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wal-mart enters the MP3 frey

21 Aug 07 ★ 1 Comment

The 800 pound gorilla now offers $0.94, 256kpbs, DRM free MP3s from Universal. To some Windows uses, that is.

In similar news, Universal and Rhapsody are doing an experiment of their own, offering a DRM free MP3s for $0.99, or $0.89 for Rhapsody subscribers.

Will Sony and BMG follow Universal and EMI and eventually offer DRM free music? Will the public choose $0.94 256kbps MP3s without DRM or will they buy Wal-mart’s cheaper and DRMed 128kbps WMA files?

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  1. [...] YouTube wal-mart enters the MP3 frey » This Summary is from an article posted at walking paper on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 The 800 pound gorilla now offers $0.94, 256kpbs, DRM free MP3s from Universal. To some Windows uses, that is. In similar news, Universal and Rhapsody are doing an experiment of their own, offering a DRM … and eventually offer DRM free music? Will the public choose $0.94 256kbps MP3s without DRM Summary Provided by Technorati.comView Original Article at walking paper » 10 Most Recent News Articles About DRM [...]

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