U2 give their album to every iTunes user

wub · Post by **wub** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 5:35 pm

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29132508

The first album in five years by veteran Irish rock band U2 has been offered for free to the 500 million users of Apple's iTunes service.

The surprise announcement was made at a California event where Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled the firm's latest iPhone and a new smartwatch. The band also performed live at the event.

U2 lead singer Bono described the release of the 11-track album, Songs of Innocence, as "kind of mindblowing". "The most personal album we've written could be shared with half a billion people - by hitting send," Bono said. "If only songwriting was that easy."

Genius or stnuc?

sixs · Post by **sixs** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 5:39 pm

they changed the artist icon to bono's silhouette too

wub · Post by **wub** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 5:39 pm

Straight into the record books as the album owned by most people in the world ever.

nobody · Post by **nobody** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 5:40 pm

wub wrote:new smartwatch.

Fuck me

OGLemon · Post by **OGLemon** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 5:43 pm

rockonin · Post by **rockonin** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 6:06 pm

I cant decide who are bigger tnuc's Apple/Consumers or U2.

Cant stand either to be fair.

ultraspatial · Post by **ultraspatial** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 6:25 pm

u2 must think very highly of themselves for assuming that all itunes users want their new album
also wanting to give the album for free but only giving it to apple users creating some sort of precedent so people get itunes in hopes of getting more free shit
dickhead move on all levels - as expected from u2 and apple tbh

dickman69 · Post by **dickman69** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 6:26 pm

i just uninstalled itunes lol

wub · Post by **wub** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 6:32 pm

OGLemon wrote:scum

rockonin wrote:I cant decide who are bigger tnuc's Apple/Consumers or U2.

Why so? All they're doing is giving something away for free. If people don't like it, they can delete it.

Johoosh · Post by **Johoosh** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 6:32 pm

Tnucs

Altho if someone less widely hated already pulled this, Radiohead for example, ppl would be lapping it up

Johoosh · Post by **Johoosh** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 6:34 pm

Also i swear i cant delete it off my iphone, so if i shuffle all music on there they'd sneak in

wub · Post by **wub** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 6:35 pm

Johoosh wrote:Altho if someone less widely hated already pulled this, Radiohead for example, ppl would be lapping it up

Excellent point. If Radiohead or someone like Paul McCartney turned round and said "hey everyone, have a free LP on us!" the music press would bruise the back of their collective throats in the rush to scoff their cocks down.

nowaysj · Post by **nowaysj** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 6:47 pm

You went a little far with the detail there, buddy.

wub · Post by **wub** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 6:49 pm

Just painting a picture.

rockonin · Post by **rockonin** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 6:51 pm

wub wrote:
Why so? All they're doing is giving something away for free. If people don't like it, they can delete it.

Never owned an apple product in my life. Never bought into their hipster overpriced garbage products.

As for U2 well their just a bunch of tnucs. Their music is shit. Bono has the cheek to do charity adverts asking people to give money to charities. How about you give all your money to charity you tnuc, your a multi millionare!

wysockisauce · Post by **wysockisauce** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 7:03 pm

Thats funny because I just bought an apple product because it offered better value compared to the windows alternative after years of being a windows user.

wub · Post by **wub** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 7:03 pm

rockonin wrote:Never owned an apple product in my life. Never bought into their hipster overpriced garbage products.

So your opinion of Apple is your perception of their products and users...nothing to do with them giving away an album?

rockonin wrote:How about you give all your money to charity you tnuc, your a multi millionare!

The same could be said about a lot more people with a far greater wealth who no work in raising awareness of global issues and charities.

Johoosh · Post by **Johoosh** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 7:06 pm

Tbf i was all like 'bun apple', 'steve jobs is arch-babylonian' etc. but then got an iphone 4s and its the best phone ive owned by far tbh.

Ipod classics 160gbs were decent too

ultraspatial · Post by **ultraspatial** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 7:19 pm

you could get something just as good for like 1/3 of the price of an apple product imo

DiegoSapiens · Post by **DiegoSapiens** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 7:22 pm

i hate my mac. i hate apple. i hate steve and u2

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