Monday, August 8, 2005
Will Apple Raise iTunes Pricing?
Posted by Kent Pribbernow in "NEWS" @ 12:00 PM
"Apple Computer may be forced to raise song prices at several of its popular iTunes music stores next year, according to a report from overseas. Japan's Nikkei is reporting that record labels have been 'abuzz with talk about Apple's 2006 problem,' referring to the company's licensing renegotiations with record labels scheduled for next year. Specifically, labels have been pushing Apple to increase its current fixed a-la-carte pricing structure in the US, Canada and Europe, the report states."
This could be trouble for Apple, and possibly more online music services as well. $.99 is pretty much as far as I would pay for a simple 128kbps encoded track. If that price were to jump to say..$1.25, that's just not worth the money for me.
Your thoughts? :?
This could be trouble for Apple, and possibly more online music services as well. $.99 is pretty much as far as I would pay for a simple 128kbps encoded track. If that price were to jump to say..$1.25, that's just not worth the money for me.
Your thoughts? :?
