So it's not just me that thinks that it's more than coincidence that so many music download sites charge 99 cents for a song.
Apparently both the U.S. Department of Justice and New York Attorney General Elliot Spitzer think so, too. Both are investigating potential price-fixing by online music sites -- at the core of it is whether the major record labels, such as Sony BMG Music, Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group and EMI Group, colluded to determine and set the price of music song downloads. (Napster anyone?)
All of this comes when these record labels are bemoaning falling CD sales, but neglecting to delight in the boom in online music sales. (Money in one pocket, money in the other pocket.)
Do I hear the intro to Pink Floyd's "Money" starting to well up in the background?
Let me know what you think about online music pricing ...
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I am old school. I like to have the actual liner notes and the package. I would assume however if you really do not want anything but the music, 99 cents a song sounds pretty reasonable to me...
Hi I don't want to sale our product but we will like to see people opinion about it.
I noticed there is a lot to talk a bout Skype and there is even this forums call Skype Forum.. You guys mentioned us on your site news:
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Wonder how to open one forum since it says we need Admin permissions, but I went and tried sending you a message and it keeps denying me access.. I dont understand I thought by register I could post things????
Single prices of 99 cents aren't too far off the old price for 45 RPM singles (remember those?), which were 79 cents way back when ...