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Amazon Hits iTunes Again With $0.99 Lady Gaga Album, Qualifies for Cloud Drive Storage Upgrade

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Last month, Amazon rolled out a promotion highlighting 69-cent new release tracks in its MP3 download store, an apparent effort to draw market share from Apple in the digital download market that has long been dominated by the iTunes Store. The pricing significantly undercuts Apple's own pricing, which typically comes in at $1.29 for popular new tracks.

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Amazon has made another push today with a "Daily Deal" offering the new Lady Gaga album, "Born This Way", for only $0.99 through the Amazon MP3 Store. The special price is available for today only and compares to the $11.99 price point for the standard album in the iTunes Store, where an expanded edition is also available for $15.99.

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Aside from Amazon's bargain basement pricing on what is expected to be a top-selling new release, the company is also using it as an opportunity to promote its new cloud-based storage service that will also be going up against Apple when it rolls out its own service in the near future. As noted on the Amazon MP3 Store and in promotional emails sent to some of its customers, purchase of the new Lady Gaga album, as with any other album, qualifies users for free upgrades to the 20 GB tier on Amazon Cloud Drive.

Amazon Cloud Drive offers 5 GB of storage space for free, with content purchased through the Amazon MP3 Store not counting toward that limit. The 20 GB tier is normally priced at $20 per year, but customers who purchase an album through the Amazon MP3 Store receive a free one-year upgrade to that level. Consequently, customers who do not have any interest in the Lady Gaga album may still opt to purchase the new release simply to receive the Amazon Cloud Drive storage upgrade for only 99 cents.

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droz

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So in other words....

Amazon is scared ****less about Apple's imminent release of iCloud. They know darn well that iCloud will blow Amazon cloud storage away so they are trying to get as many people on board as possible before the announcement. Good luck with that.
 
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droz said:
Amazon is scared ****less about Apple's imminent release of iCloud. They know darn well that iCloud will blow Amazon cloud storage away so they are trying to get as many people on board as possible before the announcement. Good luck with that.
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It seems that way. Not that this isn't a good way to do it, of course. But you're right.

But I don't have any interest in either (Cloud Drive or the album) so I'll pass.
 
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99 cents? Hell of a deal. iTunes? 13 bucks. I still won't get it, but good to undercut the competition like that.
 
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droz said:
Amazon is scared ****less about Apple's imminent release of iCloud. They know darn well that iCloud will blow Amazon cloud storage away so they are trying to get as many people on board as possible before the announcement. Good luck with that.
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What is there to be scared of? What are you basing this on?
 
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smiddlehurst

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£3.99 in the UK – 15 tracks. Hard to argue with really. Bought it.

So how does the pie get sliced?
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See I think that's really poor, if you're going to offer a special price in one territory (where Amazon is clearly taking a big loss for promotional purposes) it should be in ALL territories.
 
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Doesnt it say any album is 99 cents, so if you don't want Gaga then no problem. This is a great one-time deal! Nice to see some competition for Apple. Perhaps their new pricing will be a bit more realistic. $20 for 20G - would Apple ever price storage that low? Maybe now... :)
 
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smiddlehurst said:
See I think that's really poor, if you're going to offer a special price in one territory (where Amazon is clearly taking a big loss for promotional purposes) it should be in ALL territories.
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It's not just Amazon, Apple does the same thing with the iTunes Store.

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Doesnt it say any album is 99 cents, so if you don't want Gaga then no problem.
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No, it's buy any album to get the free Cloud Drive upgrade.
 
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I wouldn't spend even 1cent on this kind of so called "music".

Mass media promoted cr@p
 
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droz said:
Amazon is scared ****less about Apple's imminent release of iCloud. They know darn well that iCloud will blow Amazon cloud storage away so they are trying to get as many people on board as possible before the announcement. Good luck with that.
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Amazon has been PROVIDING Cloud based computing for years. How long has Apple?
 
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oban14 said:
droz said:
Amazon is scared ****less about Apple's imminent release of iCloud. They know darn well that iCloud will blow Amazon cloud storage away so they are trying to get as many people on board as possible before the announcement. Good luck with that.
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What is there to be scared of? What are you basing this on?
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Pretty sure he's basing it on Apple fanboy ignorance. Just my two cents. Nothing to be scared of. Cloud storage is cloud storage. Believe it or not, some people hate apple and wouldn't use the service whether it was free or not. Sometimes I hate coming here and reading all the ignorant drivel.
 
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Biscuit411 said:
Doesnt it say any album is 99 cents, so if you don't want Gaga then no problem.
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Not quite. You get the free CLoud Drive storage upgrade if you buy any album today, but Born This Way is the only album (that I know of) that's 99 cents.

Still a good deal though. Amazon tends to discount albums (though not as drastically as this) right after they're released, so just find something you've been meaning to get on iTunes and get some free online storage!
 
Popeye206

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Seems like the Record Labels may not like this move by Amazon.... they are devaluing the market for paid downloads and I'm sure that makes them nervous.

I have to agree with the other poster... Amazon looks nervous. I'm sure they're taking a financial hit to try and capture some business.
 
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sbrhwkp3 said:
Lady Gaga is the worst "musician" alive.

I cringe at calling her a musician.
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uncle.zed said:
I wouldn't spend even 1cent on this kind of so called "music".

Mass media promoted cr@p
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Musician, –noun
1. a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.

She writes all of her own songs. She sings live every time. She's a classically trained pianist and dancer. She endlessly tours, appears, and promotes her songs and brand. She plays instruments on stage. It's pretty safe to say that, regardless of if you buy the albums or listen to it on the radio, she's about 1000x the musician that most "artists" out there are. Who exactly do YOU listen to that you call a "musician?" :cool: That's why she made $90m last year and has fans lining up to get a photo with her (which she spend hours accommodating for people), and why you're here acting like YOU are too good for HER. Just sayin'.
 
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