Presumably bowing to pressure, Apple have changed the way that their new integrated ministore functions in iTunes so that now it’s ‘opt-in’ rather than ‘opt-out if you can’. I posted about this situation in a subtly titled post a few days ago – Cynicism and Stupidity at the iTunes Music Store – but it was Boing Boing and affiliates who really mounted up the pressure after receiving tips and analyses from people like Marc. I don’t really have a lot more to say on the subject – I’m relatively comfortable with the solution (although I still think it’s a bit of a missed opportunity). I just thought I should update you guys.
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3 replies on “Apple fix iTunes Ministore howler…”
The original implementation was a bit of a shock, but never really a concern. The new opt-in is not just a good way to explain what that damn box is and how to close it, but it’s what they should have done from the start.
Even Apple makes mistakes!
Wow.
This is good news for Martin & co at last.fm.
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A good read on that topic:
http://daringfireball.net/2006/01/itunes_ministore