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Dec 08, 08 - 10:57 pm Comment from: Zuno the Clown

Wunderbar!

It's to the point now where it would be too expensive to upgrade at .29 cents per song. I'll keep Fairplay.

Dec 08, 08 - 11:26 pm Comment from: ken1w

I hope to see many more songs on my iTunes Plus "Upgrade My Library" list. I don't care about DRM so much, since it's basically seamless for me, but I'd like the 256 kbps files for all the favorites I've already purchased.

Dec 08, 08 - 11:35 pm Comment from: The Other Steve

1. The labels had the chance to have Apple sell their DMR Free/256 songs at a higher price (like they wanted Apple to do) but they blew it by trying to undercut Apple with Apple's so called competitors. Now it's too late.

2. So, what happens to my DRM songs that I already bought?

Dec 08, 08 - 11:46 pm Comment from: The Other Steve

To clarify by question above, what happens to my DRM songs if the same songs are available DRM Free/256 at the same 99¢? I hope they don't want me to pay to upgrade to the same tracks/Albums that are being sold at the same price.

Dec 09, 08 - 12:11 am Comment from: KingMel

Perhaps I will now feel better about spending the rest of the money from the iTunes gift cards. I really hate DRM, but I also dislike leaving money sitting in Apple's account.

They do...
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Dec 09, 08 - 12:38 am Comment from: TowerTone

drum free songs? Who the hell wants that?
Probably just a bunch of beatniks sittin around snappin their fingers....

I don't believe this rumor. it's huge. so itunes will add more DRM free music. but it won't set up for entire free. rumor is just rumor.

Dec 09, 08 - 04:52 am Comment from: ken1w

Actually, it's 30 cents (not 29).

All the music on my iPods is in 'lossless', and when Apple start selling music in this quality then they'll have at least one new customer - but probably tens of thousands of new customers.

Dec 09, 08 - 06:18 am Comment from: Metryq

If this rumor turns out to be true, all the tech pundits will publish articles headlined: "Apple finally sees the light; removes DRM like other distributors."

I wish Apple sold flac files.

aFLAC!

Dec 09, 08 - 10:31 am Comment from: Predrag

Once the entire store is upgraded, the new DRM-free (iTunes Plus) files will all cost $0.99. That would make old, Fair-Play wrapped files valued at around $0.69, so those who own original files would have to pay, you guessed it, $0.30 to get the new ones.

For now, we still don't see any changes, at least not in the US iTunes store.

Dec 09, 08 - 10:41 am Comment from: DogGone

I wonder if this recession has something to do with the labels finally conceding to Apple. I bet they are seeing their revenue drop sharply and are desperate to improve their income.

Seems like it only takes a crisis for the labels to play ball.

Dec 09, 08 - 10:51 am Comment from: ElderNorm

I will believe it when I see it..... And not even then.

en

Dec 09, 08 - 11:18 am Comment from: Predrag

FLAC? I have yet to see a commercial application of this format. Apple has its own Apple Lossless, which provides pretty much the same file compression level with the same, well, lossless audio quality.

I would like to hear the arguments why Apple should begin to support FLAC instead of their own lossless format?

"FLAC? I have yet to see a commercial application of this format. Apple has its own Apple Lossless, which provides pretty much the same file compression level with the same, well, lossless audio quality.

I would like to hear the arguments why Apple should begin to support FLAC instead of their own lossless format?"

My feelings exactly, Predrag!

MW: federal, as in Gov. Blagojevich has been arrested on federal charges of corruption, unlike any other Illinois governor ever.

Dec 09, 08 - 12:54 pm Comment from: ecrabb

If Apple offered music that was both DRM-free AND in Apple Lossless, I'd actually buy a lot more than the occasional single or special iTunes exclusive track from the iTunes store.

"FLAC? I have yet to see a commercial application of this format."

You are joking right? Get out from under the AppleRock

FLAC has been in commercial hardware since before the iPod even existed...

http://flac.sourceforge.net/comparison.html