ITunes iMatch...is it worth the $25.00?

I am thinking of not signing up any more to imatch...it is a pain that it does not work the way they said at Apple would...i have been having issues with it. Now i cannot sink my iphone to it...it is stuck on the end of matching...and i always get double songs show up on my iphone which did not happen before imatch came into existance. Maybe the old way of hooking up the iphone by usb is the better way to go...which is too bad. Is $25.00..worth all the hassle?

If you create an App like DocToGo, or some other very popular App, it can be very lucrative considering how many Apps are downloaded each day! However, there are probably thousands of Apps that don't do too well. It really depends on how creative you are and if there's a market for your app. Go for it!

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