LimeWire vs iTunes: Which one do YOU Think is Better?
For many years now, iTunes has been a national phenomenon. Millions of people use it everyday so they can purchase songs, music videos, T.V. shows, and movies. The prices for all of these things were always decent, until recently. On April 24, 2009 iTunes raised prices on "new songs" from $1, to $1.29. At first, it may not seem to be that big of a deal, but when you buy, say 4 songs, instead of it only being $4, its $5.16. And the more and more songs you buy, the lighter your wallet will be.
After the raise in price by iTunes, many people looked for ways to look for songs that they could by cheaper,or even for FREE. Before this some people were using a website called LimeWire. LimeWire is basically a website where you can buy/download songs for FREE without paying a dime. Granted, LimeWire is technically some what "illegal" since they don't own the rights to songs, but nobody, at least to my knowledge, has ever been caught by police since many, many people use the website.
So, do YOU still like to use iTunes, or did you get fed up with iTunes prices and switch to a free music site? Personally, I like using LimeWire for things such as songs, but I DO like using iTunes for things like movies or T.V. shows. Leave your comments below and say which website you prefer.
Paul Amico Dec 6, 2009 at 2:04 AM
Reader Comments (11)
Quite simply it depends on if you prefer staying legal.
Breaking the law is not about simply getting caught or not. It's doing what's right.
Personally; though I'm not clean, I prefer buying the music. If for no other reason, because I'm supporting the artist. If I want their songs, obviously I like them... if I like them, I probably want them to make more music. So I enjoy aiding their effort :)
I usually buy the cd itself though. I feel like I'm getting more for my money, and I like having the cd itself.
It's called P2P :) and with P2P lots of illegal files can be shared easily. It's also called torrenting. Limewire is illegal in many ways and the program is full of junk, spyware and viruses anyways so there is absolutely no reason to use it! If you like being an illegal rogue, use other torrenting sites :)
I used to use the Limewire application, but since switching to my mac a year ago I like to be legit with my music! I like how with iTunes its very easy and fast to download music, and you get all the album art and the correct song titles.
I like Itunes because it is more organized. The only thing I dislike is that the songs cost $1.29 and the movies around $15.00. Lime wire you can only get music and it fells weird downloading songs because I know its illegal.
But in the end Itunes!
neither, they both have disadvantages which are really annoying! Firstly limewire is illegal and it is full of viruses as said before. And itunes' songs are copyright protected SO if i would like to put the songs i buy with my money on My phone I CANT!
Cd's are still the way to go guys!
I use this P2P program called 360Share Pro. It's like LimeWire, but better and faster.
You can't download songs from the limewire website...
You download using the program off the gnutella network.
The King, iTunes songs are no longer protected, everything is iTunes Plus now.
I used Limewire for my songs and transfered them to iTunes. Now I used Freecorder and record my own songs from Spotify. But I do buy songs.
This should not even be an argument. Limewire is completely free. I have over 1000 songs on my ipod. that would be over $1000 dollars for songs. That is RIDICULOUS. Limewire is better hands down.
First I'd like to point out that this post completely ignores the fact that some songs are still $.99, and some have been lowered to $.69. Depending on your tastes in music, the amount you spend on iTunes could, in the end, average out to $.99 a song, or even lower if you buy a lot of the cheaper stuff and aren't a big fan of today's pop music.
As for my preference, neither. iTunes is WAY too expensive. On apple.com, they even advertise that their 160GB iPod Classic can hold 40,000 songs. If you buy them all from iTunes, even at the cheapest price of $.69 each, that's still $27,600. Hmm... do I want an mp3 player with music, or a brand new luxury car with all the amenities?
Of course I completely understand that no one in their right mind would buy 40,000 songs from iTunes, or even have that many songs regardless of origin. Just making a point, lol.
Limewire is actually rather underrated. A lot of people use it, but even more people avoid it out of fear of viruses. Viruses and other malware are never an issue if you know the super-secret way of avoiding them: when you search for a song, before downloading, just be sure to check and make sure the info is correct (title, artist, album, track number, size of file, length, etc). The songs with the correct info, at least 98% of the time, were properly imported and are the original digital copy that iTunes or another music program created upon import or download, ensuring actual quality.
However, problems do arise on Limewire. If you want to download an entire album, you have to find and download each individual song. You'll likely download songs from different people, and may miss out on bonus tracks or get repeats, which is extremely frustrating. It leaves you wondering if maybe you're missing out on part of the album you don't even know exists.
I personally use p2p/torrents for albums (the majority of my music), and I've used Limewire for about 3 songs that I just really had to have.