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As it turns out, those pennies add up ...
I agree, there's little point in sticking with one provider, especially if it happens to be an expensive one!

Hey, a thought - if someone wrote an app for the iPod touch/iPhone that compared track prices from different outlets, I'd buy that!
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As it turns out, those pennies add up ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/04/09
great idea, more ways than one  eggmanbubbagee@... | 09/04/09
Not a chance  Mectron | 09/04/09
Well.  Bozzer | 09/06/09
So write it, sell it and then tell us  mlindl | 09/08/09
Are the tracks the same quality?  winski | 09/04/09
I don't know about all of them  brble | 09/04/09
All the same quality  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/04/09
Can't compare MP3 to AVC (MP4)  CowLauncher | 09/06/09
No audible difference  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/06/09
Thank you!  John Zern | 09/07/09
But there is the space issue  mlindl | 09/08/09
So if I  zenwalker | 09/06/09
if you listen on your stereo... MP3 is GARBAGE compared to AAC...  doctorSpoc | 09/06/09
I have to agree with Ed here  UAC nanny screen | 09/07/09
I somewhat disagree  notsofast | 09/09/09
Well said, although...  UAC nanny screen | 09/09/09
The iTunes vs Zune challenge  Qbt | 09/04/09
No takers? I wonder why...?  Qbt | 09/04/09
Hey, Why Not.  DannyO_0x98 | 09/06/09
$0.00 for non-subscription services.  Bruizer | 09/05/09
So this test doesn't apply to you then  Qbt | 09/06/09
Your test fully applied to me.  Bruizer | 09/06/09
LOL  Qbt | 09/06/09
You are missing the point...  Bruizer | 09/06/09
The funny part is...  Qbt | 09/06/09
I do get music from iTunes.  Bruizer | 09/06/09
I updated the challenge just for you  Qbt | 09/06/09
So you change the rules to fix your view point?  Bruizer | 09/06/09
No, I changed to rules to exclude stupid people [nt]  Qbt | 09/06/09
Or simply those that are not religious in their views.  Bruizer | 09/06/09
Says the one that drunk deep from the Apple Kool-Aid well...[nt]  Qbt | 09/06/09
I just don't bow down before the idol of Zune.  Bruizer | 09/06/09
Shall I quote some of your Apple-gushing posts?  Qbt | 09/06/09
How about your MS love fest/Apple hate fest?  Bruizer | 09/06/09
So in other words, you lost.  Bruizer | 09/06/09
Uhm, no. You failed to do the challenge  Qbt | 09/06/09
I did the challenge just not the results you expected.  Bruizer | 09/06/09
Have you now?  Qbt | 09/06/09
You have serious comprehension issues.  Bruizer | 09/06/09
Lets stop beating around the bush, shall we...?  Qbt | 09/07/09
oh, so subscription services are great for people that like subscription...  doctorSpoc | 09/07/09
LOL, where exactly did I say that?  Qbt | 09/08/09
RE: Friday follow-up: six online music services revisited  cp35115@... | 09/04/09
iTunes is not, and has never been a monopoly  jorjitop | 09/04/09
...and Napster?  LB75 | 09/04/09
Tried it...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/04/09
not the best  voyager529 | 09/05/09
Poor quality.  Bozzer | 09/06/09
Subscription services frustrating?  custserv@... | 09/06/09
Which subscription service are you using?  Qbt | 09/06/09
ThePirateBay.org  davebarnes | 09/06/09
Not for me  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/06/09
I agree, but  notsofast | 09/09/09
Pandora, Last FM Zune and Amazon  tech_walker | 09/06/09
emusic, Lala and Amazon...in that order.  metropolitim | 09/06/09
Humm . . .  CobraA1 | 09/06/09
Selection  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/06/09
Moved  Qbt | 09/06/09
Funny  dogbreath1 | 09/06/09
No they're not  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/07/09
can we have some links please to your listening tests?  doctorSpoc | 09/07/09
sorry i was wrong MP3 format is actually 30 years old nt i.e. ancient!  doctorSpoc | 09/07/09
Like they had mp3 players 30 years ago... LOL... grin  UAC nanny screen | 09/07/09
like i said, if you're listening is limited to crappy systems...  doctorSpoc | 09/07/09
Then you go with lossless  UAC nanny screen | 09/08/09
very interesting... got my wife to help with a double-blind test..  doctorSpoc | 09/08/09
What I've been saying all along  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/08/09
Spoc, your test is meaningless  UAC nanny screen | 09/08/09
Ed, not_nice... your responses are idiotic... seriously... make no sense  doctorSpoc | 09/09/09
You miss my point  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/09/09
ok, point taken on ratcheting down a bit...  doctorSpoc | 09/09/09
Spoc, quit confusing subjectivity with fact  UAC nanny screen | 09/09/09
Consensus  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/09/09
Sounds like you were talking to Spoc, Ed  UAC nanny screen | 09/09/09
Correct  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/10/09
don't give a rat's behind about consensus...  doctorSpoc | 09/10/09
I read what you said  UAC nanny screen | 09/10/09
You're the one making the argument  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/07/09
ahh.. nooo.. you made the assertion first that MP3 and AAC are...  doctorSpoc | 09/07/09
In other words...  UAC nanny screen | 09/07/09
Hey, i had a simple request... let's see the "lab reports"...  doctorSpoc | 09/07/09
Hey, you got a simple answer  UAC nanny screen | 09/08/09
It is not all about price  wgrimes | 09/06/09
Virtually no DRM left  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/07/09
RE: Friday follow-up: six online music services revisited  sjmudd | 09/07/09
Yes, that's true  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/07/09
Vinyl still RULES!  davidcantu1970@... | 09/07/09
No iTunes for me  rjohn05 | 09/07/09
No iTunes no nothing  ak87 | 09/07/09
RE: Friday follow-up: six online music services revisited  jeff@... | 09/08/09
RE: you?ll want to find an album that?s exactly 10 tracks  MaxPerino | 09/08/09
Personal choice  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/08/09
Only ZDNet!  mlindl | 09/08/09
Reading comprehension  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/08/09
Lossless CD import  floccibob | 09/14/09

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