I guess most of you must have heard by now but iTunes lowers the cost of DRM-free track to 99cents http://ipodvibez.wordpress.com/2007/10/16/itunes-drm-free-tracks-drop-to-99-cents but that not the biggest new to me what has me surprised it why keep the other DRMed tracks at 99cents also??? Is there something that I dont know but this does not make sense

I know! I'm so angry because I literally just bought almost 300 DRM free tracks at full price earlier today!

That sucks!

Still too expensive...

Well I am figuring this is iTunes war with Amazon mp3 store which has DRM free music for 0.89cents (if I am not mistaken I have never used amazon mp3 store) so I am hoping my the holiday season apple will be forced to push it DRM free music down to 0.89cents

Well I am figuring this is iTunes war with Amazon mp3 store which has DRM free music for 0.89cents (if I am not mistaken I have never used amazon mp3 store) so I am hoping my the holiday season apple will be forced to push it DRM free music down to 0.89cents

Apple won't and has no need to. iTunes is by FAR the greatest seller of music. I'm quite surprised that they sell nonDRMed songs @ $1 now. You said that you haven't purchased anything from amazon.com (even though its cheaper) so Apple has no need to reduce their prices any more. Apple hasn't been known for its competitive pricing.

Apple won't and has no need to. iTunes is by FAR the greatest seller of music. I'm quite surprised that they sell nonDRMed songs @ $1 now. You said that you haven't purchased anything from amazon.com (even though its cheaper) so Apple has no need to reduce their prices any more. Apple hasn't been known for its competitive pricing.

I would be inclined to agree. It would be nice if Apple were to lower it's pricing to try to be competitive but I really don't see that happening anytime soon and if it does it will be a short time promotion type deal around christmas. The only thing I would hope to come from this "rivalry" of sorts is that iTunes would take the DRM off of all of their music but then again, I don't see this happening either.:mad:

I guess thats when you got a strong hold on the market you can do as apple does. so what you guys are saying to me is that in a nut shell there is nothing that can force Steve Jobs hands to lower the price of the music I mean shit man this iTunes thing

Apple won't and has no need to. iTunes is by FAR the greatest seller of music. I'm quite surprised that they sell nonDRMed songs @ $1 now. You said that you haven't purchased anything from amazon.com (even though its cheaper) so Apple has no need to reduce their prices any more. Apple hasn't been known for its competitive pricing.

i agree here as well, the convenient for people who already buy or will buy music on itunes is worth the 10cents extra, dropping from 1.29 to .99 was needed though

for the people who wont pay the extra 10cents they are probably already downloading illegally and importing to itunes

Great ... that now means that DRM songs on itunes store in the UK are now exactly double the price of the itunes store USA since ours are still £0.99

Still too expensive...
I agree too much

either way i win... i have 400 free songs in itunes, plus another 100 unused codes if i run out :p so that saves me about a grand in music prices...

You said you have no more unused codes 1337.... you liar :D

Gimme some pls

either way i win... i have 400 free songs in itunes, plus another 100 unused codes if i run out :p so that saves me about a grand in music prices...

How'd you hook that up?

wrong. I said I HAD no more :p that didn't stop me from getting more. And this time I stocked up on them

how? I read that you have to be in that Facebook Group for a week... did you do it that way?

What the hell is DRM?

What the hell is DRM?

Digital Rights Management

Read HERE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management)

Im sure Apple do see Amazon & others as a threat, just because iTunes store is huge right now, just means they have more to lose, cant imagine Steve Jobs wanting to talk about a future where iTunes share of the market declines. But it probably will, especially when some music labels dont renew their itunes deals.

Apple gonna get squeezed from both sides, consumers wanting cheaper, and music labels wanting greater share of the price.

Still if you think $0.99 is expensive, spare a thought for those in other places round the world. Here in the UK $0.99 is only £0.50 in our local currency, but normal itunes tracks cost £0.79 and itunes plus ones are £0.99 so we are paying just about twice as much for our music (although to be fair some of that is probably our local VAT tax on products).

What the hell is DRM?

Digital rights management (DRM) is an umbrella term that refers to access control technologies used by publishers and other copyright holders to limit usage of digital media or devices. (Basically meaning you wont be able to purchase music on itunes and share it with a friend.) It may also refer to restrictions associated with specific instances of digital works or devices( In these cases mean you can only access the DRM file as long as your are a active member some sites have such feature however this is not the case with iTunes). To some extent, DRM overlaps with copy protection, but DRM is usually applied to creative media (music, films, etc.) whereas copy protection typically refers to software. To me it all part of a copyright

Im sure Apple do see Amazon & others as a threat, just because iTunes store is huge right now, just means they have more to lose, cant imagine Steve Jobs wanting to talk about a future where iTunes share of the market declines. But it probably will, especially when some music labels dont renew their itunes deals.

Apple gonna get squeezed from both sides, consumers wanting cheaper, and music labels wanting greater share of the price.

Still if you think $0.99 is expensive, spare a thought for those in other places round the world. Here in the UK $0.99 is only £0.50 in our local currency, but normal itunes tracks cost £0.79 and itunes plus ones are £0.99 so we are paying just about twice as much for our music (although to be fair some of that is probably our local VAT tax on products).

Humm I do agree with you that some record companies may not renew contracts to with iTunes but the fall out would be they would lose a very good and profitable distribution channel for their music