| Whats the bit rate on the "service"? My only complaint against ITunes, aside from DRM, is the low quality. If MS offers a higher bit rate/better sounding download for the same price, I'll bite. |
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| some bands do. I've actually purchased shows I've seen in FLAC a few days after the event (Primuslive.com, bootlegs.PearlJam.com).
Very nice of them to do.
...but you're right, now if only a service would do this, I'd buy a song for a buck, or a discounted album (with artwork!).
Currently, I am (mostly) happy w/Rhapsody's $10/mo. deal.
IMO, $14/mo. is a little steep just to "take it with you." ..Let alone the costs of all these fancy players... you can still get a 20GB rio "karma" player on ebay for a little over $100. THAT is a deal. So what if it doesn't "Play for Sure" it WORKS... (and plays FLAC's!) ..What do you get for $150 more dollars??? A color screen, and DRM... hmm...
Don't care to take video with me and watch it on a puny little screen. If I were that crazed about doing it, I'd rather be entertained by at least a PSP sized screen and have the option of playing games too.
MS is WAY too late in this game.
This won't put a dent on iTunes or Rhapsody or Yahoo. "Look, I just got a coool ..Microsoft?... zoon-pod, I'm sooo cool, you aren't because you only have an xyz-pod.."
...I don't think so...
With all the extra DRM this madness will have, I really don't get the point. People don't care for it, PERIOD! eMusic, for instance, knows this... BANDS know this, normal people know this... It's just worthless to everyone except old timer lawyers who think it'll somehow "protect" their greedy selves and their clients. |
