Why is everyone so hyped about iTunes plus?

I was wondering why you guy's are so eager to convert your entire library to iTunes plus. Because all it does to your songs is take away the limit on how many times you can burn a certain song on to a cd. When you can just take one of those cd's you've burnt that song to and reimport it to window's media player and then you can have an unlimited about of burns to a cd. This guy I know is a DJ and he buy's his songs off of walmart.com and they have one of those limit things as well to where when you exceed 5 burns of that song after that 5th burn the song will sound bad and static like. So all I did was take one of the cd's he already had it on before he exceeded the 5th burn and imported to my computer using WMP and when I burned the song onto a cd it worked just fine.

"Now you can download music and videos from EMI that are free of DRM rules and restrictions. With iTunes Plus, you can burn the music you download from iTunes to as many CDs as you need, transfer it to as many computers (Mac or PC) as you want, or sync it to as many devices as you like. And because it's encoded in 256 kbps AAC, your iTunes Plus music is virtually indistinguishable from the original recording. Hear it for yourself — you can preview all iTunes Plus songs before purchasing.
iTunes Plus music is available now for many EMI artists, such as Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, Norah Jones, Coldplay, and many more. DRM-free EMI music videos are still $1.99 and music tracks are $1.29.
Even better yet, you can also upgrade existing EMI songs in your iTunes collection for just $.30 per song.
Check It Out"

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I'm confused about iTunes Plus

I just upgraded a song but i checked back a few hours later to see that the song i just upgraded was available for an upgrade that i already purchased.
What sense does that make?

"I just upgraded a song but i checked back a few hours later to see that the song i just upgraded was available for an upgrade that i already purchased.
What sense does that make? "
Er, none at all actually.
Wanna re-post the question?

ITunes Plus - 15 selections only?

I just learned about iTunes plus and even though the FAQs tell me I can update my entire library at once (500+ songs), the "BUY" button indicates $4.50 for 15 songs and lists the ones in the details area that would be updated.
I can't seem to get to a place where I can update the ENTIRE library ... ???
Any help is appreciated.

I know I can't trust them in this regard.
I know for a fact that certain songs ARE available in iTunes plus because I found them available after I initially upgraded to iTunes plus and converted what I could.
I had the regular versions of the same songs from iTunes.
Apple did not tell me about the fact the iTunes plus version was newly available.
Worse, on one album, I had downloaded 2 tracks and it wouldn't let me 'complete my album' because the 'album was no available in the US'. The album WAS available in the US as an iTunes plus album! Album 'Fur and Gold'; Artist 'Bat for lashes' if you want the details.
To summarize:
1. iTunes plus does NOT notify you when new albums are available thet you can upgrade.
2. ITunes has not answered why this is the case ...despite giving them the details!
After the initial upgrade, on the day it was made available, where 5% of my songs were updated, I have only been notified once that 4 songs were available to upgrade. Given that I have several thousand this is itself is highly suspicious. Coupled to the fact I know that I'm not being notified of all available iTunes plus content that could be upgraded, iTunes plus has verified issues in this area.
I get very frustraded checking for new content and being told I'm up to date!!!

Uprgrading to iTunes Plus

I have just read up about iTunes plus and have decided to upgrade the one album that i have purchased online. However, when i go to upgrade it tells me that i also must upgrade a music video that i downloaded on a previous pc that crashed and thus i no longer have that video. My question is, do i seriously have to pay to upgrade a video that i no longer have access to because i cannot re-download it from the iTunes store for free.

Thanks for the help, i have no problem updating the video as long as i get to watch it after i am done. I was just worried i would be updating a video that i would never get to watch, and even though its only $.60 its the principle. Thanks again for the info.

How do i purchase iTunes Plus songs?

I have no interest in upgrading previous songs to iTunes+ but any new songs i purchase I would like to purchase at the higher 256 kbps. I don't see anything about iTunes plus anywhere in iTunes

Just to set expectations properly, the majority of tracks in the iTunes Store are in iTunes Plus format now, but you may still find some in the old, copy-protected format. iTunes Plus tracks will have a "+" icon next to the price. Apple has said that they expect to have the rest in iTunes Plus format this month, though it will depend on the record companies.

ITunes Plus Quality

I am confused about iTunes Plus. I read on the Apple site that the quality is higher, but here in the forums someone said the quality is no different from regular iTunes, just larger file sizes. I am also confused about what iTunes Plus really is. Is it a new iTunes version (program) or just a service? The reason I ask is because I spent about 3-4 weeks slowly importing my CD collection into iTunes on my new Macbook. That is close to 300 CDs. I am afraid that I am "stuck" with lower quality imports than if I had upgraded my software to iTunes Plus first. Am I even close to understanding what iTunes Plus is?

Yes, you're right. The 256 kbps iTunes Plus files is better audio quality. It's still not as good as what is on a retail audio CD (1.400 kbps), but better than the original DRM protected 128 kbps files.~
AND, the most important thing - iTunes Plus is free from all DRM protection.
I've heard rumors that ALL 10.000.000 songs available in iTunes store will be DRM free somewhere around April or May 2009. Maybe someone else here can confirm?.

Why am I being asked to pay to upgrade to iTunes Plus?

I have three songs at the moment that are now being offered for .99 each for iTunes Plus. Why am I being asked to pay a total of .89 to upgrade when the price being offered now for them in the iTunes Store is now .99 each? Shouldn't I be allowed to upgrade them to iTunes Plus free of charge?

You can e-mail the iTMS crew about this concern by following the Support link in the Quick Links area of the iTMS interface.
I think many people share your opinion on the matter, but it's also up to each individual customer whether paying still more money for the same music (albeit in DRM-free form and encoded at a higher bit rate) is worth it.
I have purchased very little from iTMS, so the only upgrade opportunity I was confronted with was a 5-track EP I bought a while ago for an extra €1.19. I completed the upgrade process by buying the CD version of the EP in like-new condition from an Amazon seller for $1.25 (less than the cost of the iTunes Plus upgrade). Quick and painless.

Why is apple this stubborn about not creating a new iTunes library in my Mac without telling or asking me? Does it think i'm that ignorant?

Why is apple this stubborn about not creating a new iTunes library in my Mac without telling or asking me? Does it think i'm that ignorant?
After consulting all the forums, I see that Apple is not answering this simple question: so disrespectful!
Please do something about it! All it takes is to write a little code: in the "Advanced Preferences (advanced????) give us an option that just asks you IF you want to create a replacement iTunes library before doing it! is this hard for you Mac guys????? To me, and to others, many, this arrogant attitude is just disrespect. Do you know the difference between making love and rape?

OK, OK,
I read a little. I just tried the "Music alias" thing. It seems to work!!!
Thanks to whoomever wrote this.

Why can't I upgrade all music to iTunes Plus?

Hello world,
So I was wondering why, when looking at the page in the iTunes store which lets you convert all previously purchased DRM music to iTunes Plus, it shows less total songs than I currently have?
To be specific, I created a smart playlist which shows all my protected (DRM) music. I did this by telling the playlist to display: 'Kind - Contains - "Protected"' & 'Kind - Does not contain - "Video"'. The result is that I can see that I have 324 DRM protected songs, all purchased from the iTunes store.
However, when viewing the upgrade page in iTunes it shows that there are a total of 279 songs available for upgrade.
I am of the understanding that right now, all music on the iTunes store is DRM free or iTunes Plus format. I can't believe that they've taken some music down because they couldn't make it available in iTunes Plus, but of course maybe that's exactly what they've done.
Anyway if anyone can explain to me the difference in the total number of songs available for upgrade that would be sweet. As if I am going to pay approx. AU$100 to upgrade, I don't really want 45 songs left over which are still protected as it defeats the purpose a little.
Cheers.

So what do I do when...
I have two albums by Way Out West. Today I found where 'Don't Look Now' was able to be upgraded to iTunes Plus. Okay, cool enough. (Yes, I'm just now getting around to checking this stuff out). Their other album that I purchased ages ago at the same time as 'DLN' is 'Intensify'. It too is offered today in iTunes.
'Intensify' is not listed in my items that I can upgrade to iTunes Plus.
So, given that this album is available today in iTunes, and it is available in the DRM-free version, how do I tickle iTunes in such a way as to let me upgrade this other album?
BTW, there ARE other albums, but I am trying to pick a very simple case of 2 albums by the same artist that are both available at this moment to make my point crystal clear.
Thanks!
Glen

Why does apple not care about it's customers? you can't contact itunes when you buy an app that doesn't work or doesn't live up it what is advertised

I'm very frustrated. I bought Text'ndrive2 and it doesn't work but there is no way to contact Itunes. You always have to go throught Apple. There are many apps that do not live up the their adversitment. why doesn't Apple care about their customers?

Apple tests every single app for basic functionality (does it start up?, does it do what the developer says it will do?). Additionally, each and every app is checked to insure that the app doesn't do bad things (no malware) or use private, unpublished APIs. If any of these requirements aren't met, the app gets rejected. That doesn't mean some apps aren't worth paying for but that's up to the marketplace to decide.

Why is EMI Classics music not available as iTunes Plus?

Why would the album "EMI Classics: Stokowski plays Bach" not be available in iTunes Plus format?

The weird part for me was that I bought an album listed as being a featured album in the iTunes Plus soundtrack section of the store, and though it was listed as being an iTunes Plus album and all of the tracks were listed as $1.29 and had the "+" icon next to them, it only downloaded the $0.99 DRM versions of the songs instead. (I agree, I'm not going to be buying DRM'd music now if I can help it thanks to having the option of choosing DRM-free music from EMI.)
I sent a message to the iTunes Store support staff since I expected to receive the iTunes Plus version, and they told me that the "playlist is not an 'iTunes Plus' eligible playlist" -- even though it clearly was listed as an iTunes Plus album when I clicked to buy it, it's now not saying that it's an iTunes Plus album and all of the tracks are only listed as $0.99. The thing that confuses me is that the soundtrack is listed as being published by United Artists Corporation (I'm assuming because they're the ones who made the movie), but the digital album booklet that came with the album clearly says at the end that it was published by Capitol Records (which is owned by EMI).
Why would the status of this album be reversed?
Another thing that confuses me, in the "Top Albums" section of the iTunes Plus portion of the store, are these supposed to only be albums that are iTunes Plus enabled? or the top soundtracks from the whole of the iTunes store? I'm finding a few that are listed here now but aren't iTunes Plus albums, and don't know if they were reversed like my album (though the one I purchased is listed as #15 right now in the top soundtrack albums) or what.
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ITunes Plus/Upgrade My Library Won't Detect Some Eligible Items

I've seen a couple of threads on this topic, and I'd like to submit my own.
This thread will serve the dual purpose of providing a possible answer to the problem and bringing to attention iTunes Store customer support's poor response thus far.
Here's the problem in a nutshell: When iTunes Plus was made available, I upgraded my Library because I have quite a few EMI records (all bought through the iTunes Store within the last few months), including Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon', 'The Wall', 'Animals', and 'Wish You Were Here', among others.
The Upgrade successfully purchased and downloaded iTunes Plus albums for my entire EMI collection except for 'Dark Side of the Moon' and 'Animals'. When I return to Upgrade My Library in the iTunes Store, it claims my Library is completely up-to-date, when in fact it certainly isn't because two of my EMI albums are still 128 kbps DRM protected, despite the fact that the iTunes Plus album is available in the iTunes Store at full price.
Several other people are experiencing the same problem with Pink Floyd and Norah Jones. Strangely, some cannot Upgrade 'The Wall', while mine Upgraded with no problem whatsoever.
What's so buggy about Upgrade My Library, Apple? How can we manually rescan the Library so that these lingering eligible albums can be Upgraded?
I have gone back and forth with iTunes Customer Service about this issue. My first reply I received a day after filling out an error report at the Support Page.
Dear Travis,
I understand that you are unable to upgrade two of your Pink Floyd albums that are available for purchase as iTunes Plus music. I'm sorry for this trouble.
Apple is currently working toward a resolution for the issue you have reported. You will receive an email after the matter has been investigated and further information is available.
Thank you for your patience. Apple wants your iTunes experience to be as enjoyable as possible.
Sincerely,
Cordon
iTunes Store Customer Support
I received a follow-up four days later:
Dear Travis,
I'm sorry you ran into an error when you tried to upgrade your iTunes library. This error was caused by a temporary issue with the iTunes Store that should be resolved now. Please check the iTunes Store again. All features should be working well.
If you received this error while downloading a large purchase order, please understand that the cause of the error may be a combination of the size of the order you are downloading and the speed of your connection. Please try another connection that is faster than your current connection. If this is not possible, please continue to attempt to download your purchase. This may take several attempts.
Sincerely,
Cordon
iTunes Store Customer Support
And of course, the problem hadn't been resolved as stated. So I sent a reply:
No, I'm afraid you don't understand.. I can't try to download the iTunes Plus versions of my Pink Floyd albums Dark Side of the Moon and Animals because the iTunes Plus Library Upgrade says I have nothing to upgrade.
Why is it telling me this when I have the two albums in the protected 128 kbps format, which I bought from the iTunes store only months ago? Is there a cookie I need to reset somewhere, or is this an iTunes Server issue? Why isn't 'Upgrade My Library' recognizing these two albums?
If you can't solve the issue and allow me to upgrade, would you instead credit my account for the full price of both iTunes Plus albums I'm having trouble with?
To which Apple disappointingly replied today:
Dear Travis,
I understand you tried to upgrade your iTunes Library and all but "Pink Floyd albums Dark Side of the Moon and Animals," were upgraded. I know how frustrating this can be and I would be happy to assist you.
You can upgrade eligible previously purchased music to iTunes Plus. You will see any available upgrades on the new Upgrade My Library page. When you click the Upgrade button, you will replace all the eligible music and music videos you've bought previously on iTunes with available iTunes Plus versions of the same content (you cannot choose to upgrade only some of the items). The upgrade price is calculated based on all of your eligible content at 30¢ per song, 60¢ per video, and 30 percent of each album's purchase price. iTunes Plus music will continually be added to the iTunes Store, so your upgrade offer may change at any time. Please check back often to find new music available for upgrading.
For more information, please visit the iTunes Plus FAQ:
http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n305567
I hope this answers your question.
Thank you for choosing the iTunes Store and have a great day!
Sincerely,
Sandra
iTunes Store Customer Support
This email is the specific reason I'm posting this issue. I am curious why I would be sent a blatantly common FAQ response instead of the accurate and personal response I'm used to getting from Apple.
If they cannot figure the problem out, why don't they come out and say it, then give me a credit to my account so that I may purchase the iTunes Plus albums rather than troublesomely try and Upgrade them?
Any workaround or comments are welcome, both from Apple consumers and employees.
My apologies in advance to the outstanding Apple team that makes up 99% of the company. I don't intend to let one bad apple (no pun intended, honestly) sour the reputation of the lot of you.
20 Inch iMac Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.9)

I've done some comparisons of the File Info between my DRM-Protected 'Dark Side' and 'Animals' songs and the DRM-Free versions. It turns out there are differences which might explain the trouble Upgrade My Library has in recognizing eligible albums.
On 'Animals':
Standard http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a249/travisschiller/Picture2.png
Plus http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a249/travisschiller/Picture1.png
Notice the difference in the album art and, notably, the Copyright information. This is not the same song with only quality affected. Apparently, there was some copyright changes that took place, which might critically affect the eligibility of an album or songs.
The same with 'Dark Side of the Moon':
Standard http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a249/travisschiller/Picture4.png
Plus http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a249/travisschiller/Picture3.png
Notice here, too, the running time of the song is different.
All that needs to be done by Apple is a configuration of Upgrade My Library so that it will recognize these previous versions of these albums for those of us who bought it before the revision took place.
20 Inch iMac Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Why can't I connect to Itunes store, after updating my ipad to OS 6?

Why can't I connect to Itunes store, after updating mt Ipad to Os 6?

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Applecare Senior Advisor Txx Bxxx (I have his contact info in an email he just sent) just confirmed with me that the problem people are having with the App Store not loading is an apple issue with there servers, ITS NOT YOUR IPAD so don't go restoring it! It's not happening to everyone however but they are looking into it, its really hit or miss.
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Itunes plus wont work with giftcard

I bought a $100 gift card for the apple store a few months ago. Every time, starting yesterday, I want to buy a song, it tells me that I cannot make an Itunes plus purchase with this gift card and I am not authorized to do so. I am authorized, this is the only authorized computer and it is my computer on my account. I have about $80 left on the card. I have bought Itunes plus content on this card before, so why the change all of a sudden? Also, the songs Itunes claims to be "Itunes Plus," do not have that little plus song next to them that I have become accustomed to seeing. I've looked at my account settings and saw that the preference was set to show me Itunes plus content, I changed this setting, and nothing changed. If someone could help me with this, that would be great. I can buy Itunes plus, but it is charged to my credit card, not my gift card
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Support for itunes plus file transfer / playback

The lastest Nokia Media Transfer application for the mac allows the transfer of itunes plus (.m4a extension) files, these are purchased itunes tracks without DRM. From what I understand apple have modified the tag data on these files which prevents them from being played on a Nokia phone, the Mac transfer application will process these files to modify this data and allow the tracks to be played.
My question is, will windows users get a similar application, to avoid the use of third party / manual operations, to allow these files to be transferred directly from itunes to my Nokia in the same manner as the mac application?
Its usually the mac being the un-supported OS but appears to be windows in this case !

yeah, Apple have their own way of working with aac/mp4 tags. They add extra bits that other players, unless programmed to read, won't understand, and at worst they won't play the file at all. There is another standard, the Nero standard, and they are similar but the Nero version is more universally recognised. There isn't an ID3v1/ID3v2 for MP4 files, yet. Although, like I said, since 90% of the world uses the Apple method of tagging, that is close enough to being a standard.
It's not that Nokia don't want you using iTunes, or like you said, they would force Mac users to use a Nokia music program. I think it is just that the whole "PC Suite" philosophy is geared around the Windows Media Player way of doing and tagging things. And since WMP doesn't recognise m4a files, neither does the Nokias. To get around this, instead of fixing their mp4 codecs to recognise Apple formatting, they made a transfer program that swaps the tags to a Nokia-understandable format. Which is just silly.
I've tried the Suite Music Manager, I have. Honest opinion - use Windows Media player instead. BUT I don't want to use that either, I have a huge collection ripped/catalogued in iTunes, and I shouldn't have to go about fiddling with tags and swapping software/workflows just so my phone can play it. I don't need to with MP3 so why should I need to with AAC/MP4? It would only take a few lines of code in the phone's AAC codec for it to read these tags, surely thats easier than making transfer programs and Music Managers?
The arguement "Nokia want you buying from the Nokia store rather than iTMS" doesn't hold water either, because I'm never buying from either, as long as I can still buy CDs from the shop.
Like I said, this whole thing may be fixed with the new N95-8 etc. If its not, and Nokia have no intention of fixing it, then my next phone will be an iPhone. I don't WANT an iPhone, but this whole thing is a deal-breaker for me.
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Why is everyone so hyped about iTunes plus?

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