Buying Music from Other than iTunes?

Posted by Cliff on Friday January 2, 2004 @01:23PM from the something-that-just-works dept.

flyingember asks: "I own an iPod and use iTunes music store. It's easy and it works. My mom likes her tiny Philips Rush player, as she prefers small for her devices. Now, she wants more music, and is willing to pay for it. She runs Windows 98SE, because she likes it and work hasn't upgraded to XP, yet. Does this sound like anyone you know? Is there a service that supports Windows98, a ton of players, and has good variety? I'm willing to put up with WMA's, if compatability is there. Napster is 2000/XP only; Musicmatch does not support her player for downloads; Buymusic seems to be the same; and Emusic doesn't have the right music. Is there a legal download service for people that don't have an iPod that just works?"

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Well after reading all the replies so far... by kommakazi · 2004-01-02 14:05 · Score: 4, Insightful

it seems the answer to the original question "Is there a legal download service for people that don't have an iPod that just works?" is no .
Re:Buy records? by Babbster · 2004-01-02 15:51 · Score: 3, Insightful

Maybe you can explain why high-end audio fanatics often prefer records to cd's.
I've found that most high-end audio fanatics enjoy listening to music wherever they want rather than being chained to a turntable and a tube amplifier in order to get that "faithful, warmer and brighter" sound.
Oh yeah. I've also found that most "fanatics" are insane enough that I don't need to be taking advice from them...the voices in my OWN head are loud enough that I don't need to hear from THEIR imaginary friends.