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Posted by G.T. on 01/01/06 21:27
Woody wrote:
> G.T. <getnews1@dslextreme.com> wrote:
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>>Ian Robinson wrote:
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>>>On Sun, 1 Jan 2006 19:16:50 +0000, G.T. wrote
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>>>The majority of people probably don't even realise there are
>>>restrictions.
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>>That's unfortunate because there are some labels that are on both eMusic
>>and iTunes, and the eMusic versions are unencumbered and 1/4 the price.
>
>
> It is a shame about the way that eMusics web site is. After you
> mentioning them (I had never heard of them) I went to their site. There
> is no information at all, just a 'sign up for free trial' button.
> Put my details in there, hit next page and it wants a credit card!
> Like I am going to give my credit card details to some random site on
> the internet where I don't know what I am getting.
>
> Maybe iTunes is more expensive and restrictive, but you can see what you
> are going to pay for before you give them any financial details. It is
> easy to see why the iTunes store does so well when you see how badly the
> others do.
>
You can easily browse eMusic before signing up for their trial. My
girlfriend signed up, got 50 free songs, closed her account, and now we
just use my account.
And eMusic now has over 1,000,000 unencumbered, 25 cent legal MP3s. And
I think it's the 6th most popular paid music service in the U.S. It
just doesn't have the major labels which is fine with me.
And the eMusic layout is web-based, no need for iTunes, and I find it
extremely informative and user friendly.
Of course iTMS is playing to the lowest common denominator, people who
don't bother looking beyond the ends of their noses for new stuff.
Greg
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"All my time I spent in heaven
Revelries of dance and wine
Waking to the sound of laughter
Up I'd rise and kiss the sky" - The Mekons
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