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I enjoy the Windows ecosystem.
I've the laptop, the phone, and I'll eventually own a Surface 4.
I only recently stepped into this decade by getting a subscription to Netflix and Amazon Prime. I've done next to nothing with buying digital copies of movies and music but it is an area I want to explore because I'll be doing quite a bit of traveling and the ability to pull up a favorite movie on any one of a number of devices is fantastic.
So the question is: What store should I step into and why?
I know iTunes is the dominate force right now but I'm intrigued by Microsoft's Groove product. I'm already in Amazon's world but I've only spent about $50.00. I'd like to make a good choice before spending several hundred dollars.
Thoughts?
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iTunes is malware. I don't use anything from that company.
I use Amazon a bit for buying music. I can easily download an MP3 to my PC and copy it to my Android devices via USB very easily.
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PIEBALDconsult wrote: iTunes is malware
"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
-- Hanlon's Razor[^]
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I'm not interested in the causes; only the effects. 
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Then you're safe... From what I hear, iTunes is so slow and unstable that it can't possibly have any useful effects.
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I had to follow the link - mainly because I assumed that was attributed to our @Pete-OHanlon rather than some older guy. 
And I really wish I'd said it... 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Nah... O'Hanlon's Razor would obviously be barbed and envenomed 
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Pete makes me use my O face.
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There are many websites offering mp3 format downloads for much cheaper than iTunes. The one I use charges around 10 cents (US) per track on average. I generally download entire albums instead of single tracks so a typical album costs me only $1.20 or so. Edit: Just checked and the prices went up to between $2-$3 per album and 40 cents for a normal length track.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
modified 21-Sep-15 16:22pm.
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kmoorevs wrote: The one I use
And that would be?
Mongo: Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
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Since you asked, I use this one. [^] Edit: I haven't used it in couple of years, and it seems they have gone up on their prices...between $2.00 and $3.00 (US) per album. or around 40 cents for a normal length track.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
modified 21-Sep-15 16:21pm.
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ah, yes, an evil spawn of AllOfMP3 !!
I will never buy from them.
I'd rather be phishing!
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I only use Amazon Prime for music purchases. I do not use iTunes. I use Amazon Prime and Netflix for movies. This setup meets all my needs.
How do we preserve the wisdom men will need,
when their violent passions are spent?
- The Lost Horizon
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Go with anyone who offer DRM-Free format. Alternative ways:
0) I heard Bandcamp[^] is good & you're gonna support the artists directly.
1) Buy it from website of artist. Ex: Silbermedia[^]*
2) You could pre-order music from your favorite artists / independents through Kickstarter[^]. Crowdfunding campaigns come with some benefits like extras, name acknowledgements in their sites, stretch goals, etc.,
*I bought mini-comics couple of times from that guy so it's just a suggestion to support him. There you could find some FREE music albums
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Amazon prime comes with streaming where you can also create offline playlists I believe. I think their catalogue is a bit limited but as you have prime anyway might be somewhere to start?
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I'm the guy who still buys physical media and rips it, and I don't see myself changing that any time soon.
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Amusing but not sure what the fuss is all about. Univeristy students the world over appear to need to indulge in childish and questionable behavior all the time, this is simply another manifestation of that even if the alleged act was, ahem, a little more dumb than most.
World leaders being assholes is not exactly earth shattering news.
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The pig was under 16!
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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Is looting a drugstore is called pillaging?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I would condom such actions.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Nay! The looters should get a taste of their own medicine.
/ravi
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or be sent to a work pharm.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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