Amazon Now Offering DRM-Free MP3s

Looks like iTunes is now going to have some awesome competition. I'm really not sure why anyone would buy from the iTunes store now that you can get DRM-free mp3s from Amazon. I might actually now be willing to buy music online since we are finally now seeing the long-awaited death of DRM.

Amazon uses a 256 kbps bitrate and sells their mp3s for 89-99 cents a track. iTunes uses only a 128 kbps bitrate and sells thier DRM-infested tracks for 99 cents. They do offer some higher quality 256 kbps bitrate DRM-free tracks, but you can looks to pay $1.39 for those.

I love Apple, but it does look like they are slipping hold on their market dominance. Add in the news about NBC pulling their shows from the iTunes store, and it's apparent that Apple is going to have to do something to keep their market share up.

iPhone Nano?

Apple is already planning it's next iPhone product. The next installment of the iPhone will be a much smaller nano-like model and will come out later this year. This smaller version will also sport a smaller price tag of $300 or less. This product, I'm sure, will not have as many features as the original iPhone though.

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Safari Reaches One Million Downloads

As you may or may not know, Apple just released it's web browser, Safari, onto the Windows platform. It's now reporting that it has already reached one million downloads. This is awesome news, simple for the fact that it cuts into some of Microsoft's market share.
On a simular note, Firefox just recently reached 25% market share. More and more people are seeing the light that is firefox. :)
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