peter_m
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Canada, QC | Shish
Shish! I wonder where everyone is getting this DRM free and this pricing structure from???
Like them or hate them, Apple yet again is ahead of the pack. |
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amungus
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| um, I beg to disagree...
if any major service was "ahead" it was eMusic - they NEVER had any DRM, and probably never will!
...Do not pass go, do not collect $200...
unless you have some links please, that would show Apple selling music without DRM... |
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Jason Levine
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USA
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Except that Apple charges more for their DRM free tracks ($1.30 vs $0.99). Also, other sites were selling DRM free MP3s before Apple, so they weren't the first to ditch the DRM either.
As an example of the latter, I buy my music from Amie Street. They're mostly Indie stuff, but all songs are in MP3 format with no DRM at all. As a side note, I also get more music for my money with Amie Street's pricing system. Songs start out free and rise in price as more people buy, topping off at 98 cents. So far, I've bought over 200 songs and have spent less than $20 of my own money. (I got some credits for recommending features, some for posting reviews of songs, and some as incentives to try new music.)
EDIT: Just to be accurate, I looked at my transaction history and found that I've paid $26.56 for 203 songs. This means I paid 13 cents per song on average.
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peter_m
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Canada, QC
| Jason,
You'll be glad to know that DRM free iTunes songs are now all 0.99$!!! And if you buy by the album, it will average out at less then 0.99/song as you can sometimes find some 15 song albums selling at 9.99$...
Amie Street sounds cool, I will check them out.
Peter |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
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Look for promotions. Pepsi's got one now with Amazon. Has had it for months goes thru November 15. For each 2 liter or 2 oz bottle there's a code on the cap and that's worth 1 points 12 packs have acode on the inside of the case they're worth 2. 24 pack is worth 4 points. etc etc.
Anyways 5 points gets you a free MP3 download from Amazon. now if you are already buying the Pepsi anyways then you're not really out any money. Or if you're like me and don't drink Pepsi, but you ask those that do to save their caps and cases for you then it's really free. You can have up to 3000 points so that's 600 songs. |
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Jason Levine
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USA
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Good to know. It looks like Amazon's MP3 store helped push them to drop the price. Of course, it's likely that Steve Jobs wanted to keep the 99 cent price point when they dropped the DRM and the labels were the ones pressuring for the higher price.
You can get a coupon code for Amie Street here. I'm not sure if your musical tastes are the same as mine, but if you want, I can IM you a short list of some of the artists I've bought music from.
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dvd536
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Phoenix, AZ
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said by amungus  :um, I beg to disagree... if any major service was "ahead" it was eMusic - they NEVER had any DRM, and probably never will! ...Do not pass go, do not collect $200... unless you have some links please, that would show Apple selling music without DRM... no DRM and NO BIG LABELS!
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i believe apple has drm free content but they're 30 cents extra per track.
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peter_m
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Canada, QC
| said by dvd536 :i believe apple has drm free content but they're 30 cents extra per track. Not anymore, everything is at 0.99/song now! |
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