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April 30, 2003
Second Take: Apples Music Store
I've been reading some comments on Apple's Music Store service and it is taking a step backwards in the fight against price gouging by major music labels. Paying 99 cents a song for a CD with 14 tracks is more expensive than those in stores usually. Someone commented that it's better than paying $12-$14 for a CD that usually only has 3 good tracks. Well, wouldn't you rather get 10 good tracks instead of 3? Also the quality of CD audio is "better" than the Apple Music Store files not to mention the liner notes that you get.
That aside, iTunes and Apple's Music Store seems to be getting decent feedback mainly because it's accessible. The masses are still content with the old music model and even individuals who complained about how labels and the RIAA rip people including artists off seem not to be fussing much.
Apple's applications make things *easy* to do it seems so by having applications that people regularly use like iTunes and iPhoto, it's not hard to make things like buying music or photo prints *easier* for consumers.
This is the way blogging and technology need to be for people. Even things technologically savvy people say are simple are exceedingly complex for the masses. People say this over and over but it seems Apple is headed in the right direction.
Posted by beamz at April 30, 2003 2:49 PM
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