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iTunes vs Amazon MP3: Part 2
TomsTechBlog.com —
... Engadget writes that iTunes has begun to implement variable pricing while Amazon's MP3 service has not. Meaning popular songs on iTunes cost $1.29 while the same songs cost only $.99 on Amazon. ...
Apple Store down, speculation runs wild in the streets for maybe another hour
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... The headline pretty much says it all. We'll pack up our crystal ball and stick with the refresh button until this clears up. Stay tuned! Note that variable pricing hit iTunes in the wee hours of the East Coast morning. Thanks to everyone who sent this in. TUAWApple Store down, speculation runs wild in the streets for maybe another hour originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | ...
Simple no more: iTunes adopts variable music pricing
TechBlog —
... , and now you're starting to see the expensive fruits of that decision. Engadget has a revealing post that compares the pricing of the ...
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Tiered pricing for iTunes music arrives
Obsessable News Feed —
... , tiered pricing hit the iTunes Music Store today, with multiple songs appearing for $1.29 amidst other songs still listed at the more traditional price of $0.99 each. As Engadget notes, all the songs on Amazon MP3 are still just $0.99 each and without the DRM found on their iTunes counterparts, so this isn't really the best competitive business move on Apple's part. ...
Will Tiered Pricing Threaten iTunes' Music-Biz Dominance?
Fast Company - Technology —
... hit Amazon (perhaps because its download business is still so small).
The whole thing is terribly complex, but remember that Apple has the enviable position of controlling an entire digital music ecosystem: iTunes is the top music-selling portal, and it interfaces directly with the top selling MP3 players, the iPod family. As such its position is steady as a rock for the time being, whatever the immediate effects the tiered prices cause.
[via Electronista, Engadget]
iTunes Music: Now Up To 30 Percent More Expensive
Mashable! —
... Today, Apple followed through with that announcement. Single tracks within the iTunes store now cost anywhere from $0.69 to $1.29 for top tracks, an increase of 30 percent on the high end. 8 of the current top 15 songs cost $1.29, while some other tracks cost $0.99. This could dramatically change which tracks people purchase and change consumer behavior. ...
GBTV #545 | Boxee API & Apps, iTunes Variable Pricing, DVD Ripping, Australia’s Broadband Initiative
GeekBrief.TV —
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Boxee released a new version of the software with a workaround for Hulu, a new API for developers, and a Pandora app and Radio Time app. You can download the new Boxee here.
iTunes variable pricing is now active. Amazon is still charging a flat 99 cents for non-DRM’d songs.
Opinion Research Corporation did a survey and found that 90% of consumers believe they should be able to rip DVDs like they do CDs.
Australia’s prime minister announced a public ...
Now, Will Apple Do A Music Subscription Service?
Byte of the Apple - BusinessWeek —
... Subscriptions are simple. Given Apple's well-deserved rep for easy-to-use products, it's interesting to see the discussion around today's move to variable pricing on iTunes. Suddenly, after being dinged for years for not offering anything but $.99 tracks, some are complaining that some now cost $.69 or $1.29 (with most of the complaints about the latter). Well, one of the virtues of subscription services is simplicity. They're all-you-can-eat, one price fits all. ...
Everyone Has An Opinion On Today's iTunes Changes. What's Yours?
Byte of the Apple - BusinessWeek —
... Engadget built a playlist of songs, most of which sell of $1.29, and then compared the price of the same songs on Amazon’s MP3 store and found they were all still 99 cents on Amazon. Engadget’s headline is pretty harsh though: It declares the iTunes Store is “infected” with variable pricing. ...
The Variable Pricing 'Infection' Spreads
Byte of the Apple - BusinessWeek —
What Engadget yesterday characterized as an "infection" has spread with alarming speed.
PaidContent.org reports this morning that variable pricing has now come to Amazon’s MP3 store as well as that of Wal-Mart. Amazon’s top tier is now equal to that of Apple’s iTunes at $1.29. Scroll down the list of Amazon’s most popular downloads and you can see a few going for $1.29. Wal-Mart, being Wal-Mart has knocked a nickel off its price and is selling its upper-tier songs for $1.24, and presumably eating the nickel difference in hopes of ...
ITunes' variable pricing gives Amazon's music store a leg up
L.A. Times Tech Blog —
... for music sold through the iTunes Store on Tuesday, increasing the cost of the hottest-selling songs to $1.29 and decreasing less-demanded tracks to 69 cents. But its next-closest competitor in music downloads, Amazon.com, still has many of those same tracks for 99 cents. ...
