On Wednesday, when Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes the stage at the company's annual September media event, he is expected to announce that iTunes users will be allowed at least twice the amount of time to sample a song, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the move.
Currently, iTunes offers 30-second snippets of songs, a feature designed to give users a taste of the music to help them decide whether they like it enough to buy. Some users have long complained that half a minute isn't enough time to really hear a song.
For those who are hoping Apple will finally launch the cloud music service that CNET and others have written so much about in recent months, you're likely going to have to keep waiting. Apple still hasn't obtained the licenses the major music labels would require iTunes to acquire to allow users to store their music libraries on the company's servers and then access them from Web-enabled devices, according to multiple music industry sources.
I bet downloads will increase. Not by a lot at all, but longer previews could convince more casual buyers to buy a song they wouldn't have without the longer preview.
They need to reduce the price back down to $0.99 though. Downloads would significantly increase, enough to make up for the profit gap there would be of letting go of $0.30 per song.
I bet downloads will increase. Not by a lot at all, but longer previews could convince more casual buyers to buy a song they wouldn't have without the longer preview.
They need to reduce the price back down to $0.99 though. Downloads would significantly increase, enough to make up for the profit gap there would be of letting go of $0.30 per song.
Yeah I don't think I've bought a single song for $1.29. That's just a weird and ridiculous price to pay for a song I can get for free or 99 cents elsewhere
For those who are hoping Apple will finally launch the cloud music service that CNET and others have written so much about in recent months, you're likely going to have to keep waiting. Apple still hasn't obtained the licenses the major music labels would require iTunes to acquire to allow users to store their music libraries on the company's servers and then access them from Web-enabled devices, according to multiple music industry sources.