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Poor quality and crippled with DRM
Sorry, your poll is sadly lacking. The big problems with the iTunes store are as follows:

1) Poor quality recordings. 128 kb/s is not good enough.

2) DRM = Death. Why buy a crippled product, particularly when a non-crippled version is readily available at the same price?

The decline in iTunes sales is yet another example of proof that consumers don't want DRM, they don't want locked down crippled media.
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Poor quality and crippled with DRM  tic swayback | 12/12/06
DRM  ejhonda | 12/12/06
agreed  willyu | 12/12/06
let me expand  patibulo | 12/13/06
Read Carefully! Title is a little misleading?  Reverend MacFellow | 12/12/06
Revenue from sales of iTunes is down 65% ...  ShadeTree | 12/12/06
I've already read where this study is in dispute....  Laff | 12/13/06
How does that answer my question?  ShadeTree | 12/13/06
Well Iwas thinking since the study is in dispute then it  Laff | 12/13/06
This is what i was talking about Shade ole boy...  Laff | 12/13/06
Why do you hate Apple so much?  NonZealot | 12/12/06
The lady doth protest too much  tic swayback | 12/12/06
Hehe, analyze responses  NonZealot | 12/12/06
No, I saw it  tic swayback | 12/12/06
Just how is..  xuniL_z | 12/12/06
You missed the full argument the other day  tic swayback | 12/12/06
It's far different...  comp_indiana | 12/12/06
The biggest DRM hurdle for me...  tic swayback | 12/12/06
not really  xuniL_z | 12/13/06
Instead of Shakespeare, I was thinking Cervantes  enduser_z | 12/12/06
ITUNES - Oh No Way..  2Shane | 12/12/06
Eh?  BitTwiddler | 12/12/06
I'd lend you mine  John Zern | 12/12/06
?????????????????  perryroyce@... | 12/12/06
Gay as can be  David Garon | 12/12/06
I wonder . . .  CobraA1 | 12/12/06
Perhaps other iPod owners are like me.  bsvee | 12/12/06
Ipods are awesome  gearsof360 | 12/12/06
Expensive?  lantzn | 12/12/06
Irivers are Better, no protection, drag and drop, fm tuner  Been_Done_Before | 12/13/06
I agree...  ju1ce | 12/12/06
Not I...  Laff | 12/13/06
Subscription Service is needed...  BitTwiddler | 12/12/06
PC Mag said the same thing.  enduser_z | 12/12/06
Spend your money wisely  tic swayback | 12/12/06
Is it wise?  voska | 12/12/06
Tough comparison  tic swayback | 12/12/06
Works for me  perryroyce@... | 12/12/06
Emusic is better for you and me, but not for everyone.  enduser_z | 12/12/06
How much is enough for sampling?  tic swayback | 12/12/06
How many tunes  perryroyce@... | 12/12/06
Not an apples to apples comparison.  enduser_z | 12/12/06
The only problem with your 'logic'...  comp_indiana | 12/12/06
Which is why eMusic is better  tic swayback | 12/12/06
Um what about selection?  Laff | 12/13/06
That's probably the biggest issue for most  tic swayback | 12/13/06
Not good enough for me, but by all means go ahead.  enduser_z | 12/12/06
Just because they are DRMed...  comp_indiana | 12/12/06
How do you know?  tic swayback | 12/12/06
Perhaps you need to try  xuniL_z | 12/12/06
itunes sells less, so what?  ballisticscreef | 12/12/06
Sales  gennx30 | 12/12/06
Ignorant use of phrase "Jump the Shark"  nightjar99 | 12/12/06
Ignorant use of the word "to"  nightjar99 | 12/12/06
"going to far" isn't far enough...  tr7oy | 12/12/06
Far doesn't need to be a place.  xuniL_z | 12/12/06
If you're going to attempt to edit on style and  msolgeek | 12/12/06
You tell him brotha!!!  NonZealot | 12/12/06
Help! I've run out of strawmen!  tic swayback | 12/12/06
"mad" is the key word  MacCanuck | 12/12/06
You are right  NonZealot | 12/12/06
They also exist only in your mind......  tic swayback | 12/12/06
Now who is protesting?  NonZealot | 12/12/06
Try this link  tic swayback | 12/12/06
Here is another one.  enduser_z | 12/12/06
You guys "rock"  NonZealot | 12/12/06
That fat old cow?  tic swayback | 12/12/06
I agree you are truly mad  MacCanuck | 12/13/06
Ignorant use of phrase "Jump the Shark"  bsvee | 12/12/06
Maybe it's that illegal  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/12/06
No.  Anton Philidor | 12/12/06
Not just p2p  tic swayback | 12/12/06
Why?  voska | 12/12/06
Why now and not earlier, then?  CobraA1 | 12/12/06
People are running out of songs to buy?  HypnoToad72 | 12/12/06
100+ million songs a quarter is bad?  smschaef | 12/12/06
I don't see the problem here  voska | 12/12/06
It might be the economy  Ken_z | 12/12/06
Classic "not getting it"  frgough | 12/12/06
Oh, I "get it" alright  Jason D. O'Grady ZDNet Moderator | 12/12/06
I'm guessing saturation (nt)  CobraA1 | 12/12/06
DRM and poor bitrate  ebernet | 12/12/06
Back in the day  voska | 12/12/06
Apple is a hardware vendor...  doctorSpoc | 12/12/06
Is subcription a booming market?  dave95. | 12/12/06
I'll mention several reason I don't use it  kcredden | 12/12/06
Your battery gripe is well weird too me...  Laff | 12/13/06
When will they stop making devices that use AAA batteries...!!!  Predrag Vasic | 12/13/06
One Answer - DRM  dilbert@... | 12/12/06
Incomplete stats  marthill | 12/12/06
That makes a lot more sense...  Predrag Vasic | 12/13/06
It's an even smaller sample!  Piot | 12/13/06
Apple is a hardware company, not a content company  Knorthern Knight | 12/13/06
Still 2006 Sales Were Well Above 2005 This is a Problem?  PeterFilesBlog | 12/15/06

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