The article says<p>> <i>Although downloading iTunes previews are illegal and restricted by Apple</i><p>What does the author mean by this? If downloading the files are illegal, why is there an API for it? And why do Apple products have features for consumers to do it? Is he trying to make a distinction between downloading and streaming?
Sorry for the tangent, but svbtle knockoffs like the <a href="http://wp-svbtle.themeskult.com/" rel="nofollow">http://wp-svbtle.themeskult.com/</a> used here are annoying.<p>I don't want the whole internet to look like svbtle. Heck, I don't even want svbtle to look like svbtle.
If this becomes widely used, it'll only kickstart an arms race between Apple and the people trying to access the iTunes previews. Remember what happened with the Palm Pre and iTunes syncing? Apple doesn't like unapproved devices accessing its content ecosystem.