Buy EMI's catalog as MP3s for 30% cheaper than iTunes
EMI has a huge catalog so this is a big win for 7Digital. A major catalog win of this sort is the easiest way to enter a very competitive space. Improved trust or music preference platforms (such as Pandora) take much longer to grow. I will be visiting this site in order to see whether the EMI has offered the Blue Note Records catalog for sale. aside from this, I may continue to use iTunes for most of my impulse music purchases, since I rarely purchase full albums and the price difference does not matter as much as an easily navigated portal. All to be seen. I will check out 7Digital later this week.
7 Digital is selling EMI's catalog as 320kpbs MP3s for UKP50 -- about $1. Apple is selling the same music as lower-bitrate AAC files, with s33kr1t information hidden in them that Apple won't discuss, for 30 percent more. 7 Digital works with any browser, so you can buy this music without needing to use iTunes, which doesn't exist for Linux.
Buy EMI's catalog as MP3s for 30% cheaper than iTunes
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on Jun 18, 2007
Cory Doctorow: 7 Digital is selling EMI's catalog as 320kpbs MP3s for UKP50 -- about $1. Apple is selling the same music as lower-bitrate AAC files, with s33kr1t information hidden in them that Apple won't discuss, for 30 percent more. 7 Digital works with any browser, so you can buy this music without needing to use iTunes, which doesn't exist for Linux. Sounds pretty attractive to me! Link (via Gizmodo)
