Comments on: The iTunes/Starbucks Deal Could Be Sweeter Than A Vanilla Steamed Milk On A Cold Day http://idolator.com/296729/the-itunesstarbucks-deal-could-be-sweeter-than-a-vanilla-steamed-milk-on-a-cold-day Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 26 May 2012 12:37:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: drjimmy11 http://idolator.com/296729/the-itunesstarbucks-deal-could-be-sweeter-than-a-vanilla-steamed-milk-on-a-cold-day/comment-page-1#comment-267472 drjimmy11 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:48:41 +0000 http://5824f42047c01479c423b853ab8cb814#comment-267472 <p> ha ha now Apple is going to make their fanboys act like Starbucks is cool? This seems more and more like the result of a bet among execs as to how brainwashed their fanbase is, a la "trading places."</p> <p> What's next? A free "hootie and the blowfish" ringtone with every iPhone?</p> ha ha now Apple is going to make their fanboys act like Starbucks is cool? This seems more and more like the result of a bet among execs as to how brainwashed their fanbase is, a la “trading places.”

What’s next? A free “hootie and the blowfish” ringtone with every iPhone?

]]> By: spinachdip http://idolator.com/296729/the-itunesstarbucks-deal-could-be-sweeter-than-a-vanilla-steamed-milk-on-a-cold-day/comment-page-1#comment-267482 spinachdip Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:39:31 +0000 http://5824f42047c01479c423b853ab8cb814#comment-267482 <p> @<a href="#c2321224">chrisb</a>: Just remember to wipe any traces of your DNA off the coffee mug.</p> @chrisb: Just remember to wipe any traces of your DNA off the coffee mug.

]]> By: chrisb http://idolator.com/296729/the-itunesstarbucks-deal-could-be-sweeter-than-a-vanilla-steamed-milk-on-a-cold-day/comment-page-1#comment-267492 chrisb Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:32:31 +0000 http://5824f42047c01479c423b853ab8cb814#comment-267492 <p> @<a href="#c2320325">spinachdip</a>: So if you use a P2P client on the free wifi at your local coffee shop, does that mean the RIAA can't trace it back to you? I guess I never thought of that!</p> @spinachdip: So if you use a P2P client on the free wifi at your local coffee shop, does that mean the RIAA can’t trace it back to you? I guess I never thought of that!

]]> By: Maura Johnston http://idolator.com/296729/the-itunesstarbucks-deal-could-be-sweeter-than-a-vanilla-steamed-milk-on-a-cold-day/comment-page-1#comment-267502 Maura Johnston Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:49:12 +0000 http://5824f42047c01479c423b853ab8cb814#comment-267502 <p> @<a href="#c2320535">Paperboy 2000</a>: Awww. You're making me blush!</p> @Paperboy 2000: Awww. You’re making me blush!

]]> By: spinachdip http://idolator.com/296729/the-itunesstarbucks-deal-could-be-sweeter-than-a-vanilla-steamed-milk-on-a-cold-day/comment-page-1#comment-267512 spinachdip Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:28:49 +0000 http://5824f42047c01479c423b853ab8cb814#comment-267512 <p> @<a href="#c2320364">maura</a>: I can sympathize, since I grew up in a pre-Starbucks proliferation era as well (I think our city got our first Starbucks when I was in HS), but my friends and I drove 20 minutes so we could feel all grown up sipping espresso with the college kids.</p> @maura: I can sympathize, since I grew up in a pre-Starbucks proliferation era as well (I think our city got our first Starbucks when I was in HS), but my friends and I drove 20 minutes so we could feel all grown up sipping espresso with the college kids.

]]> By: Paperboy 2000 http://idolator.com/296729/the-itunesstarbucks-deal-could-be-sweeter-than-a-vanilla-steamed-milk-on-a-cold-day/comment-page-1#comment-267522 Paperboy 2000 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:17:45 +0000 http://5824f42047c01479c423b853ab8cb814#comment-267522 <p> Yeah, Maura, but you wouldn't have so much useless pop culture trivia to keep us occupied all day, either...and for that I'm thankful.</p> Yeah, Maura, but you wouldn’t have so much useless pop culture trivia to keep us occupied all day, either…and for that I’m thankful.

]]> By: Maura Johnston http://idolator.com/296729/the-itunesstarbucks-deal-could-be-sweeter-than-a-vanilla-steamed-milk-on-a-cold-day/comment-page-1#comment-267532 Maura Johnston Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:03:02 +0000 http://5824f42047c01479c423b853ab8cb814#comment-267532 <p> @<a href="#c2320325">spinachdip</a>: I have a soft spot for Starbucks because I know that if it had been around when I was in high school it would have definitely been a place where I would have hung out that wasn't "in front of the TV." </p> @spinachdip: I have a soft spot for Starbucks because I know that if it had been around when I was in high school it would have definitely been a place where I would have hung out that wasn’t “in front of the TV.”

]]> By: spinachdip http://idolator.com/296729/the-itunesstarbucks-deal-could-be-sweeter-than-a-vanilla-steamed-milk-on-a-cold-day/comment-page-1#comment-267542 spinachdip Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:00:24 +0000 http://5824f42047c01479c423b853ab8cb814#comment-267542 <p> @<a href="#c2320104">chrisb</a>: Yeah, my local coffee shop has free wifi (not to mention a better playlist), so I can just fire up the ol' p2p client and do the same thing. Still, this is a huge step for people who pay more for everything.</p> @chrisb: Yeah, my local coffee shop has free wifi (not to mention a better playlist), so I can just fire up the ol’ p2p client and do the same thing. Still, this is a huge step for people who pay more for everything.

]]> By: spinachdip http://idolator.com/296729/the-itunesstarbucks-deal-could-be-sweeter-than-a-vanilla-steamed-milk-on-a-cold-day/comment-page-1#comment-267552 spinachdip Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:58:08 +0000 http://5824f42047c01479c423b853ab8cb814#comment-267552 <p> @<a href="#c2319349">CaptainWrong</a>: Think about it though - when and where is a consumer most likely to make an impulse buy on music? </p> <p> This is such a stunningly simple and obvious idea, even if it took a coffeeshop chain and a computer maker that was given up for dead in the late 90s to come up with.</p> <p> It's probably a good thing I won't own a WiFi-enabled iPod any time soon - considering the ubiquity of Starbucks around these parts, my iPod would be filled to the brim with middle indie tracks that are 2 months away from featuring on Grey's Anatomy.</p> @CaptainWrong: Think about it though – when and where is a consumer most likely to make an impulse buy on music?

This is such a stunningly simple and obvious idea, even if it took a coffeeshop chain and a computer maker that was given up for dead in the late 90s to come up with.

It’s probably a good thing I won’t own a WiFi-enabled iPod any time soon – considering the ubiquity of Starbucks around these parts, my iPod would be filled to the brim with middle indie tracks that are 2 months away from featuring on Grey’s Anatomy.

]]> By: chrisb http://idolator.com/296729/the-itunesstarbucks-deal-could-be-sweeter-than-a-vanilla-steamed-milk-on-a-cold-day/comment-page-1#comment-267562 chrisb Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:42:46 +0000 http://5824f42047c01479c423b853ab8cb814#comment-267562 <p> I had no idea that Starbucks charges for their wifi until I read this story earlier today. They charge $5 for their delicious iced coffee beverage <i>and</i> they expect me to pay for internet access? Fuck Starbucks.</p> I had no idea that Starbucks charges for their wifi until I read this story earlier today. They charge $5 for their delicious iced coffee beverage and they expect me to pay for internet access? Fuck Starbucks.

]]> By: Captain Wrong http://idolator.com/296729/the-itunesstarbucks-deal-could-be-sweeter-than-a-vanilla-steamed-milk-on-a-cold-day/comment-page-1#comment-267572 Captain Wrong Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:55:32 +0000 http://5824f42047c01479c423b853ab8cb814#comment-267572 <p> Wow. Free access to a store. Whoopie. I'm almost as excited about this as I am about the additional 99 cents to make my already purchased music into ringtones.</p> Wow. Free access to a store. Whoopie. I’m almost as excited about this as I am about the additional 99 cents to make my already purchased music into ringtones.

]]> By: Maura Johnston http://idolator.com/296729/the-itunesstarbucks-deal-could-be-sweeter-than-a-vanilla-steamed-milk-on-a-cold-day/comment-page-1#comment-267582 Maura Johnston Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:41:33 +0000 http://5824f42047c01479c423b853ab8cb814#comment-267582 <p> @<a href="#c2319023">Paperboy 2000</a>: I was in a Starbucks recently (Sunnyside holla!) and they had the Hear Music XM channel on in-store. (If my sister, who still works behind the espresso machine from time to time, is reading this, she should definitely chime in about the music choices at her store! Um, anonymously, of course.) </p> @Paperboy 2000: I was in a Starbucks recently (Sunnyside holla!) and they had the Hear Music XM channel on in-store. (If my sister, who still works behind the espresso machine from time to time, is reading this, she should definitely chime in about the music choices at her store! Um, anonymously, of course.)

]]> By: Paperboy 2000 http://idolator.com/296729/the-itunesstarbucks-deal-could-be-sweeter-than-a-vanilla-steamed-milk-on-a-cold-day/comment-page-1#comment-267592 Paperboy 2000 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:40:16 +0000 http://5824f42047c01479c423b853ab8cb814#comment-267592 <p> Also: did anyone see the quote that Starbucks opens 7 new stores a day?!</p> Also: did anyone see the quote that Starbucks opens 7 new stores a day?!

]]> By: Paperboy 2000 http://idolator.com/296729/the-itunesstarbucks-deal-could-be-sweeter-than-a-vanilla-steamed-milk-on-a-cold-day/comment-page-1#comment-267602 Paperboy 2000 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:39:35 +0000 http://5824f42047c01479c423b853ab8cb814#comment-267602 <p> Does anyone know where Starbucks pulls their music from right now? I'm assuming they have a music editor who makes various mixes.</p> <p> But aren't those mixes probably moving more towards stuff on their own label? I can't imagine them not doing that as they release more records. They have no incentive to play cool and/or top 40 stuff at their stores because that's not why people go there. It's not much of an "atmosphere" kinda place. </p> Does anyone know where Starbucks pulls their music from right now? I’m assuming they have a music editor who makes various mixes.

But aren’t those mixes probably moving more towards stuff on their own label? I can’t imagine them not doing that as they release more records. They have no incentive to play cool and/or top 40 stuff at their stores because that’s not why people go there. It’s not much of an “atmosphere” kinda place.

]]> By: Ned Raggett http://idolator.com/296729/the-itunesstarbucks-deal-could-be-sweeter-than-a-vanilla-steamed-milk-on-a-cold-day/comment-page-1#comment-267612 Ned Raggett Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:03:37 +0000 http://5824f42047c01479c423b853ab8cb814#comment-267612 <p> @<a href="#c2318275">mackro</a>: You win life.</p> @mackro: You win life.

]]> By: mackro http://idolator.com/296729/the-itunesstarbucks-deal-could-be-sweeter-than-a-vanilla-steamed-milk-on-a-cold-day/comment-page-1#comment-267622 mackro Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:56:29 +0000 http://5824f42047c01479c423b853ab8cb814#comment-267622 <P>(speaking of small brown dead things)</P> (speaking of small brown dead things)

]]> By: mackro http://idolator.com/296729/the-itunesstarbucks-deal-could-be-sweeter-than-a-vanilla-steamed-milk-on-a-cold-day/comment-page-1#comment-267632 mackro Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:55:48 +0000 http://5824f42047c01479c423b853ab8cb814#comment-267632 <P>Watch out for the Zune-Hardee's digiwhopper sneak attack!</P> Watch out for the Zune-Hardee’s digiwhopper sneak attack!

]]>