Comments on: UK iTunes rival to provoke a “price war”? http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/13/uk-itunes-rival-to-provoke-a-price-war/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:00:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Mackenzie http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/13/uk-itunes-rival-to-provoke-a-price-war/#comment-46029 Mackenzie Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:44:14 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/13/uk-itunes-rival-to-provoke-a-price-war/#comment-46029 And no DRM = Linux compatible! That's actually how this was posted on ubuntuforums, "Linux friendly music store arrives." Based on those prices, it looks like iTunes is really expensive in the UK. It's only 99 cents in the US for a song. I might like to support those who work well with Linux, but I can't stand the idea of buying anything and not having a hardcopy. I like CDs and records. I can rip them, but if my hard drive dies, I don't have to rebuy everything. Besides, I have a nice new Linux-compatible, Ogg-Vorbis-compatible Cowon iAudio 7. I don't even need mp3 codecs anymore :) And so, I don't have mp3 codecs installed. Screw patent-encumbered crap! And no DRM = Linux compatible! That’s actually how this was posted on ubuntuforums, “Linux friendly music store arrives.”

Based on those prices, it looks like iTunes is really expensive in the UK. It’s only 99 cents in the US for a song.

I might like to support those who work well with Linux, but I can’t stand the idea of buying anything and not having a hardcopy. I like CDs and records. I can rip them, but if my hard drive dies, I don’t have to rebuy everything. Besides, I have a nice new Linux-compatible, Ogg-Vorbis-compatible Cowon iAudio 7. I don’t even need mp3 codecs anymore :) And so, I don’t have mp3 codecs installed. Screw patent-encumbered crap!

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