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In reference to a /. poll about the death of record stores.

Slashdot | Requiem For The Record Store:

" Likewise, at 99 cents per song, Apple is actually losing money on each track it sells.

No, Apple is NOT losing money on every track they sell. Time and time again they've stated that the iTunes store itself breaks even; by now, with all the volume it's doing, it may even be turning a slight profit.

This is yet another example of why you can't trust newspapers or any 'general interest' journalists (I'm a Mac owner, so I keep up with Apple very closely). As a fellow science fiction writer (I think it was S. M. Striling) said on a panel: 'You know all the errors you spot when a newspaper does an article on a subject you're an expert on? Well, all the other articles are just as inacurate, you just don't know it.'"

The most interesting thing about this comment is not the part about Apple and iTunes. It's the comment on big media.

It reminds me of the people who try and spout knowledge about a topic they have no idea about. And then when they are caught in their charade, they become quiet and removed. When will people start learning that they shoudn't believe everything they read? The majority of news sources or "research" is faulty or spun. There's always some sort of agenda that they are trying to push.

In the end, does it really matter? Do people actually care about the news? Probably not. People are probably more interested in the latest hook up or what so and so is wearing on the red carpet over what's happening next door let alone across the pond.

This is especially true w/ the vilifying of GW with Iraq. Granted, they didn't find any WMD's, but that doesn't mean the that the war didn't have benefits. People need to stop just sucking down what CNN and FoxNews and MSNBC is pumping into their veins.

Think for yourselfs. Stop sucking on the teat of media and the school system. Forget the grade and rise against those who seek to enslave you. What's the point in getting an "A" if all you are is a mindless cow, reguritating whatever it is that they feed you.