Download This!

Personally, I don't buy a CD over 12 dollars unless it has: A. Over 10 songs B. They're giving something else I want away with a purchase or, C. Its a collectors item. So even if these goobers do this they still won't get my cash. In an article by Matt Buchanan from the Washington Square News he speaks of what 5 of the major recording labels are considering doing to iTunes. Apparently the 99-cent price tag just isn't enough. They're considering up to (you might want to sit down for this) $2.49 per song! I've felt from the beginning that downloading a song has it's drawbacks. For instance, I personally enjoy fighting the shrink wrapped packages open, in the process breaking the cheap plastic cases that contain the shiny discs that always somehow get scratched. Yeah. . . I love that. Maybe you're not picking up on my sarcasm. If not, re-read that section while rolling your eyes. iTunes is probably the best thing that ever happened to the recording industry. Heck, even worthless NPR is making a few bucks from the iTunes Music store. I hope Steve Jobs tells them to take a walk. There are a lot of people that will pay 99 cents a song who wouldn't buy if it were $1.05 and there's even more who won't buy at $2.49. Will they ever get it?