So Amazon announced a “beta” (ha) of its new Digital Music Store, which looks to be the first honest-to-goodness competitor for Apple’s iTunes Music Store. DRM-free, 256 kbps (LAME-encoded, rumor has it) MP3 files for 89 or 99 cents—nice!
I still prefer to buy CDs on sale, because they’ll never give me buyer’s remorse due to encoding bitrates or DRM/legalese (and there is a bit of legalese for Amazon’s MP3s that you should be aware of), but I’d certainly buy any one-off song I like from Amazon.
Pluses: No DRM; easy to buy; encoding sounds good (albeit, to me and my not-terribly-sensitive ears)
Minuses: Terms of service are still restrictive compared to those for a CD; did not improve my taste in music
This blog is lonely.
No updates kills my spirit.
God is watching you.
Workin’ on it, Boss. I’ve been burning out on pretty much everything lately; think I’ll feel a lot better once I get a couple things off my back.
Of course, the things I’m eyeing aren’t quick or easy to do. *sigh*