inignoct wrote:
] i'd really just like for iTunes-Windows to get released and
] cement Apple as the standard bearer for fair online
] distribution of music. I expect to own a mac within the next
] couple of months, but it'd be nice to see apple make money
] from the other 95% of computer users, and give people what
] they want at the same time.

99 cents is reasonable for an MP3 as long as I'm not simply buying a file. I want to buy access to that song in perpetuity, across file formats/technologies. If my hard drive crashes I ought to be able to download the stuff again.

And that will work for the music I want to have access to forever. But there are other things that I like to do with MP3s that aren't supported properly by this business model. I want to be able to go searching for music, check it out, see if I like it, before I own it for all time.

I want to be able to share my music recommendations with my friends. Have them filtered by a reputation system.

99 cents is what should happen if I decide to hold onto something forever. There needs to be other price models that take other activities into account... We're a long way for getting this right, and the music industry's strategies with this are totally annoying.

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