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News: iTunes now offering track-by-track iTunes Plus upgrades
ilounge.com - 1/29/2009
News: iTunes now offering track-by-track iTunes Plus upgrades
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Apple is now allowing iTunes Store customers to upgrade previously-purchased DRM-encoded tracks to the higher-quality, DRM-free iTunes Plus format on a track-by-track basis. Up until now, users were forced to upgrade on an all-or-nothing basis, angering some users with larger iTunes ...
macworld.com - 1/29/2009
iTunes Plus upgrades go a la carte | Playlist
— macworld.com — by Christopher Breen , Macworld.com If you’ve been skipping the daily double-wet-cappuccino in order to save enough... money to upgrade your iTunes library to the DRM-free iTunes Plus format, you can put coffee back on the menu. Apple has dispensed with ... (more) iTunes Plus upgrades go a la carte | Playlist

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google.com - 2/4/2009
AFP: Norway drops complaint against Apple's iTunes
— google.com — Norway drops complaint against Apple's iTunes 4 hours ago OSLO (AFP) Norway's consumer watchdog said Wednesday it... had dropped a complaint against Apple's iTunes after the company said songs sold via its music service would be compatible with all MP3 ... (more) AFP: Norway drops complaint against Apple's iTunes

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itunes.apple.com - 2/4/2009
iTunes: GrubHub.com
— itunes.apple.com — Discover who delivers with GrubHub.com. GrubHub.com allows you to place orders over your iPhone to over 7,000... restaurants in four cities and their surrounding areas. (more) iTunes: GrubHub.com

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Gizmodo:  You Can Now Upgrade Your iTunes Library One Track at a Time [ITunes]

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You Can Now Upgrade Your iTunes Library One Track at a Time [ITunes]
Gizmodo — Even though we're glad iTunes went totally DRM-free, we were pretty pissed you had to upgrade your entire collection to DRM-less, 256kbps bliss. But now you can upgrade track-by-track, for 30 cents a pop. [iLounge] ...

You Can Now Upgrade Your iTunes Library One Track or Album at a Time [ITunes]
Gizmodo — Though we're glad iTunes went DRM-free, we were pissed you had to upgrade your entire collection to DRM-less, 256kbps bliss. But now you can upgrade individual tracks (30 cents each) or albums (prices vary). [iLounge] ...

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