DRaMa-FREE MP3? AMAZON? AMAZING! E-TAILER LAUNCHES SONG SELLING SERVICE

Yes, Amazon has entered the fray, in direct competition with iTunes and other music download services. However, what people are abuzz about are reports that Amazon's mp3 downloads will let you play purchased music on any device, free of digital rights restrictions. eMusic's service already lets you buy and download such DRM-free mp3s, but their song selection is not as robust as that of iTunes, Napster, Walmart, Sony Connect and other services. Actually, even iTunes lets you get shackle-free music - but non-DRM tunes cost 30 cents more than iTunes' standard 99-cents-per-song. That's a 30 percent premium. It will be interesting to see if new contender Amazon can dethrone King Apple, where other industry giants have failed.

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Hacking NetFlix : Amazon Testing DRM-Free MP3 Service
The world is one step closer to a DRM-free future: Amazon is testing a music service called Amazon MP3, where unprotected songs typically sell for 89 cents ... www.hackingnetflix.com/2007/09/amazon-testing-.html - Similar pages