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
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
It still comes down to price, for a lot of us (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:It still comes down to price, for a lot of us (Score:2, Informative)