iTunes domination fading fast
Warner, Sony/BMG and Universal all chose to sell their DRM-free music on Amazon’s MP3 because they apparently judged Apple’s iTunes had too much influence.
Figures released today show Amazon with an all DRM-free catalogue of 4.5 million titles against only 2 million (from EMI) in iTunes’ 6 million collection.
‘DRM is a way to punish people who are buying,’ said Pete Baltaxe, Amazon’s director of Digital Music. ‘Songs sold without DRM, at high quality, with album art – that’s the way to get people to buy music instead of stealing it.’
Apple was selling DRM-free tracks at $1.29 a pop, but had to match Amazon’s 99 cents when the etail giant launched its iTunes-compatible MP3 store.
No sales figures yet, though.
