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When purchasing songs, you’ll have to use Amazon’s MP3 downloader application to download and automatically push those songs to your iTunes of Windows Media Player Library.
Amazon MP3 is currently in its public beta, and anybody with an Amazon Account can start purchasing music from their store. The pricing doesn’t equate well with iTunes Plus service, where DRM-free music sells for $1.29. Looks like Apple has a real reason to worry, or maybe drop their pricing. Let’s hope that Amazon MP3 runs successfully and gives some strong competition to iTunes. Competition is always favorable to the consumers.
Source: Engadget
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wrote, on September 26th, 2007
Agreed, let’s hope this our musical future. I just wrote about it over at CI too. Finally a reason for me to go the Apple route for MP3 players.
wrote, on September 27th, 2007
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wrote, on September 28th, 2007
This is fantastic news! An alternative to iTunes and the ‘DRM-nuts’!
I have actually met and talked to Jeff Bezos (Amazon.com founder) back in 1999 and I have to say that my impression was that he is a very intelligent man.
I personally love Amazon.com, and since finding out that my 3 seasons of House was $50 (that’s over 40%)!! more at Bestbuy than Amazon I have a hard time going to a physical store again!
wrote, on October 1st, 2007
Are really so many people buying music online? Surely theres lots of free ways… Everyone must be behaving themselves and buying online
wrote, on October 7th, 2007
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