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   #15. Posted at 04:29 AM on Nov 7th 2007 Edit   Reply
tygrus
Still waiting for the iTunes Australia to adjust prices. Our $1.69AUD (started 1AUD=0.65USD) is more like $1.38USD (take of GST and 1.00AUD=0.90USD) ie. 40% more than USA. I think UK are also over paying.

What do people think of the record labels getting their variable pricing ?
Would that be 50% more for new, 50% less for old, the rest at ??c in the middle (eg. $1.50, $0.50, $0.99).
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   #2. Posted at 03:49 PM on Oct 16th 2007 Edit   Reply
Kunikos
So who else thinks that back-up software and hardware are going to have a surge in popularity over the course of the next couple years? I mean, you can't re-download the music so you are SOL and have to re-purchase it if you do not back it up.
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#2, I very much doubt it, the average user doens't backup much.....  :  d2brothe  (#3)  «
#3, This is precisely why Time Machine will rock on Leopard. A...  :  adisor19  (#10)  «
#2, I'd be surprised if we don't see the emergence of a Steam-li...  :  BenBasson  (#8)  «
#8, The (unencrypted) AAC's I bought from the 4AD label alrea...  :  stdPikachu  (#12)  «
#8, Zune Marketplace does this what you mention on the 1st pa...  :  Ricardo Dawkins  (#14)  «

   #5. Posted at 04:05 PM on Oct 16th 2007, Edited at 04:06 PM on Oct 16th 2007 Edit   Reply
NeRve
BTW - I think after the iPhone fiasco - Apple needs to straighten their image or face turning into a Sony...
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#5, There was no i-phone fiasco, and I think you have an unhealt...  :  Vrock  (#13)  «

   #1. Posted at 03:41 PM on Oct 16th 2007 Edit   Reply
Usacomp2k3
So basically they might as well stop selling the DRM one's since they have no benefit.
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#1, Or that the music majors won't allow Apple to sell all songs...  :  Gandhi  (#7)  «
#7, good point  :  Usacomp2k3  (#11)  «

   #9. Posted at 08:26 PM on Oct 16th 2007, Edited at 08:27 PM on Oct 16th 2007 Edit   Reply
fantastic
I've actually been buying MP3s from Amazon. It works OK now, but they have a limited selection. I'm only buying one-hit-wonders. If I want more than a couple of songs from one CD, it makes more sense to go to half.com for the CD.

Also, their search engine and layout need some tweaking. You should be able to search for an artist and not get a bunch of karaoke and remakes.

I'd enjoy seeing some DRM free competition that DOESN'T require proprietary software. With Amazon, I don't need to install anything (iTunes, etc) to get single songs. The best part so far.
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   #6. Posted at 04:07 PM on Oct 16th 2007 Edit   Reply
crabjokeman
Small typo in the article:

...though which Amazon offers DRM-free...
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   #4. Posted at 04:04 PM on Oct 16th 2007 Edit   Reply
NeRve
I'm at iTunes Plus right now and the George Harrison plus tracks are still $1.29... Why???
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