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tgdaily.com - 4/7/2009
Apple makes buying iTunes music easy as 1-2-3
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Today marks the end of an era. As announced in January (content/view/40852/98/), Apple's $0.99 iTunes one price fits all music track pricing system has migrated to a new three tier pricing system, ranging from $0.69, to $0.99 to $1.29 -- depending on age and popularity of track.
iTunes Store now infected with variable pricing, Amazon still $0.99
engadget.com - 4/7/2009
iTunes Store now infected with variable pricing, Amazon still $0.99
— engadget.com — As promised, variable pricing has now been implemented at the iTunes music store. Already, we're seeing most... of top 10 singles hitting the top price-point of $1.29 (encoded as DRM-free 256kbps AAC). Interesting as Amazon's uncomfortably similar top ... (more) iTunes Store now infected with variable pricing, Amazon ...

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Amazon follows Apple to $1.29
news.cnet.com - 4/8/2009
Amazon follows Apple to $1.29
— news.cnet.com — As expected , Apple on Tuesday introduced variable pricing on iTunes, meaning that some popular tracks now... cost $1.29 instead of $0.99. Less expected: Amazon.com has followed Apple into the fray. Scroll down today's list of top downloads, and you'll ... (more) Amazon follows Apple to $1.29

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Now Available at iTunes: Price Hikes for Music
mediamemo.allthingsd.com - 4/7/2009
Now Available at iTunes: Price Hikes for Music
— mediamemo.allthingsd.com — Apple has finally rolled out the "flexible pricing" plan it announced earlier this year at its music... store. If you're a casual music consumer, and that phrase doesn't mean anything to you, let me rephrase it: Many of your favorite songs will now cost ... (more) Now Available at iTunes: Price Hikes for Music

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‘Macsimum Recommended Reading’ for April 7
Macsimum News — ... “Apple makes buying iTunes music easy as 1-2-3” [“Do not be fooled by this three-tier price structure. This is a price increase. After searching around for a while looking for old tracks, less popular tracks, or tracks that I thought might be of the $0.69 variety, I could not find a single one anywhere. ... This isn’t to say Apple won’t roll out $0.69 songs over time, but as of today the only thing Apple has done is begin charging you more to buy music.”]— TG Daily “GM, Segway to unveil iPhone-driven wheelchair e-car” [“All controls are managed by a fly-by-wire system while ...

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