Sony, Not Apple, Raises Price Of Whitney Houston Albums On iTunes [UPDATED]
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Nice one, Apple. An astute fan has noticed that after the passing of Whitney Houston on Saturday, her albums on iTunes no longer bear the pre-mortum price tag. Whilst a clever business move, it’s a little dickish, Apple. – Update: It has since been reported that Sony, not Apple, is responsible for the hike in prices.
Houston’s 2007 Ultimate Collection went from £3 to £7,99, in the space of only 30 minutes. To make matters a little bit worse, users who had purchased the collection at the original price were prevented from downloading it, whilst the iTunes store was being updated. The collection then had to be re-purchased at the new price.
One angry customer had the following to say:
To say I am angry is an understatement and I feel it is just a case of iTunes cashing in on the singer’s death, which in my opinion is totally parasitic.
The album itself is great so please don’t be put off purchasing it, just [realise] that you will merely be lining some fatcat’s pocket before Whitney’s lifeless body is cold.
[Source: Digital Spy]
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6 Comments
John
13 Feb 2012
Any body with a little knowledge of iTunes knows that the record labels set the pricing and not Apple. The mentioned article is nothing more than a bit of Apple slandering by a sensation seeking author. I am a little surprised 2Oceansvibe mentions such an article without any kind of verification. Shame on you!
Reinier
13 Feb 2012
The record labels are responsible for setting prices on iTunes and not Apple.
SONY and not Apple is responsible for the pricing of Whitney’s music.
I would expect 2Oceansvibe writers to have a little more knowledge or at least a little more journalistic aspirations than simply “forwarding” sensationalist articles. Or maybe Julius Malema is having an influence and unfounded criticism has become the norm in South Africa?
Timiny
13 Feb 2012
That’s how supply and demand works, guys.
If you want another example, try buying a bunch of red roses on Tuesday.
Leander
13 Feb 2012
Apple has never been known as a company that gives anything away for free.
Ben
13 Feb 2012
Now I’m never one to defend Apple, but according to the Guardian Sony was behind the price hike and the rise in price on iTunes was an automatic increase.
Timiny
13 Feb 2012
@Leander.
So, how much did you pay to download iTunes? Or Quicktime?
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