Apple accused of cashing in on Whitney Houston deathFebruary 13, 2012 - 15:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - While the music industry has been paying its respects to troubled icon Whitney Houston, who was found dead on Saturday, Feb 11, posthumous Grammy award winner Steve Jobs' company, Apple, has been accused of exploiting the singer's death. According to TechEye, popular media blog Digital Spy spotted a number of price-hikes on iTunes. Almost as soon as she was found dead in a hotel room, fans began accusing Cupertino of bumping up the costs to cynically cash in on her death. One of her albums, the 2007 Ultimate Collection, went from £3 to £7.99. Customers said that they weren't able to grab the album at the advertised price as the catalogue was updated. Digital Spy quoted one customer as saying: "To say I am angry is an understatement". Apple's alleged vulture-like shenanigans were described as "totally parasitic". And that, presumably, will be counted among the contributions of late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who has just received his posthumous Trustees Award. An Apple spokesperson said he was thrilled to pick up the award in Jobs' honor because "music meant so much to him". Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Exclusive access to all EURO 2024 games for Ucom subscribers This year once again Ucom stands as the primary partner of UEFA EURO 2024 in Armenia. Pashinyan congratulates Putin on Russia Day Nikol Pashinyan sent congratulatory messages to Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Mishustin on the occasion of Russia Day. Armenia, U.S. to upgrade Strategic Dialogue meeting to Strategic Partnership Commission The two governments have release a statement on the occasion of the U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue Capstone meeting. Azerbaijan complains to Germany about Armenia's constitution Bayramov has complained about the Armenian constitution to his German counterpart Annalena Berbock. |