Full albums are 9.90. Even if it has 40 tracks on it. :) Plus, you have the benefit of buying a single track, instead of a CD with one good track and 12 crappy ones that you'll never listen to. I wish the quality was a bit better, but I haven't heard any problems with it at 128kbps. Maybe if I play it on a decent stereo. I guess I'll find out when I burn it to CD and play it in my car. Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Zbikowski (Zibby) [mailto:zibby+tclug at ringworld.org] > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 4:38 PM > To: 'tclug-list at mn-linux.org' > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] iTunes music service > > > $0.99 isn't saving me that much if I want to buy a whole CD > though. Still > $12-$15 for a full CD, but the CD didn't have to be made, the booklet > printed, everything put into a jewel case, then add in package theft > prevention, shrink wrap the whole thing, warehouse it. Ship it out to > vendor wearhous. Vendor wearhous ships to branch stores, > branch stores add > more theft prevention, and shove it on shelves. > > They cut out all that, and still change $0.99 a song? That's > as big of not > bigger racket than eBooks, IMHO. > > Yes my palm pilot still has six eBooks loaded on it. > > But, is the bandwith and servers needed to do this really equal to the > costs of producing media and getting the media on to store shelves? > > And only 128? :( (Not that I'd notice though the buuuuuzzzz > produced my my > hardware anyway, but still!) > > If I end up getting a Mac I might try it, but I'll still be > wondering why > it is I'm bending over. Oh, easy access to my wallet? I that > all? Hmmm... > > Andrew S. Zbikowski | http://www.ringworld.org > Linux is not an Operating System. > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list