yeah it kinda works better with Firefox, that amazon download process. but i never got the free song, somehow that bit the dust on the way down or i must have interrupted it. not caring... otherwise it has worked ok bringing down two albums purchased at different times.
The thing is, i really don't like 256-mp3 sound for the size. To me it sounds like a big rig flattened it. One Amazon album i think was not great audio on the label side to begin with, an older album by Coti before he got noticed.
The other was a Coldplay, Live in 2003. That was OK but I have now actually also heard that in 256AAC off itunes which I prefer. AND that album is exactly the same price on itunes and amazon. 11.99 or 99c a track.
So, live and learn. I'm likely to stay at iTunes and I already have eMusic for less mainstream stuff. I like digital music shopping to be fun, not a flippin' hassle running around comparing bitrates and track prices and the fine print of terms of use, jeez!
I love the iTunes store for how you can get around it to explore if you want, but can still get right back where you were. That kind of stuff is what makes a store for me. I don't want to be conscious of the mechanics all the time and looking for the exit doors or the cart icon or what the hey. I want to see something, click on it, go wow, cool, maybe later, click on some arrow or button and presto I'm back looking at Emerson Hart wondering if I should get the CD or buy the rest of the tracks.
I'm being hard on Amz i guess and their rollout wasn't half bad but... but... well I'll go there again if I can't find what i want on iTunes. Maybe.
