tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8122124822622973151.post634686120412224650..comments2021-05-01T10:59:30.282-04:00Comments on Give It To Me Strate: YouTube vs. iTunesLance Stratehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033954765699126246noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8122124822622973151.post-2033124068963072732011-02-11T17:28:07.291-05:002011-02-11T17:28:07.291-05:00iTunes does have the playlists as well. There is ...iTunes does have the playlists as well. There is rivalry between the two regarding video as well as audio. And then there are streaming services like Pandora. Lot's of uncertainty right now!Lance Stratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033954765699126246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8122124822622973151.post-50907453404558391052011-02-08T19:56:30.620-05:002011-02-08T19:56:30.620-05:00I agree with you that YouTube is a serious problem...I agree with you that YouTube is a serious problem that iTunes faces. On the one hand YouTube offers free music that you can listen to whenever you have access to an Internet browser or the YouTube app. On the other hand, songs that you buy on iTunes or any other digital download service can be stored on your computer or anything that plays mp3s(pretty much everything) and there's a certain beauty to that. Not the same beauty as having a tangible copy of that music, but I digress... YouTube acts almost like commercial free radio with the additional ability to choose the song you want. You can listen to them, but (at least for the everyday user) can't download them. <br /><br />I have to disagree that iTunes has the advantage in terms of a more expansive library. YouTube has ANYTHING you could ever dream of listening to. For example, iTunes only recently added The Beatles' music to their catalog, but YouTube has had it for years. Whereas iTunes has one version of the songs, YouTube has rips from the original vinyl albums, the original CD transfers, the recent 2009 stereo remasters, the 2009 mono remasters, live versions, unreleased songs, riffs taken from studio sessions, and more. There are still artists that are not on iTunes altogether, such as AC/DC. YouTube is also great for listening to soundtracks from movies or video games.<br /><br />An advantage that iTunes has over YouTube is the quality of the songs. Sometimes YouTube uploads come from bad copies of the song and don't sound clear. The good thing about YouTube is that you can always search for another version because someone out there has probably uploaded it.1234567890https://www.blogger.com/profile/17099118857181288115noreply@blogger.com