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One year in, Amazon fails to put a dent in iTunes

Despite performing better than expected, Amazon’s music service failed to put a dent into the behemoth that is iTunes. Amazon, which offers users drm-free mp3′s, garnered somewhere around 8% of the market share in online music sales. iTunes, meanwhile, maintained its position in the number one spot with well over 70% in market share. The [...]

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Thursday morning Link Roundup

Quad-Core iMac’s coming in 2009? 9to5Mac Real-time iPhone flight tracker reduces travel anxiety – The iPod Observer The Future of iPhone Games – Gamasutra Psystar case reveals Apple’s questionable policy on email retention – The Industry Standard Curious what an X-Ray of a MacBook looks like? - TheAfterMac Apple Bends to Studios, Adds Copyright Protection [...]

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Rumor: Apple might soon be adding DRM-free songs from all the major record labels to iTunes

Currently, there is only one major record label (EMI) that offers DRM-free songs on the iTunes store, but that might be set to change.  Rumor has it that Apple is in talks with Sony, Warner, and Universal to add DRM-free tracks from their catalogues to iTunes as well. Users can presently purchase drm laden music [...]

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iTunes to be center of legal action in Norway

A consumer advocate in Norway has initiated a legal preceeding against Apple over its failure to open up its iTunes store to other music players.  It’s not quite clear how this will play out because Apple introduced DRM-free songs for $1.29 on the iTunes store last March.  The problem is that the only major label [...]

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