Contrary to the rumblings from other blog sites, my source tells me that iTunes 8 likely will not have the "unlimited" feature where you pay a yearly subscription to access all music on iTunes. He cites Jobs' desire to allow people to "own" their music rather than renting it out. He also cites the recent MobileMe and iPhone activation debacle as an indication that Apple is not going to be rushing any new type of software on us in the short future. Obviously this rumor has had some legs as it has been talked about over the past couple years, but this one is really just the dream of a couple people that probably are still using rhapsody. Here are the "supposed" features of the new iTunes 8 that will in fact not be released. WISHFUL THINKING!!


iTunes Unlimited
-256 Kbps music; highest quality digital music subscription service ever
-50% of U.S. store available for iTunes Unlimited at launch, U.S.-only launch
-Available through iTunes or retail box a la MobileMe, funds applied through iTunes gift cards cannot be used towards subscription purchase
-$129.99 stand-alone or $179.99 with MobileMe, current MobileMe subscribers can add iTunes Unlimited for $99.99
-One-year subscription period
-Current a la carte options unchanged
-When signed in to subscription account, “Buy” is “Get”
-“Download and Play throughout iTunes Unlimited Subscription” or “Buy and Keep”
-“Buy and Keep” option available for downloaded subscription songs, purchased version replaces subscription version
- Late October launch with iTunes 7.8

 


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