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Old 02-15-2012, 06:31 AM
 
Location: Pennsylvania
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I work for an entertainment distributor (won't give the name of my employer), but the run on her music has been overwhelming. The morbid truth is that death is the best thing for has been superstars...
That's very true; Jimi Hendrix, 2pac, (although I personally think he's still alive), Notorious BIG, Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin, Michael Jackson, Elvis, (big when he was living too, but I also think he might be alive), Jonny Cash, to name a few
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Old 02-15-2012, 06:35 AM
 
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Liberals hate capitalism. But they love Apple. This is the dilemma of a lifetime for the Granola Crunchies. What will they ever do to tame the raunchy love affair between the two?
Yeah, well I'm sorry to tell you, but it was Sony Music Entertainment that raised the price of Whitney downloads.

Perhaps one should get one's facts straight. Apple had nothing to do with it.

Whoops.
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Old 02-15-2012, 06:42 AM
 
Location: OH->FL->NJ
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>Liberals hate capitalism. But they love Apple.<

I could never for the life of me figure this one out. The offshore to a very high degree. When asked by the Obama if they would bring the mfg jobs back to the US it is said Jobs said to his table "never". It is not just the pay. It is the ability to have thousands of serfs LIVING IN DORMS subject to the occasional rousting out of their beds at midnight when the unexpected comes up. That factory is near hundreds of others with thousands of other serfs subject to the same conditions.

Anyway. Apples actions are morbid. And legal. Wait 3 months, price goes back to normal, problem solved.
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Old 02-15-2012, 07:10 AM
 
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Yeah, well I'm sorry to tell you, but it was Sony Music Entertainment that raised the price of Whitney downloads.

Perhaps one should get one's facts straight. Apple had nothing to do with it.

Whoops.
Can you dispute that Liberalism in general has a fundamental problem with Capitalism? Can you dispute that Liberals in general slobber over Apple and will say or do anything to defend it? Can you dispute that this vast contradiction makes for an astounding level of hypocrisy?

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Old 02-15-2012, 07:31 AM
 
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Can you dispute that Liberalism in general has a fundamental problem with Capitalism? Can you dispute that Liberals in general slobber over Apple and will say or do anything to defend it? Can you dispute that this vast contradiction makes for an astounding level of hypocrisy?

Whoops.
I repeat, Apple had nothing to do with raising the cost of Whitney's records.

So this entire thread is without merit.

Start another thread if you want to discuss how liberals "slobber" over Apple.

This thread is moot.
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Old 02-15-2012, 07:37 AM
 
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I repeat, Apple had nothing to do with raising the cost of Whitney's records.

So this entire thread is without merit.

Start another thread if you want to discuss how liberals "slobber" over Apple.

This thread is moot.
In other words, you can't defend against my assertions.

Liberal Ideology is a House of Cards. Defending it doesn't come easy when the whole thing is in danger of collapsing. I don't mind pointing that out to you, or anyone else who comes along.

PS....Care to provide us proof that Apple had "nothing" to do with it? Profitteering doesn't come free.
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Old 02-15-2012, 07:38 AM
 
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Good for Apple. Capitalism at its finest. Supply and demand baby!
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Old 02-15-2012, 07:54 AM
 
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In other words, you can't defend against my assertions.

Liberal Ideology is a House of Cards. Defending it doesn't come easy when the whole thing is in danger of collapsing. I don't mind pointing that out to you, or anyone else who comes along.

PS....Care to provide us proof that Apple had "nothing" to do with it? Profitteering doesn't come free.



Sony Apologizes for Raising Whitney Houston Album Prices - The Hollywood Reporter

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Sony says it did not intend to capitalize on Whitney Houston's death by raising prices for a pair of her albums on iTunes.
Whitney Houston iTunes price hike was a 'mistake', Sony says | Music | guardian.co.uk

Technolog - Sony hikes Whitney Houston album prices online

Sony apologizes for Whitney Houston iTunes price hike, calls it a mistake

Sony Bosses Apologise For Whitney Houston Song Price Hike - Take 40

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In response to the uproar, Sony heads have issued a statement claiming that the albums were "mistakenly mispriced" and that they have "immediately corrected" the error.
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Old 02-15-2012, 07:55 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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To say that Apple epitomizes the American greed corporation is an understatement.



Apple tries to gain profit from Whitney Houston's death - English pravda.ru
iTunes prices are set by the manufacturer (the record label). They automatically are adjusted.

BBC News - Whitney Houston: Sony 'sorry' for album price hike
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Old 02-15-2012, 08:01 AM
 
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Not a business guru, eh?

Let me 'splain it to you.

Sony sells its product at a wholesale price to distributors. The distributors mark up that price to make a profit. Apple made a corresponding increase to its price due to the increase in the wholesale price. Apple could have eaten the additional cost. But it didn't. Why? Because selling music for free is not in the business plan. This makes Apple a profiteer in the name of Whitney Houston's death.

You fit the exact description that I put forth earlier of Liberals defending Apple at all costs.

Hilarious!
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