The user's broadband connection is not the only thing to consider. Apple has to pay for bandwith as well as disk space, webservers, and other infrastructure. They make very little off iTMS and the additional overhead required for higher bit rate songs or choices of bit rate may turn a slightly profitable venture into an unprofitable one. And that would be a bad thing to happen to the whole digital music distribution industry.
I think it is narrow minded to say more people have broadband now, so raise the bit rates. Again, you need to look at the big picture. There is a cost associated with that AND 99.99% of the people do not care about bit rates.
I think it is narrow minded to say more people have broadband now, so raise the bit rates. Again, you need to look at the big picture. There is a cost associated with that AND 99.99% of the people do not care about bit rates.