Apple had to give users a tool to permanently remove U2’s freebie album from their iTunes account, but according to Eddie Cue the album is a colossal hit and has been ‘experienced’ by 33 million iTunes account holders since its release six days ago.
In a statement released to Mashable, Apple’s Eddie Cue says the number of users who have experienced U2’s Song of Innocence album is record breaking, but failed to elaborate further.
Tim Cook told Charlie Rose that Songs of Innocence took U2 nearly five years to make, but it took less than five seconds for Apple fans to protest the album on social media after Apple forced the album to download on to devices, rather than offering it as an opt-in gift.
Apple’s 33 million figure includes users who downloaded the album, as well as those who just streamed it on iTunes Radio or Beats Music. The album is available as an iTunes exclusive until October 14th as part of a $100 million marketing campaign the coincides with the release of Apple’s biggest iPhones ever.
Via: Billboard
Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
4 responses to “33 million people ‘experience’ U2’s free album in a week”
I experienced removing music from my iCloud that I didn’t want in the first place. Thanks Apple.
Yay.. something to whine about.. give me a break.. next you’ll complain about free air. Such a travesty! CLASS ACTION!
Most people didn’t ‘download’ it by default. Auto download for purchases is off by default .. it just sat there.. all free, and horrible, insulting! pffffff. cry me a river.
Only technically inclined and bloggers, who seem to be the loudest in this ‘outcry’, tend to turn that on.. Your everyday muggle’s doesn’t.
Don’t get on his case that is 20 seconds he’ll never get back, plus the other four hours this guy has spent complaining and lamenting over it. Now he isn’t going to get sleep tonight because bono has infested his dubstep, and it was an FREE album he didn’t want.
It is like the last show i went to were this guy had the gaul to give me a free cd of his band. What a jerk. It then sat in my car on my front seat for a week, then people would ask me for rides and I’m like i can’t. There is cd taking up too much space in my car, sure i could have just thrown it away but instead i went onto an indie band website and complained. That’ll teach him to give me something for free
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Who pissed in your cornflakes this morning? Jeeeeeesh. Sarcasm, dude.