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New iTunes Pricing Now In Effect

Yesterday the new iTunes pricing I wrote about previously went live. I would have loved to perform an in-depth test of it last night, but someone (and she knows who she is) seems to feel our Mac belongs to her and hogged it all evening. So I had to install iTunes on my work laptop and do a hurry-up test this morning.

Anyway, it appears to shake out like this. Hot songs from popular artists or any older songs that still have legs are gonna be jacked up to a buck twenty-nine.  Examples from my rigorous scientific testing include Rihanna’s “Disturbia”, “Spaceman” by The Killers, “Upside Down” from Jack Johnson, and — ewww — “Come Sail Away” by Styx. Most everything else seems to be staying at $.99.

But there’s good news. I could, if I wanted, download “Sisters” by Rosemary Clooney for a mere $.69. (Only 261 days til Christmas.)

Full post as published by Jenkins Webblits on April 08, 2009 (boomark / email).