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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2007-08-19 16:29
Sure, compared to having nowhere to find CDs, services like iTunes do indeed fill the void, and do a decent job at it. They're a step in the right direction. I just think they don't go far enough with still relatively high prices and a lot of bizarre limitations that you don't find on music you bought on CD (or downloaded illegally for that matter). In essence, you pay more, get less.
My problem with Rhapsody is that it has limited support for different mp3 players (no iPod compatibility. Thanks, Apple!), and once you cancel your Rhapsody subscription, all your downloads stop playing, except for the ones you (usually have to) pay an ADDITIONAL iTunes-esque price to "purchase." And, given the recent events on Google Video (everyone's purchased videos are magically de-purchased), I don't trust the word "purchase" in any context other than "I get a non-restricted copy on my hard drive."
Also, on any of the services, the track selection is quite limited. Give people a system with an endless selection of music, the versatility of unencrypted MP3s, a low price, and the legitimacy of fairly compensating the artists, and they'll come running. At the moment, the patchwork of services fails to cover all those bases.
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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