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Real Cuts Prices for DRM-Restricted Music

Posted by michael on from the gnutella-still-free-for-all dept.

Flint Dragon writes "A story on MSNBC details RealNetworks' next step in converting iPod users from iTunes to their own online music store. Not only can you play music downloaded from their site on your iPod now, you can, for a limited time, purchase music for 50% cheaper (.49/song, 4.99/album)! This is the price that I'm willing to pay for. Too bad it won't last..."

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  1. Re:For a LIMITED TIME only by AKAImBatman · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Until then, I got www.allofmp3.com. All the above features, at about 12 cents per song.

    You act as if you can reasonably compare the two. All of MP3 is a collection of lesser known and foreign songs. If you like that stuff, good for you. If you want "mainstream" music (i.e. the stuff that you hear on the radio and decide you like or don't like), then you have to be willing to absorb some of the costs of getting you to hear that song in the first place, and then delivering it to you over a well-supported, easy to use, and highly searchable interface.

    I really have no problem with All of MP3 competing. That's what free market is all about. Just make sure you're comparing apples to apples.

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