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February 13th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
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Last updated at 9:27 AM on 13th February 2012
Whitney Houston fans have accused Apple of exploiting the late singer’s death by increasing the cost of her in-demand albums on iTunes.
Her Ultimate Collection album, released in 2007, has increased by £3 ($4.70) to £7.99 ($12.60), according to Digital Spy.
It comes after the singer, whose most famous hits include I Will Always Love You and I Wanna Dance With Somebody, was found dead in her Los Angeles hotel room on Saturday afternoon at the age of 48.
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‘Exploitation’: Apple has been accused of raising the cost of Whitney Houston’s albums following her death at a hotel in Los Angeles on Saturday
Users reportedly complained they were unable to download the Ultimate Collection while it was given the new price.
Some music fans accused Apple of ‘cashing in’ on the singer’s death, while others said the company should be ‘ashamed’, Digital Spy reported.
One customer said: ‘To say I am angry is an understatement and I feel it is just a case of iTunes cashing in on the singer’s death, which in my opinion is totally parasitic.
Fans’ anger: The cost of The Ultimate Collection album has reportedly soared
‘The album itself is great so please don’t be put off purchasing it, just [know] that you will merely be lining some fatcat’s pocket before Whitney’s lifeless body is cold.’
Despite the increase in cost of her albums, the singer is expected to dominate the singles and album charts next week
She is currently top of the iTunes’ chart, with her 1992 smash hit I Will Always Love You.
The spring release was a massive
worldwide success, and a tie in with her hugely successful film with
Kevin Costner, The Bodyguard.
Houston’s albums also dominated
Amazon’s CD best seller chart on Sunday, with The Greatest Hits at No. 1
and seven other Houston-related albums – including the soundtracks to
The Bodyguard and Waiting to Exhale – in the top ten.
The Greatest Hits’ also topped Amazon’s MP3 sales chart, and several of Houston’s other releases filled the digital top 40.
Favourite: Houston belts out her cover of Dolly Parton’s I Will Always Love You from The Bodyguard soundtrack. It is the best-selling single by a female artist
Toe-tapping hits: Houston’s earlier work, such as I Wanna Dance With Somebody, is proving to be just as popular in the download charts following her death
On iTunes, eight of Houston’s albums were listed on the top 100 album sales chart, with The Greatest Hits once again taking the No. 1 slot and both the original and deluxe versions of her eponymous 1985 debut charting.
Houston sold more than 170 million albums and singles worldwide over the course of her career, winning two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards and 22 American Music Awards along the way.
According to the latest reports, Houston’s body was found in the bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
The singer was allegedly in possession of prescription pills such as Xanex
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It doesn’t matter what terrible things Steve Jobs did during his lifetime. It doesn’t matter what terrible things Apple does as a company. His fans will still think he, and they, are wonderful because without his genius they wouldn’t be able to play “Angry Birds” wherever they want. That’s all that matters. Even the “occupies” who bashed anonymous bankers will never bash Apple.
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The internet gives us the quick option of searching any album or song and choosing where we buy it. I’m sure the majority of us search first and then buy
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Has Apple refused to advertise with you DM? Have you a grudge against them like you do with twitter? I learned more from the comments here then the article
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Nothing new here. Same thing happened with Michael Jackson 3 yrs ago.
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She was never as good as the hypists make out and anyone who falls for the hype is a member of the ‘One born every minute’ group.
The great tragedy is she was another victim of recreation drugs and there will be many more to follow her. That is the message that should be pumped out
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As I was always a fan of Whitney Houston’s music I had the original CDs, but they got damaged when I let a friend borrow them. I downloaded them from Amazon as they were half the price of Itunes.
Her music always brings back fond memories for me.
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In disgust over reading this I went to the Amazon.co.uk site to see if they were also cashing in on this tragedy. Indeed not, their price for an MP3 download of the album was £4.49, even less than the original iTunes price. So I proceeded to buy it from them without problems. I hope other people will do the same and show Apple that this kind of behaviour doesn’t pay off!
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@ Vanessa. Why should Apple be ashamed? Aren’t you reading all the comments correcting the error that Apple set the price for media on iTunes. They don’t – the copyright holders (in this case Whitney Houston’s record label). It’s a pity that the Mail STILL hasn’t had the good grace to correct this.
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– completely average, somewhere, 13/2/2012 3:46
FANS go to purchase the albums because they are fans and its their way of celebrating the musicians life. In this case her ultimate collection was in the charts for years and its sold well through. WHY shouldnt people celebrate Whitneys gift and purchase her music THIS is what she is known and loved for. Think your comment was abit idiotic
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Everyone here is taking the words right out of my mouth. I’ve never understood why as soon as someone dies, people rush to buy and download their songs and albums. If you were ‘such a massive fan’ why didn’t you have her album beforehand, but only buy it because she’s died? Stupid in my opinion. Apple should be ashamed, but hey, business is business, what can you do?
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