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Amazon music store opens with DRM-free MP3s

September 25th, 2007 – 13:28

Now this IS nice news.
Why is it better than iTunes, so far?

It’s DRM-free. iTunes only offers EMI music as DRM-free.
It’s MP3s. Meaning they can go in your choice of device, be it iPod, non-iPod player, cell phone. iTunes music must be played in an iPod, unless you burn them to an audio [...]

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Apple tells NBC “No”

August 31st, 2007 – 16:52

Here’s bad news for some: Apple has decided to drop NBC from the iTunes music store, due to NBC wanting to double their asking price to carry episodes and wanting more restrictive DRM.
The price hike NBC asked for would have driven the iTunes price from $1.99 per episode to $4.99 per episode. Apple [...]

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