Apple Music Store Review

April 29th, 2003 | by aobaoill |

For those looking for such things, Ongoing has the best review of the Apple Music Store I’ve seen – succinct and insightful.
My thoughts:

  • 99c a song seems rather high – since a 10 track CD can cost as little as $10 there is no discount for the online version, despite the lower costs
  • Several people have questioned the use of a still-uncertain format such as AAC. On the one hand there are many examples of experimental formats being rolled out – with this providing the impetus to clean things up. On the other, Apple’s implementation could impede the development of an optimal format
  • The format requires a central store – any chance a decentralised format could be developed? Perhaps allowing users to choose which store they link to from iTunes, through some public API?

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