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jjoshua
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Finally

Something reasonable. And legal.
permalink · 2009-01-06 15:23:57 · Reply to this
RadioDoc
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Re: Finally

No kidding. And way late. Amazon, eMusic and 7digital (among others) had been doing this for quite awhile now.
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permalink · 2009-01-06 15:30:11 · Reply to this

Count Zero
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Re: Finally

said by RadioDoc See Profile :

No kidding. And way late. Amazon, eMusic and 7digital (among others) had been doing this for quite awhile now.
And the DRM-free part wasn't Apple's fault. Besides Apple's iTunes Store is still the single largest music sales force in the market PERIOD.
permalink · 2009-01-06 19:50:56 · Reply to this
beaups

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 the 256kbs bitrate is exciting too. I could never imagine paying $1 for a DRM'd 128kbps song. I would think if you want people to pay for something when the competition is "free" then you better at least make sure the product is just as good. This is good.
permalink · 2009-01-06 15:30:12 · Reply to this

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Re: Finally

What they charge for a song is what I pay for an album... One song? 18¢... DRM free and high variable bitrate.

»www.mp3count.com

One song? 18¢... DRM free and high variable bitrate.

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permalink · 2009-01-07 01:14:51 · Reply to this
quatrix
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Davie, FL		 It was already legal, but I'm sure you knew that.
permalink · 2009-01-06 15:32:17 · Reply to this

canesfan2001

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Re: Finally

I think the point is, before the options were reasonable OR legal, now we have something that is both reasonable AND legal.
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permalink · 2009-01-06 15:39:35 · Reply to this

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1 edit		 Considering most of the music I like is old and unpopular, I expect to be paying less for more.

All I've got to say is if teenage girls start listening to Steely Dan and Oingo Boingo, I may have to get Medieval on someone quick....

Edit to add "I like"
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permalink · 2009-01-06 15:54:15 · Reply to this

Grail Knight
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Re: Finally

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Considering most of the music is old and unpopular, I expect to be paying less for more.
What you consider unpopular more then likely is someone else's favorite music.

I listen to Classical & Symphonic music and have always paid dirt cheap prices only because others deem it unpopular.

IMO the price across the board should be a fixed rate of say .50¢ per song.

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permalink · 2009-01-06 18:28:05 · Print · Reply to this

Oleg
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Re: Finally

I am only into 80's and 90's music.
permalink · 2009-01-06 18:33:01 · Reply to this

Grail Knight
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Re: Finally

To each their own.
permalink · 2009-01-06 18:35:47 · Reply to this

BF69

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said by Grail Knight See Profile :

quote:
Considering most of the music is old and unpopular, I expect to be paying less for more.
What you consider unpopular more then likely is someone else's favorite music.

I listen to Classical & Symphonic music and have always paid dirt cheap prices only because others deem it unpopular.

IMO the price across the board should be a fixed rate of say .50¢ per song.

Edit*
Really 69 cents is not that much. Hell 30 years ago I was paying $1 for a 45 single. That's about $2.50 in today money.
permalink · 2009-01-06 20:04:33 · Print · Reply to this

Grail Knight
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Re: Finally

As I said across the board as in one set price.
Not .39 here and a buck and change there.

I really do not care if it is a dime or a buck something per song just level the playing field IMO.

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permalink · 2009-01-06 22:16:23 · Reply to this

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Re: Finally

I agree, 50 cents across the board for 256k mp3 is a fair price, considering it doesn't cost them anything since it is a "copy" and not a resource. Also this will attract more customers and spur demand.
permalink · 2009-01-07 08:27:53 · Reply to this
Surfinusa
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said by jjoshua See Profile :

Something reasonable. And legal.
Agreed
permalink · 2009-01-06 16:57:09 · Reply to this

81399672
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Los Angeles, CA		 Hahahaha....like that will make a difference.
permalink · 2009-01-06 17:53:00 · Reply to this

Oleg
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permalink · 2009-01-06 18:23:32 · Reply to this

KrK
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Tulsa, OK		 Question is now will they begin inching up the pricing. To me even $1.29 seems pretty high for an .mp3
permalink · 2009-01-06 18:48:12 · Reply to this

Count Zero
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Re: Finally

Now that Apple has agreed to this pricing scheme expect it to become the norm in all of the online music stores in the near future.
permalink · 2009-01-06 20:03:51 · Reply to this

Xizer

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said by jjoshua See Profile :

Something reasonable. And legal.
$1.29 for a lossy format audio file is unreasonable.
permalink · 2009-01-06 18:59:27 · Reply to this

insomniac84

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Re: Finally

Interesting theory. I wonder how people justified buying records and cassette tapes.
permalink · 2009-01-07 05:30:52 · Reply to this

Xizer

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Re: Finally

said by insomniac84 See Profile :

Interesting theory. I wonder how people justified buying records and cassette tapes.
Are you proprosing that we actually regress when it comes to audio technology? That's absurd.

The technology for lossless audio is readily available and has been for many years. It is unacceptable for it to not be used.
permalink · 2009-01-07 14:02:58 · Print · Reply to this

Ebolla

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Re: Finally

Think the point was that at the time when cassettes were king that people said "hmmm $x.xx is reasonable for this format" when they could also borrow tape and dub from a friend. I don't think his point was lets go back to a format that doesn't make sense due to technology advances.
permalink · 2009-01-07 17:15:47 · Reply to this

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said by Xizer See Profile :

said by jjoshua See Profile :

Something reasonable. And legal.
$1.29 for a lossy format audio file is unreasonable.
I have 256k MP3 files and can't hear the difference between them and an uncompressed WAV. 128k is another story altogether though.
permalink · 2009-01-07 13:31:56 · Print · Reply to this
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