsody ToGo customer, this would be SO cool. Will Apple be forced into allowing it – sorta like Slacker for iPhone, right?

]]> By: David Crotty http://technologizer.com/2009/08/23/rhapsody-is-coming-to-the-iphone-lets-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-24276 David Crotty Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:14:00 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=16105#comment-24276 Wouldn't Apple get a piece of that monthly $14.99 fee? After all, I thought that if you're selling something through the iTunes store, Apple takes a percentage. Wouldn’t Apple get a piece of that monthly $14.99 fee? After all, I thought that if you’re selling something through the iTunes store, Apple takes a percentage.

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]]> By: Jindo Fox http://technologizer.com/2009/08/23/rhapsody-is-coming-to-the-iphone-lets-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-24267 Jindo Fox Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:46:29 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=16105#comment-24267 Harry -- the music streaming function on this device is completely common to the iPhone platform, so it won't be blocked for that reason. The only way I could see it getting held up is if Apple has its own all-you-can-eat subscription service waiting for launch a la Zune. Perhaps this would be something that Apple is going to talk about on September 9th, but I'd much rather see a Beatles digital release party instead! Harry — the music streaming function on this device is completely common to the iPhone platform, so it won’t be blocked for that reason. The only way I could see it getting held up is if Apple has its own all-you-can-eat subscription service waiting for launch a la Zune. Perhaps this would be something that Apple is going to talk about on September 9th, but I’d much rather see a Beatles digital release party instead!

]]> By: zato http://technologizer.com/2009/08/23/rhapsody-is-coming-to-the-iphone-lets-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-24264 zato Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:16:38 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=16105#comment-24264 "And just to show it’s not treading gingerly, Real’s blog post (by Lacy Kemp) gets a little snarky about iTunes: I can’t even count the number of times I’ve wanted to hear a song on my iPhone and guiltily plopped down $.99 to iTunes to please my impatient self. When I first used the Rhapsody app it seriously felt like the sun shone a little brighter that day. Music matters that much." It looks like the groundwork has been laid for the next Anti-iPhone propaganda campaign. “And just to show it’s not treading gingerly, Real’s blog post (by Lacy Kemp) gets a little snarky about iTunes:
I can’t even count the number of times I’ve wanted to hear a song on my iPhone and guiltily plopped down $.99 to iTunes to please my impatient self. When I first used the Rhapsody app it seriously felt like the sun shone a little brighter that day. Music matters that much.”

It looks like the groundwork has been laid for the next Anti-iPhone propaganda campaign.

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