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Apple to Launch Music Service?

Posted by michael on from the pay-to-play dept.

discstickers writes "The San Jose Mercury News is running an article about an Apple music service that might be ready to launch next month. $.99 a song with the ability to burn to CD doesn't sound too bad."

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  1. Re:$1/song? I'll bite. by nomadic · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Actually they might make less. They like charging you for filler songs.

  2. Verified details? by masonbrown · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I find it interesting that the information comes from an unnamed source at an unnamed company, and no one will comment on it. Perfect food for the rumor sites, but the LA Times and San Jose Mercury?

  3. Confllict with Apple Records? by MrMiyagi · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I seem to remember Apple having difficulties working as a media business when another older company, Apple Records (The Beatles), is still around. Perhaps they have worked something out.

  4. Re:At first glance... by JHromadka · · Score: 5, Interesting
    This seems to be the business model /.ers have been yelling at the RIAA to adopt. Let's see if it's actually viable...

    I sure hope so. I buy pretty much 1-2 CDs a year now -- not because I pirate the songs, it's because I don't want to spend $15 on 2 songs. Being able to only buy the stuff I like could also allow independent labels to get some of the action. It would be great if an artist without a label could also hook into this service, so 5 million OS X users could have a shot at your song instead of the 30 people that go to the local bar.

    New slogan: Listen different. :)

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  5. Possible negative effects by wazzzup · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If you think popular music is crap now, wait until this business model becomes successful. Artists will be pressured to have every song on thier album a hit to maximize downloads. We'll also face lables promoting even more Britney Spears and N'sync type groups. Perhaps labels will just use the hit-song detecting software and just hire a little T&A to sing it for them

    Well, then again maybe we'll not see a whole lot of change after all ;^)

    On a completely different note, if you download an entire CD, they should make available a printable version of the cover and liner notes.

  6. Re:At first glance... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting
    exactly. If i go to the vending machine and buy an individual soda, it cost more than the per can price if i go to the store and buy a 6-pack.


    If I want a full album, it should be less expensive to go to the store and buy it. But I don't mind paying a slight premium for just the one song I want to hear.


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