[opendtv] Re: News, OT: Apple Shifts iTunes Pricing; $0.69 Tracks MIA

  • From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 08:37:44 -0400

At 9:13 AM -0700 4/8/09, Kon Wilms wrote:
http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/07/238219

Can't say I told ya so..


Are you surprised?

This was quite predictable when Jobs gave into the labels demands to have variable pricing.

And I suspect that the labels understand that they can leverage Apple's near monopoly in online music distribution.

Did you see this report about demand for iPods and iTunes among teenagers?

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/08/apple_near_saturation_point_for_ipod_itunes_use_by_teens.html

Regards
Craig


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