Steve Jobs Announces (some) DRM-free iTunes

Fjan11 writes "Steve Jobs just announced that starting next month on you can buy higher quality 256Kbps AAC encoded DRM-free versions of iTunes songs for $1.29. Upgrades to songs you've already bought will be available at the $0.30 price difference. Currently EMI is the only publisher participating, accounting for about 20% of the songs available." There's also reports from Reuters and ABC News. The deal excludes the Beatles. You can also read the official press release from Apple if you still think this a late joke; this story confirms earlier speculation.

Comments

Still too much fucking $$

[Sodade]

When will these fuckers get it? a buck a song? Fuck THAT. I will pay up to 8$ for a physical CD and 1/2 that for high quality compressed files. PERIOD. Until these assholes get it, I will get my music elsewhere.

Satrie? or are you a whiner-clown?

[goombah99]

I'm not sure if your post is meant as satire or not. Assuming it's not let me suggest you are a `tard. Lossless compared to What? any recording of anything is "lossy" in that playing it back does not cause an experience indistinguishable from live music. Indeed some music an never even be played live. So what is lossy?

if the music sounds the way the artist meant it, and the artist is satisfied then that's the music. What you are buying is not "missing" anything the artist wanted you to hear. You are getting full value.

In this case if you are quibbling that 128bit AAC sounds jarring to you tuned ears, well know that they are going to offer higher bit rates too. Moreover, for the 12 people like you, just buy the CD and stop whining that he needs to sell something that satisfies your illusions before you will buy.

On the other hand if your post was satirizing those lossless whiner-clowns then good job. too subtle perhaps.