iTunes Plus is now telling my I can upgrade (at the usual $0.30 cost) a huge chunk of my previously-purchased music to DRM-free, but not the majority of it. Still it looks like they did flip a switch somewhere since the number of tracks I can upgrade is several times the number I could upgrade yesterday.
- Karim
So what they mean by 'all tracks' DRM free, is that you need to upgrade to iTunes Plus to get rid of the DRM?
- RAD Moose
at least for *previously purchased*, DRM-protected music, it looks like you still need to "upgrade" at cost. Though at 30 cents per track, it's really not the ♫ end of the world as we know it. ♫
- Karim
I will stick with my DRM'd music then, it really hasn't affected me.
- Spencer
Depends on how much you have bought so far.. as well as if it will be 60 cents per 69 cent track in the future. =) guess I should have asked for iTunes Gift Cards for Christmas =D
- RAD Moose
Look out for a profits boost as people upgrade tracks. If 5% of the six billion songs sold get upgraded, that's around $90 million in additional revenue, at minimal cost to Apple.
- Ian Betteridge
whoa, look another "Susan" on Friendfeed! hai!
- Susan Beebe
Ian, I'd be surprised if the additional 30 cents per track didn't go mostly to the record labels.
- Karim