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Amazon MP3 Vs. iTunes Music Store

Posted by kdawson on from the head-to-head dept.

Ali writes "As discussed here recently, amazon.com has launched a public beta of Amazon MP3, a digital music store that provides DRM-free downloads of over 2 million songs from 180,000 artists and 20,000 labels. In comparison, Apple says the iTunes Store now contains over 6 million songs. Here is a head-to-head comparison."

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  1. I choose Amazon (Prime) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I still like getting the actual CDs. Better quality, fewer restrictions, less chance of me losing it, etc. With Prime I get them in a couple days, which is fast enough for me, then I convert them to FLAC for later conversion to any other format I desire.

    1. Re:I choose Amazon (Prime) by 0123456789 · · Score: 5, Interesting

      They're so close to getting it right though; why not, when you order the CD from Amazon, allow you to download the MP3 while you're waiting for the 'couple of days' shipping?

  2. Re:Drive customers away from Apple... by Planesdragon · · Score: 4, Interesting

    After that the next time the contracts are negotiated they raise the rates everywhere and require everyone to use whatever brand of DRM they see fit. And when neither Amazon nor Apple play ball, they give up and come back. Quietly.

    Heck, in that sort of situation Amazon and Apple could probably sue "them" for antitrust violations.