Apple seems to be experiencing problems with the iTunes Music Store. At time of writing (9:56 AM EST), clicking on every song tested brings the user to No Doubt's "It's My Life" single. Also, clicking in the top navigation to go to all the albums by No Doubt brings you instead to a listing of New Order's albums. Which in turn all link to the No Doubt single.
Is this a simple error with the iTMS database? Or perhaps No Doubt and New Order paid Apple off to sell more songs? Or maybe Steve Jobs just really, really likes the It's My Life single and wants us to have the opportunity to enjoy it as much as he does?
Whatever the case may be, we can be sure that all the iTMS knockoff stores will soon be linking only to one song in a vain attempt to duplicate Apple. The only difference is that they'll probably link to Sussudio by Phil Collins.
November 25 2003, 10:11 AM EDT, by
Comments:
rlhamon
11/25/03, 4:06 PM EDT
Hopefully it's a sign that iTunes is driving that much business that bandwidth becomes an issue ... kinda the problems that a company wants to have you can always buy more bandwidth and have it ready in less than 24 hours.
Jonahan
11/25/03, 4:41 PM EDT
True that! Hopefully that was the case. Anyhooski, shortly after I posted, the problem was fixed.
ZackMac
11/25/03, 8:53 PM EDT
Sounds like it also might've been a cache issue?
Bill Palmer
11/26/03, 6:08 AM EDT
Or maybe it was a cash issue?
Jonahan
11/26/03, 10:47 AM EDT
Could be either of those ;)
I still think Apple was paid off!
Chris
11/26/03, 1:28 PM EDT
Love the last paragraph. It's only too true.
Jonathan
11/27/03, 2:12 AM EDT
Hmm don't think it's a bandwidth problem as they use akami .. should be plenty-o-bandwidth
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Apple seems to be experiencing problems with the iTunes Music Store. At time of writing (9:56 AM EST), clicking on every song tested brings the user to No Doubt's "It's My Life" single. Also, clicking in the top navigation to go to all the albums by No Doubt brings you instead to a listing of New Order's albums. Which in turn all link to the No Doubt single.
