Amazon DRM free music store goes live

Post by **Patrick** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:04 am

Linux users can only download individual songs right now. A Linux version of their downloader application (used to download entire albums) is under development:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/ ... quirements

Post by **dann** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:39 am

This is awesome. Unless someone can proclaim why this service may be evil (aside from the fact they don't offer ogg, but come on) I cannot see why we should not throw support to this, a lot of support.

Post by **Patrick** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:50 am

More details here:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20 ... store.html

greggh · Post by **greggh** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:30 am

If it's going to cost the same or even less to buy the CD, then the industry is going to have to start providing lossless downloads. If you pay for the music, you really should be getting a flac.

From the arstechnica article...

Someone needs to wake up and smell the fresh-roasted Seattle coffee; the uncompressed CD version of the album can be picked up for only $11.98, a full cent cheaper than the compressed download.

Post by **Patrick** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:31 am

greggh wrote:If it's going to cost the same or even less to buy the CD, then the industry is going to have to start providing lossless downloads. If you pay for the music, you really should be getting a flac.

Remember, baby steps. This is definitely a step in the right direction!

Vogateer · Post by **Vogateer** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 3:06 pm

That's pretty good news, though I'm sticking with Magnatune until someone else gives you FLAC downloads.

Wally Balljacker · Post by **Wally Balljacker** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:31 pm

Vogateer wrote:That's pretty good news, though I'm sticking with Magnatune until someone else gives you FLAC downloads.

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What he said. Give me lossless or give me death!