iTunes is the top online music store, but Apple has made a new move that may jeopardize its status: a price hike.
Actually, the new pricing system is going to be set by record labels, not iTunes. Labels can choose to sell their songs for $0.69, $0.99 or $1.29. On the plus side, labels will agree to sell the songs as DRM-free, meaning users can copy the songs and play them on multiple computers.
Of course, if you just buy a CD, you can copy it as many times as you want and play it anywhere. But we’re sort of old-fashioned that way.
We wonder which songs will get new prices. Will good songs cost more than bad songs? Will country music cost more than indie rock? Will Radiohead cost more than Phish or Slayer? Will Chris Brown cost less than Rihanna? Guess we’ll see…
Do you pay for downloads?
Will you pay $1.29 for iTunes?
Jason says...
04.8.09 3:06 pm
DRM-free mp3’s is a big upgrade for itunes. That was the main reason I didn’t buy from them before. As far as paying for downloads go, I’ve used eMusic for years and I think it’s a great service.