I am from the 'album' buying generation and I still just find it too expensive. I will only purchase tracks of itunes if it is a single song I really want. In Australia itunes albums are $16.99 and record stores are usually $23.99 or lower (can be up to $30 in more expensive stores). This is just not enough of a margin to accept lower quality audio and being DRM locked. Don't get me wrong, I would be willing to accept these downsides but so long as the cost/benefit ratio was more in my favour - something like A$9.99 would be very tempting...
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I am from the 'album' buying generation and I still just find it too expensive. I will only purchase tracks of itunes if it is a single song I really want. In Australia itunes albums are $16.99 and record stores are usually $23.99 or lower (can be up to $30 in more expensive stores). This is just not enough of a margin to accept lower quality audio and being DRM locked. Don't get me wrong, I would be willing to accept these downsides but so long as the cost/benefit ratio was more in my favour - something like A$9.99 would be very tempting...