Comments on: Apple drops price of DRM-free iTunes

Change follows Amazon.com launch of digital-music site offering DRM-free MP3s for 89 cents or 99 cents each.

[john55440]

Thanks Amazon.com!

Apple's specialty is copying others, and pretending that it's innovation.

[Llib Setag]

right....(not)

You mean like Microsoft "windows" copied Mac OS?
You mean like Microsoft "Zune" copied the Apple's iPod?
You mean like Microsoft "ZunieTunies Store" copied the iTunes Store?
You mean like Microsoft "XBOX" copied from Apple with the IBM PowerPC Chip + Sony PlayStation + Ninetendo?

right....

[close5828]

Thx Amazon & Zune Store

See guys....competition can be a GOOD thing!

[Mr Jordan]

Not Entirely True!

That?s a big negative there Huston. Most of the songs avail in DRM free format by your big name artists are still listed as 1.29. Ex: Commons Be Album has 1-2 tracks that are DRM free @ 1.29 while DJ Tiesto?s Just Be DRM free song has been reduced to the aforementioned 99c price.

[candacelombardi]

You may need to update your iTunes Plus.

We have updated the story to show that Apple has confirmed the price drop. Users may need to update their iTunes Plus library (a prompt in the upper-right corner on the iTunes Plus page) to see the price changes reflected.

[SpiritWater]

Everyone is a copycat

You cannot be totally serious.

Everyone in industry copies bits and pieces for others. Microsoft certainly copied a bunch from Apple and likewise Apple from Microsoft.

Break the Wedge!
www.breakthewedge.com

[digiprod--2008]

Apple did not make announcement?

Probably because this is not true. The iTunes store is STILL showing
$1.29 pricing for iTunes Plus. Only a VERY select few tracks were
reduced. It might pay to check your facts first NEWS.com!

[imacpwr]

Step in the right direction but....

still way too expensive for something that only consists of 0's and
1's and can't actually be held with human hands..
Now cut the price in half (at the absolute minimum) and maybe I
might "think" about buying music online...

[digiprod--2008]

Just listen to the 1s and zeros

I think it may sound like a whirring or a digital blip sound. Hold
that in your hand!

[QuetzalcoatlUSA]

Dear Apple

I "upgraded" my DRM-full iTunes in May (when you announced it) to DRM-less iTunes, which cost me about $15. Now you've dropped the price. Unfortunately for you, I only had about four months to look cool with my new DRM-less music before you let everyone in with your 30 cent/per song price drop. If I had known you would drop the price to 99 cents four months after this announcement, I would not have become an early adopter. I'm contacting my lawyer.

[chrisnt3]

You still have to pay to upgrade you library to DRM free so chill the heck out.

[chrisnt3]

edit from drm

[Honho]

Check out this software on http://www.dvdnextcopyiturns.com it converts iTunes music to any format you want so you dont have to worry about DRM.