LOL, we'll see how long Amazon keeps those prices, it's either they are selling them for a loss or the labels are behind it, we'll see.
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LOL, we'll see how long Amazon keeps those prices, it's either they are selling them for a loss or the labels are behind it, we'll see.
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Glad I bought some music last night... The price of it went up! Interestingly, album prices have not necessarily increased even where the price of all of the tracks has.
Glad I bought some music last night... The price of it went up! Interestingly, album prices have not necessarily increased even where the price of all of the tracks has.
Well, this isn't exactly the best way to go about cutting down on P2P sharing 
Quite frankly music should've been offered (not solely so of course) DRM-Free and in Apple Lossless right from the start. For the same price as the current album price.
If I were to have a guess, i'd say this pricing structure is to get more people to buy albums again. The music industry probably lost quite a bit of money when people could just buy the two or three tracks they liked from an album instead of the whole thing.
Quite frankly music should've been offered (not solely so of course) DRM-Free and in Apple Lossless right from the start. For the same price as the current album price.
If I were to have a guess, i'd say this pricing structure is to get more people to buy albums again. The music industry probably lost quite a bit of money when people could just buy the two or three tracks they liked from an album instead of the whole thing.
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Why the heck are really old songs also $1.29?
I just checked some of my personal favorites, like Bon Jovi's Living on a Prayer.. yep, $1.29.
Shouldn't they make the newer, rabidly popular stuff $1.29 so they can make extra money, and give us a break on the classics?
This new pricing is screwed up. I just started buying from iTunes again, looks like I'll be returning to Amazon.
Idiots...
I just checked some of my personal favorites, like Bon Jovi's Living on a Prayer.. yep, $1.29.
Shouldn't they make the newer, rabidly popular stuff $1.29 so they can make extra money, and give us a break on the classics?
This new pricing is screwed up. I just started buying from iTunes again, looks like I'll be returning to Amazon.
Idiots...
Suddenly...
And suddenly I am switching to Amazon for all of my music purchases. Oh well iTunes had a good run. On a side note this also means that you are getting less bang for your buck with the iTunes gift cards so I really hope my friends don't give me anymore of those lol
And suddenly I am switching to Amazon for all of my music purchases. Oh well iTunes had a good run. On a side note this also means that you are getting less bang for your buck with the iTunes gift cards so I really hope my friends don't give me anymore of those lol
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I never thought I'd say this, but I'll now be comparison shopping at amazon. I love the ease of use and layout of the itms, but amazon will now be half the price in some cases.
I never thought I'd say this, but I'll now be comparison shopping at amazon. I love the ease of use and layout of the itms, but amazon will now be half the price in some cases.
.69 cent song found!
Found a .69 cent song in the Christian/Gospel section (hidden agenda by Apple)!
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=304815821&id=304815814&s=143441
Found a .69 cent song in the Christian/Gospel section (hidden agenda by Apple
)!http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=304815821&id=304815814&s=143441
I always wondered why people buy seasonal singles. I mean, you can just switch on the radio and it's currently playing on one of the top 40 stations. I get tired of new pop songs very quickly, especially since most of them are very repetitive in themselves. It would never occur to me to buy it, maybe after a few years for nostalgic reasons.
So now the new "hot" singles are more expensive on iTunes, so less people will buy them. They might buy two indie-label songs instead. I believe this will hurt the major labels because their top singles will find fewer buyers and good singles from smaller labels will go up in the charts.
I'm currently working on producing music from some good local bands here and putting the results up online. I like being able to choose my price point and keep it low for low-budget productions to get a band started.
So now the new "hot" singles are more expensive on iTunes, so less people will buy them. They might buy two indie-label songs instead. I believe this will hurt the major labels because their top singles will find fewer buyers and good singles from smaller labels will go up in the charts.
I'm currently working on producing music from some good local bands here and putting the results up online. I like being able to choose my price point and keep it low for low-budget productions to get a band started.
I was really hoping (despite the record of the music companies) that variable pricing wasn't "Majority of songs cost more and few songs no one cares about cost less".
Way to go music companies! May you reap what you sow.
I also realize this is nothing more than a shallow tactic to discourage single sales and prop up album sales (since they hate single sales).
Way to go music companies! May you reap what you sow.
I also realize this is nothing more than a shallow tactic to discourage single sales and prop up album sales (since they hate single sales).
Virtually everything, if not now everything, in my shopping cart is plus. They've been getting that way over the last couple of months. I thought it was all supposed to be DRM free by the time variable pricing rolled out.
Or maybe it's random because the record cos. have no idea how things will sell at different prices, so they're going to test out different prices for different song categories (new hits, old hits, old b-sides, new b-sides, album filler, etc.)
No--if the demand is higher, then the price should be higher, other things equal. But . . .
While supply is unlimited, record cos. may have different pricing incentives for different songs. For example, they may want to price new hits low to drive sales (as they do now with new CD releases, which are typically the lowest price you'll get on the CD until it hits the discount rack). And they may charge high prices for back-catalog songs since the people buying them really want the song and no one else is going to buy it just because it's low-priced.
Found a .69 cent song in the Christian/Gospel section (hidden agenda by Apple
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=304815821&id=304815814&s=143441
Or hidden agenda by God! Give away the razors to sell the blades. Or something.
$.69? Or $1.29?
I buy most of my music on itunes, and have done that for about 4 years (I think). And I can count on one hand the number of single songs i've bought. i know i'm the minority, but i still like having the album. I'm glad that itunes has basically kept album pricing the same. most still cost $9.99, and I'm happy about that. So, be like me. Buy the album. Listen to the whole thing!
Because if you really want that song you're going to pay for it. If you're just flipping around, what are the chances you're going to buy it because the price is low? Everyone has heard it so it's not like you'll give it a try for 69c . . .
All music in iTunes is now 100% DRM free (see attachment).
iTunes is still higher quality than Amazon (AAC > MP3).
30c increase in 6 years, and most is the same or cheaper? Get a grip will you.
Go to Amazon, thats exactly what the music industry want, they are sick of Apple bossing them around. iTunes marketshare wont budge more than a few percent though.
iTunes is still higher quality than Amazon (AAC > MP3).
30c increase in 6 years, and most is the same or cheaper? Get a grip will you.
Go to Amazon, thats exactly what the music industry want, they are sick of Apple bossing them around. iTunes marketshare wont budge more than a few percent though.
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Get over variable pricing folks. Only bad things will happen if we let Steve Jobs determine the price of everything!
And yet I still have songs that cannot be upgraded. As far as my searching has found so far, "DRM-free" means they've pulled anything from the store that couldn't be upgraded.
Edit: OK, I found one song that's still protected in my library that's still available in the store. But it's iTunes Plus in the store and yet I can't upgrade.