everyone likes U2. And even those who do really don't like
itwhen you put music in their libraries without asking.
it when you put music in their libraries without asking.
A week after giving away a U2 album to most iTunes users, Apple has announced a way for customers to get rid of it. The company released instructions on how to delete the album from an iCloud account, complete with a giant "Remove Album" button.
A week after giving away a U2 album to most iTunes users, Apple has announced a way for customers to get rid of it. The company released instructions on how to delete the album from an iCloud account, complete with a giant "Remove Album" button.
A week after giving away a U2 album to most iTunes users, Apple has announced a way for customers to get rid of it. The company released instructions on how to delete the album from an iCloud account, complete with a giant "Remove Album" button.
eek after giving away a U2 album to most iTunes users, Apple has announced a way for customers to get rid of it. The company released instructions on how to delete the album from an iCloud account, complete with a giant "Remove Album" button.
pple was giving away U2's first new album in five years,
A"Songs of Innocence," to 500 million iTunes customers for free.
It was a clever way to get more people to sign up for iTunes,
and Apple even produced a special ad to promote the collaboration.
and Apple even produced a special ad to promote the collaboration.
and Apple even produced a special ad to promote the collaboration.
Unfortunately, instead of just offering customers the option to
download the album for free, Apple went ahead and gave
it to them with
out asking. The album was dropped into the 500 million active iCloud accounts in
119 countries. The people who have their iTunes account set up to automatically
download any purchases saw the files on their computers and mobile devices.
Many complained that the way the album was
Many complained that the way the album was
distributed was invasive.
It also came off as tone-deaf
since it happened so soon
after iCloud's security
was scrutinized for its part
in high-profile celebrity photo
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Adkins of Opelika,
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A Shau Valley more than 48 years ago
Then a 32-year-old sergeant
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a handful of Americans working with
troops of the South Vietnamese