Comments on: Qtrax More Frustrating Than Q*bert http://idolator.com/5206994/qtrax-more-frustrating-than-qbert Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:45:42 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5206994/qtrax-more-frustrating-than-qbert/comment-page-1#comment-903022 Anonymous Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:21:21 +0000 c31d9f4b87ca4b728c838610b97b0793#comment-903022 <p>I like the way your 34 steps includes things like comparing <br> logos , getting drinks and checking emails.. thats funny</p> <p>Guess I can only comment based on my experience. I tried it out and did not encounter the errors/performance probs you have reported.</p> <p>Install worked fine for me on Vista. Downloading songs in < 5 seconds.</p> <p>I did get some QuickTime error, when running the player for the first time ..but I just ignored that.</p> <p>Yep...would be nice to be able to copy the things to some device...but they claim they will have portability in the next release..wait and see i guess.</p> <p>If I did have problems I would have probably emailed/posted on their support site rather than immediately write a blog</p> I like the way your 34 steps includes things like comparing
logos , getting drinks and checking emails.. thats funny

Guess I can only comment based on my experience. I tried it out and did not encounter the errors/performance probs you have reported.

Install worked fine for me on Vista. Downloading songs in < 5 seconds.

I did get some QuickTime error, when running the player for the first time ..but I just ignored that.

Yep…would be nice to be able to copy the things to some device…but they claim they will have portability in the next release..wait and see i guess.

If I did have problems I would have probably emailed/posted on their support site rather than immediately write a blog

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5206994/qtrax-more-frustrating-than-qbert/comment-page-1#comment-903032 Anonymous Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:44:59 +0000 c31d9f4b87ca4b728c838610b97b0793#comment-903032 <p>What a lame comparison- the logo. Just because they both have a "Q", doesn't mean the logos are the same. Give me a break.</p> What a lame comparison- the logo. Just because they both have a “Q”, doesn’t mean the logos are the same. Give me a break.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5206994/qtrax-more-frustrating-than-qbert/comment-page-1#comment-903042 Anonymous Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:42:51 +0000 c31d9f4b87ca4b728c838610b97b0793#comment-903042 <p>You have got to be kidding me. What kind of computer are you using, dude? Qtrax works awesome for me- I am just waiting for the portability. I have downloaded about 500 songs on my laptop and play it through my home stereo and have not had one issue, what so ever. You guys are truly hating the possibility that this thing might work. The downloads take 5 seconds at the most! What planet are you from? Try it and see- the ONLY thing that is missing is being able to put it on a phone or player- once that comes- I can't see any problem with it.</p> You have got to be kidding me. What kind of computer are you using, dude? Qtrax works awesome for me- I am just waiting for the portability. I have downloaded about 500 songs on my laptop and play it through my home stereo and have not had one issue, what so ever. You guys are truly hating the possibility that this thing might work. The downloads take 5 seconds at the most! What planet are you from? Try it and see- the ONLY thing that is missing is being able to put it on a phone or player- once that comes- I can’t see any problem with it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5206994/qtrax-more-frustrating-than-qbert/comment-page-1#comment-903052 Anonymous Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:29:14 +0000 c31d9f4b87ca4b728c838610b97b0793#comment-903052 <p>This worked easily for me in Firefox. In fact-it's a mozilla based browser as well. I don't know why you had such difficulty. For me, it was easy peasy lemon squeezy. Perhaps (gasp) user error? I used the beta version before this launch, and it updated seamlessly. The downloads are extremely fast. Don't get me wrong, I like ripping on companies that challenge the norm like the next guy when they don't live up to their hype. In this case, knowing how difficult it must've been to get the labels on board, I'm going to cut them some slack. Plus, I appreciate the 2000+ songs I've downloaded over the past six months.</p> <p>As for the digital media planner who saw this as a FAIL six months ago and doesn't feel the need to give it a look when they actually have launched and are delivering on free and legal music, you're worth every penny of that $25K salary for sure. I bet your clients are happy to know they've got such talent working on their behalf. As someone who sells in the digital media space, know this, it's us who laugh at you with your dirty cubicles, expensive glasses and no original thoughts. You're 5 years away from realizing that you add very little to the overall equation. But keep that baditude buddy, it's all you got for now. Seriously, just keep buying the same old media, it keeps me in fast cars and expensive booze. Thanks.</p> This worked easily for me in Firefox. In fact-it’s a mozilla based browser as well. I don’t know why you had such difficulty. For me, it was easy peasy lemon squeezy. Perhaps (gasp) user error? I used the beta version before this launch, and it updated seamlessly. The downloads are extremely fast. Don’t get me wrong, I like ripping on companies that challenge the norm like the next guy when they don’t live up to their hype. In this case, knowing how difficult it must’ve been to get the labels on board, I’m going to cut them some slack. Plus, I appreciate the 2000+ songs I’ve downloaded over the past six months.

As for the digital media planner who saw this as a FAIL six months ago and doesn’t feel the need to give it a look when they actually have launched and are delivering on free and legal music, you’re worth every penny of that $25K salary for sure. I bet your clients are happy to know they’ve got such talent working on their behalf. As someone who sells in the digital media space, know this, it’s us who laugh at you with your dirty cubicles, expensive glasses and no original thoughts. You’re 5 years away from realizing that you add very little to the overall equation. But keep that baditude buddy, it’s all you got for now. Seriously, just keep buying the same old media, it keeps me in fast cars and expensive booze. Thanks.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5206994/qtrax-more-frustrating-than-qbert/comment-page-1#comment-903062 Anonymous Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:41:27 +0000 c31d9f4b87ca4b728c838610b97b0793#comment-903062 <P>Wow. Thanks for the indepth review. They keep hanging on with this Qtrax thing, most would have given up by now! They haven't launched globally but when they do I will give it a try and see if it is as frusterating for me as it seems to have been for you. What have I got to lose? If it's free & legal I will at least give it a try and see what happens. Who knows? Most things get better with time if they survive.</P> Wow. Thanks for the indepth review. They keep hanging on with this Qtrax thing, most would have given up by now! They haven’t launched globally but when they do I will give it a try and see if it is as frusterating for me as it seems to have been for you. What have I got to lose? If it’s free & legal I will at least give it a try and see what happens. Who knows? Most things get better with time if they survive.

]]> By: Gnosis http://idolator.com/5206994/qtrax-more-frustrating-than-qbert/comment-page-1#comment-903072 Gnosis Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:27:36 +0000 c31d9f4b87ca4b728c838610b97b0793#comment-903072 <p>Hilarious! Thanks for taking one for the team!</p> Hilarious! Thanks for taking one for the team!

]]> By: Mike Barthel http://idolator.com/5206994/qtrax-more-frustrating-than-qbert/comment-page-1#comment-903082 Mike Barthel Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:38:11 +0000 c31d9f4b87ca4b728c838610b97b0793#comment-903082 <p>@<a href="#c11997193">2ironic4u</a>: it's weird because it's not like the idea was bad necessarily--it's sort of like a major-label Hype Machine, and that certainly has value. But the implementation! My god! People don't often say that the failure of a digital music venture was due to software engineering, but in this case, that was most definitely the obstacle. There's no reason this couldn't just be a web app, it seems like.</p> @2ironic4u: it’s weird because it’s not like the idea was bad necessarily–it’s sort of like a major-label Hype Machine, and that certainly has value. But the implementation! My god! People don’t often say that the failure of a digital music venture was due to software engineering, but in this case, that was most definitely the obstacle. There’s no reason this couldn’t just be a web app, it seems like.

]]> By: shawno http://idolator.com/5206994/qtrax-more-frustrating-than-qbert/comment-page-1#comment-903092 shawno Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:41:17 +0000 c31d9f4b87ca4b728c838610b97b0793#comment-903092 <p>And voila! Internet piracy is over?</p> And voila! Internet piracy is over?

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5206994/qtrax-more-frustrating-than-qbert/comment-page-1#comment-903102 Anonymous Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:38:56 +0000 c31d9f4b87ca4b728c838610b97b0793#comment-903102 <p>I met with these guys last summer (I'm a digital media planner). The whole operation felt like an absolute FAIL then. Good to know my assessment was right.</p> I met with these guys last summer (I’m a digital media planner). The whole operation felt like an absolute FAIL then. Good to know my assessment was right.

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