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Tuesday, May 6, 2003

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Economist Article on Digital Music: "So the launch on April 28th of a new online music service by Apple, a computer maker, could be a big step forward. The new service, called iTunes Music Store, rejects monthly subscriptions for a simpler model: each track from its 200,000-track library costs $0.99. Once purchased and downloaded, a track can be copied on to as many as three computers, burned on to CDs, and transferred on to Apple's popular iPod portable music-players. There is no need to buy an entire album just for one or two tracks. And Apple's boss, Steve Jobs, hopes that because there is no subscription fee, purchasing a track will become an 'impulse buy'. Many people, he observes, happily spend $3 on a cup of coffee." [GrepLaw]

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Apple's new iPods debut: "Apple today introduced new 10, 15 and 30GB iPods that feature a lighter and thinner design. The new iPods sport new new buttons, solid-state navigation wheels across the line, and the ability to build playlists on-the-go." [Google Technology News]

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Apple Pumps Up Volume In Online Music Service Fray: "The iTunes Music Store contains lots of music that people would actually want to buy and makes buying it virtually painless, at least until the bill arrives." (Boston Globe via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu]

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Million songs sold at Apple's Music Store in first week: "Apple today announced that they have sold 1 million songs on their iTunes Music Store in the past week. More than half of the songs that were purchased were as albums, and at least half of the 200,000 songs available at the store were purchased at least once." [MacMegasite]