How much wiggle room is there in the pricing of the songs? Forty-nine cents a song has made me a customer of Real's for now ( I haven't tried any.99 cent services - don't want to pay that much). I know it's unlikely that music can be sold that inexpensively but we know it doesn't have to be.99 since WalMart is doing.88. So, I am wondering what RealNetworks' pricing strategy will be. While I understand you cannot differentiate on price alone, the rest isn't going to matter if the price is.99. I just won't buy at that price (yes, obviously others will, but I maintain that multiples more will at a sustained, lower price).
Who said anything about stealing it? I simply do without new music (other than radio) because I can't use any of the download services (IRIX, Solaris and Linux are the available OSes here), and I feel that both CDs and legal downloads are overpriced for what you get.
Not all of us use illegal services to obtain stuff that we're not happy to buy. And some of us even support the idea behind the current crackdown on illegal P2P filesharers, even if the implementation goes awry.
I really wanted the new Dodge Viper but I couldn't put in the extra hours at work to cover it
All the parent is trying to say is that he wont buy the Viper or he will just get it from another dealer who miraculously ( I know I have got the spelling wrong) charges less for it. Who is takling about stealing it ??
Uh. There is something called inflation see... and that $7 would be much more translated into today's dollars so you are not really paying more than you did back in the day. Wages are much higher than they were back then.
Real's price is $0.79 per song through Rhapsody. Of course it is $10/month subscription also but includes unlimited streaming of the songs of your choice. I suppose one subsidizes the others but depending on the percentage you do of each streaming and burning, it could be better or worse then a flat $0.99 a track. My kids and I use the streaming portion a LOT so I feel the $10 is well spent even without ever actually using the download for $0.79 option. YMMV
They have and do raise prices after the compitition is gone. The food prices at a local WalMart went up substantialy after the grocery store across the street closed.
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Cheers,
Erick
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Not all of us use illegal services to obtain stuff that we're not happy to buy. And some of us even support the idea behind the current crackdown on illegal P2P filesharers, even if the implementation goes awry.
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All the parent is trying to say is that he wont buy the Viper or he will just get it from another dealer who miraculously ( I know I have got the spelling wrong) charges less for it. Who is takling about stealing it ??
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so I could buy 24 a day every day. but beer is better.
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exspecially for those albums that only have one or two good songs that you listen to over and over.
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The RIAA might have something to say about it but they cant catch you if you do it through the right channels
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as Chris Rock says.... (Score:2)
They _should_ be lauded for not being scumbags.
I take care of my children!
I haven't ever been to jail!
What do you want? A cookie?!? That's what you're supposed to do!
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