http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/ Engadget Comments for Starbucks planning 50 million song giveaway for iTunes launch http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/I wonder if after such deal Apple will not be signing up with some other business for similar partnership. But what will be more interesting will be to see how other iTunes Store competitors will react and what kind of partnership they are going to strike... The Zune technically should be the next one in line to get such similar deal, if anyone in business know what it it :-)

Steve
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They should align themselves with McDonalds. I heard McDees is planning on offering free wi-fi in all it's restaurants. ]]>Sep 24th 2007 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/They don't have enough of a presence. "

I assume you haven't spent a lot of time south eastern New England. Aorunf here, you are hardpressed to find a Stabucks outside of the Mall, but D&D are everywhere. In a five mile circumference of where I sit right now, there are at least 12 - 20 Dunkin Donuts - not bull.
I wish there were Starbucks around here - D&D is the Starbucks to the lower IQ set, the ignorant, the uneducated, the most likely to have 'DUBS' on their Saturn and not be very political, or socially conscious. It is ghetto Starbucks.]]>Sep 24th 2007 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/Sep 24th 2007 12:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/
It's apropos though: Zune and Dunkin Donuts both appeal to fat dudes with stupid tattoos living in their mom's basement.]]>Sep 24th 2007 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/Sep 24th 2007 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/Sep 24th 2007 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/Sep 24th 2007 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/Sep 24th 2007 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/Sep 24th 2007 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/Sep 24th 2007 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/Sep 24th 2007 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/
Are they really giving anything new away or just clever marketing to the sheep... er... I mean, masses?]]>Sep 24th 2007 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/Sep 24th 2007 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/Sep 24th 2007 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/
If you order coffee, Starbucks is not expensive at all.]]>Sep 24th 2007 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/
Sure, some good local cafes have been steamrolled in the process, but I live in Atlanta and I know where I can go to find a local cafe atmosphere if I want it. And in my personal experience, Starbucks is a serious upgrade over many of the local cafes that were forced out.]]>Sep 24th 2007 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/
LOL!
]]>Sep 24th 2007 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/
Starbucks is a serious upgrade over the vast majority of the coffee that was available pre-Starbucks.]]>Sep 24th 2007 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/
(Unlike Starbucks where I guess paying more means I am getting a better java?)

So get back on the subject, 50 MILLION FREE iTunes! Woot!]]>Sep 24th 2007 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/
Starbucks coffee is superior to the vast majority of the coffee that was available prior to their existence.

That you can find examples of small chains and independent cafes that you think are better means nothing. The fact is that if Starbucks never existed most people would still be drinking crap coffee from BP. ]]>Sep 24th 2007 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/Sep 24th 2007 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/Sep 24th 2007 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/
And we have 10 Starbies in the brisbane area and more growing. Always busy! And good coffee and great service. We have Wifi through the Wh0re Telstra and it is VERY spendy. They will never give up that grip!

Cheers.]]>Sep 24th 2007 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/Sep 24th 2007 11:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/
BTW - If you truly have 10 Strabucks on each street corner then the location manager for Starbuck domestic needs to take a few lessons from Big Maccas! AND by the way - I am from Hawaii - and have travelled extensively all over the US - can you tell me which corner ANYWHERE has 10 Starbucks on the same corner?

..|..]]>Sep 24th 2007 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/Sep 24th 2007 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/Sep 24th 2007 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/Do you shop at Wal Mart?
and what do you drive?
]]>Sep 24th 2007 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/Sep 24th 2007 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/
@WickedRetahded: That was incredibly narrow minded, which isn't terribly surprising from someone with your screen name. Someone being picky about their music quality has very little to do with the other purchases in their life (cars, operating systems, whatever they buy at walmart). Grow up and actually make a point when you post, rather than just eluding to some vague connection between purchasing preferences and character. ]]>Sep 24th 2007 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/
Exactly (I also work in music production along other things) and if you consider that once it goes to mastering the song is gonna be squashed to hell (Curse Waves for L2) you get even less dynamic range and less perceived difference between lossy and lossless.

Then you have the reality of what most people can hear, except for a minority with great health, no exposure to loud noises, no degradation due to aging and perfect listening environments with proper sound treatment and balanced speaker setups the perceived difference is less.

Not that I'm excusing the industry at all, it's a shame that most music coming out is DOA after mastering, but people also tend to exaggerate when it comes to MP3/AAC quality, it's mostly psycho-acoustic perception at work rather than actual quality.]]>Sep 24th 2007 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/
I'm torn on this feature. While it sounds cool, it's also in Starbucks, and I'm not a fan of Starbucks. I prefer Beaners (soon to be called "Big B Coffee" because they're afraid of the racial overtones of their former name) for several reasons-- Lower price, better coffee, and it's not scalding hot when they serve it; You can actually drink it immediately.

Starbucks also makes you pay for WiFi Internet access, while Beaners does not.

]]>Sep 24th 2007 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/Sep 24th 2007 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/
Not "Big B" coffee.

Phonetic error. My mistake.]]>Sep 24th 2007 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/Sep 24th 2007 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/
Wait...you were talking about coffee?
(JK of course. The name change thing is kind of funny.)]]>Sep 24th 2007 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/
Ah well ... maybe they can do a ChuckECheese tie-in as well. ]]>Sep 24th 2007 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/NO THANKS. CD`s 4 me !]]>Sep 24th 2007 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/Sep 24th 2007 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/
I'd call the whole Starbucks/Apple thing just a stunt, but then I have to consider Starbucks' CD publishing 'stunt', and that has been very successful.

Ahhh, who cares. I'm just going through the drive-thru anyway. I don't have time to sit inside and pretend to work while all my packets get sniffed, anyway.]]>Sep 24th 2007 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/Sep 24th 2007 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/Sep 24th 2007 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/24/starbucks-planning-50-million-song-giveaway-for-itunes-launch/
..then starbucks would normally be the choosen location...or atleast thats starbucks in the (uk)..

as for the itunes deal, best to wait until its been made official.. i dont wanna be as forth-coming saying every coffee = 'a free itunes song' lol...how that wud help starbucks i dont know..

its hard to imagine people suddenly appearing at starbucks for a coffee in light of a free itunes track...but then again they are people capable of doing that in this world:D]]>Sep 24th 2007 9:54PM