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Up in San Francisco at MacWorld today (SFist coverage here), Apple Computers announced a slew of new nerdy Mac stuff. And one of the big news items pertinent to the music industry is the pricing change. Come April, Executive Phil Schiller said iTunes songs will be sold in three pricing tiers: 69 cents, 99 cents and $1.29. Record companies will choose the prices, which marks a significant change, since Apple currently sells songs for 99 cents.
Apple will also remove the copy-protection software from all its digital music, which currently has a selection of higher-priced unrestricted downloads.
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This makes a little sense I guess. No need to charge the same price for hip hop interludes that you would pay for a 7 minute prog rock track. but $1.29??? Uhhhh... I dunno.
Hah! I bet Amazon was kicking their ass with their awesome DRM-free shop, I know that's the only place I've been buying music lately. Nice to see Apple take a hint.
Yup, and you can usually buy an album cheaper on Amazon anyway! I know a lot of iTunes $9.99 albums are $8.99 or less on Amazon.
Dude, seriously... Apple Computers? Get with the times... it is now 'Apple, Inc.'
Oh, and I won't comment on the grammar, either.
(geek alert)
If it is all DRM free now, can I have the files in AIF, WAV or FLAC? Pretty please? My ears like to hear all the little 1's and 0's.