iTunes

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3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jan 11, 2021 by Jack Conte · said 59 times in 40 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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2021 15 mentions in 3 episodes 5 per episode
2018 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode
2017 18 mentions in 18 episodes 1 per episode
2016 14 mentions in 12 episodes 1 per episode

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Everything said about iTunes, oldest first

Jan 11, 2021
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Conte: Pomplamoose made $22,000 in one month from 30,000 iTunes downloads
“We released a record, and, you know, at the end of the month, we logged into our bank account, and, like, we had sold 30,000 songs, and because we hadn't signed with a label, we owned all our own masters, and therefore we owned all the royalties, so we logged …”
Jack Conte Jan 11, 2021 ▶ 16:58 Patreon: Jack Conte and Sam Yam
Feb 22, 2021 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Social games dominated Facebook but were rare on Apple's App Store
“They evaluated the game, probably liked the story of us just being a few country bumpkins in Jersey in a, in an attic trying to build for this new platform they were launching, and liked the fact that we were building a social game, which was wildly popular on…”
Chieh Huang Feb 22, 2021 ▶ 31:41 Boxed: Chieh Huang
Feb 19, 2024
Assertion Supported
MacFarlane: Purchased iTunes tracks could not play on Sonos due to DRM
“Well, that's where it got a little complicated because iTunes had that digital rights management. So if you bought an iTunes track, you couldn't play that. But if you used iTunes to play your ripped music, you could.”
John MacFarlane Feb 19, 2024 ▶ 34:21 Sonos: John MacFarlane
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