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Permanently Delete Free U2 Album (If You Must ;) )

Apparently, Apple got enough complaints from users who were "forced" to receive an album they didn't want and created a web site where it can be permanently deleted:

»buy.itunes.apple.com/Web ··· erOptOut

Depending on a user's settings, "Songs of Innocence" could automatically download to some Apple devices, taking up valuable space. For others, the album just appeared as available for download among a list of other records users had bought through iTunes.

The mass distribution particularly irked youngsters who were unfamiliar with U2, a band formed in 1976 whose last album, "No Line on the Horizon," came out five years ago.

More here: »www.oregonlive.com/silic ··· for.html

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Uh.... if you have auto-install enabled and Apple gives you something for free, it will install.

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Apparently U2 is not happy, the uptake has been very very low.

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said by Mike:

Uh.... if you have auto-install enabled and Apple gives you something for free, it will install.

I don't recall ever getting anything else like this... ?
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Apparently U2 is not happy, the uptake has been very very low.

Interesting. Source?

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Apparently U2 is not happy, the uptake has been very very low.

I've seen the exact opposite. 2 Million downloads + many of their older albums are charting on iTunes and elsewhere. Last week, there were 10 U2 albums in the top 50. I'd say it's probably working out quite well for them.

Plus, they likely got paid at a flat rate, so the individual downloads aren't as important.

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I thought I read somewhere that they were paid $100 million.

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That's what has been reported but I don't think Apple has stated/confirmed that amount.

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The original article (if it is to believed) stated they were promised a 100 Million dollar ad campaign plus an additional undisclosed amount of money for the album. Somehow, through the internet echo chamber, that has become "100M for the album".

Given the original story was based on speculation and second hand info, who really knows...

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said by darcilicious:

said by Mike:

Uh.... if you have auto-install enabled and Apple gives you something for free, it will install.

I don't recall ever getting anything else like this... ?

I automatically got a copy of the movie Hugo via iTunes some time ago. I didn't ask for it.

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Here's some first hand info, I guess:

On Tuesday, Bono emphasized the fact that the band was paid by Apple for the album, and there's a reported $100 million ad campaign in the works [...]

Source: »www.billboard.com/articl ··· nnocence

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I automatically got a copy of the movie Hugo via iTunes some time ago. I didn't ask for it.

That was part of the 12 days of Gifts last year. Each day they gave out something to people that signed up/installed the app. »www.technologytell.com/a ··· or-free/

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I automatically got a copy of the movie Hugo via iTunes some time ago. I didn't ask for it.

That was part of the 12 days of Gifts last year. Each day they gave out something to people that signed up/installed the app. »www.technologytell.com/a ··· or-free/

Okay. I guess I had forgotten.

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»www.macrumors.com/2014/0 ··· aign=ios

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I noticed that It showed up in my songs on my iPhone with the cloud symbol.

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For some reason I cant get any of my purchased shit to auto-download on my iPhone, and thats turned on. Pain in my tits.

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said by darcilicious:

said by elwoodblues:

Apparently U2 is not happy, the uptake has been very very low.

Interesting. Source?

Radio, on the way to work.

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Just how bad is it ?

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pro bono Bono?

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Apple’s Devious U2 Album Giveaway Is Even Worse Than Spam
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pro bono Bono?

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Bono sing along with Yoko Ono,
doing Judo while playing Uno @ Kokomo?