Apple Updates iTunes To Version 7.2

Apple has updated iTunes to version 7.2, which will allow DRM-free music to be downloaded for $1.29 per song. The much anticipated DRM-free catalog from EMI will be available shortly. The enhanced 256kbps tracks are offered in the unprotected AAC format, and not as MP3’s. Apple is calling the unprotected offering “iTunes Plus,” and support the fair-use philosophy. “These DRM-free songs, called ‘iTunes...

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Zune Sales Hit One Million

Microsoft announced that it has sold one million Zunes, one month ahead of its target schedule. Microsoft’s strategy is to continue to mature the player’s technology, invest more capital into marketing, and forge loss-leader relationships to establish a substancial user base. However, to put things into perspective… Apple has sold more than 100 million iPods since launching in 2001.

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