And I'm a fan. Consider some of the differences with iTunes:
Price: iTunes, 79p per track. Play.com, prices start from 65p. Most tracks seem to be 70p.
Quality: iTunes, 192Kbps standard. Play.com, 320Kbps standard.
Format: iTunes, own m4p format, nightmare in terms of compatibility. Play.com, .mp3, works with just about everything (including my CD/mp3 player in the car).
DRM: iTunes, tracks are DRM protected. Play.com, no DRM protection.
I think it will be interesting to see how Apple responds to this.
I'm interested to see if these DRM free companies can compete with iTunes.
ReplyDeleteI just hope the record companies haven't shot themselves in the foot by waiting to long to allow DRM free music.