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Except they're trying to kill iTunes...
... by making Apple pay until they lose money on it.
I thought I read they charged $0.35 to $0.40. Then I read somewhere else they were charging $0.70 on a $0.99 download. Whatever it is, Apple has said it can't make any money on downloads. They're using it as a near loss-leader for iPods.

Know the RIAA companies' justification? They want to make as much money on a download as they do on a CD track. They never heard of volume, maybe.
Or maybe they want to kill all attempts at online distribution because they detest it. Emotion, not business sense.

If the RIAA companies are going to make money on this great new distribution channel, it'll be in spite of themselves.

Oh, responding to your comment:
Note to RIAA. Your game plan isn't working. Time to try something else ? like giving your customers what they want. Apple's iTunes is a great start. You might want to concentrate in that area.
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Time for a change  issthatso | 12/03/03
Except they're trying to kill iTunes...  Anton Philidor | 12/03/03
382 Due Process  Nigel Johnstone | 12/03/03
Communist Russia  FirstNLastN | 12/03/03
Getting off topic here..  d_jedi | 12/03/03
Also why Capitolism fails as well  voska | 12/03/03
Exactly..you said it  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/03/03
Well said  bhanes@... | 12/05/03
Soviet Russia = Old Style  Nigel Johnstone | 12/04/03
Have sales increased?  Arrg | 12/03/03
Last report I saw  voska | 12/03/03
Buy indie  bhanes@... | 12/05/03
Haven't bought a CD for over a year now - Will Not Till RIAA Stops this ...  Plain Logic | 12/03/03
Haven't bought a CD for over 4 years  cybershoplifter | 12/04/03
Let's also consider this...  Yen_z | 12/03/03
And it is working...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/03/03
You want the truth about p2p?  cybershoplifter | 12/03/03
RIAA is on the slippery slope  StorageGuru | 12/03/03
And album/CD sales are down, too...  B.O.F.H. | 12/03/03
Huh??  Patrick Jones | 12/04/03
Duh, I-Tunes is for Windows now  voska | 12/04/03
41 fewer customers...  BitTwiddler | 12/03/03
Money isn't good enough  master of illusion | 12/03/03
i have no worries...  idantknaw | 12/03/03
A New Sticker On Your Christmas CD's  cybershoplifter | 12/04/03
That's hilarious!  Jack-Booted EULA | 12/04/03
BOYCOTT the RIAA!!!  xunil skcor | 12/04/03
Can anyone answer my questions?  master of illusion | 12/04/03

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