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The Motley Fool
August 31, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Amazon.com Cranks Up the Music Amazon, the country's leading online retailer, will launch its eagerly anticipated MP3 store in three weeks. The company will be selling songs in the MP3 format, free of digital rights management. Will it take a bite out of Apple?   |
The Motley Fool
September 26, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Amazon 2, Apple 0 Amazon's new MP3 store aims for Apple's jugular. Anyone who believes that Apple will maintain its gargantuan share of the digital-music world in a year or two has been resting on the mute button for too long. |
PC World
June 2004 |
Wal-Mart Does MP3s Wal-Mart's music downloads are cheaper than those from ITunes. |
The Motley Fool
April 4, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
How Do You Like Those Apples, Sam? When it comes to music, Apple has now done the unthinkable: It has passed Wal-Mart. |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Wal-Mart Gets in the Groove Online music downloads should help boost Wal-Mart's overall Web sales. |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart's Dissonant Music iTunes doesn't have to worry about Wal-Mart, although heated competition is on the way. |
The Motley Fool
December 27, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Warner Warms to Amazon Warner Music Group becomes the latest big studio to sell DRM-free tunes through Amazon.com. |
The Motley Fool
October 1, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Apple 1, Rick 0 Apple will always deserve a premium based on its stylish design and its innovative features, but it's dangerous to assume that the platform will rule forever once free-flowing MP3s dominate the market. |
InternetNews
January 11, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
Sony BMG Opens DRM-Free Content to Amazon Sony BMG's move gives Amazon a new boost in its quest to upend iTunes, but where do the record labels' priorities' really lie? |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2007
Tim Beyers |
This Apple Isn't Rotten iTunes isn't what matters. The iPod was a hit long before the iTunes store arrived. As long as the iPod remains the best-designed gadget of its kind, more content should lead to ever-greater iPod sales. |
InternetNews
May 16, 2007
Erin Joyce |
Amazon To Sell DRM-Free Music Amazon.com turned up the buzz meter in the digital music world today with news it plans to launch an MP3 digital music store without digital rights management restrictions on the songs. |
The Motley Fool
September 28, 2007
Tim Beyers |
Amazon. iTunes. Yawn. Amazon.com begins selling MP3 songs for $.89 each, a strategy that probably won't hurt iTunes, and may even indirectly benefit Apple. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Apple Drops the Digital-Music Shackles Apple lowers the price of its unrestricted song files. If a customer can buy a DRM-protected track on iTunes at $0.99 a pop, or pick up a DRM-free version at a sonically superior bitrate, it's an easy choice. |
The Motley Fool
October 3, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Jobs Goes to Wal-Mart? There's speculation that Wal-Mart and Apple may partner on movie downloads. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
March 29, 2004
Larry Armstrong |
E-Tune Shopping With downloading now legit, online music stores have similar catalogs. It's the extras that set them apart. |
Home Theater
August 10, 2007
Mark Fleischmann |
Universal to Test No-DRM Downloads Universal Music Group, the world's largest music label, takes a decisive step away from Digital Rights Managed music, and moves closer to a more open DRM-free download retail environment. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Apple Kills Another One Wal-Mart is reportedly nixing its digital-music store. |
InternetNews
September 25, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Amazon Now Hawks MP3s, Targeting iPod Crowd Amazon's new MP3 music store features what the company characteristically calls "Earth's biggest selection" - over 2 million songs from more than 180,000 artists, represented by over 20,000 major and independent labels. |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2003
LouAnn Lofton |
Wal-Mart Goes Digital The retailing giant wants to sell you digital tunes. |
The Motley Fool
October 3, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Apple Won't Unplug iTunes Unchanged royalty rates keep the virtual doors of Apple's music store open. |
The Motley Fool
January 15, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Watch Your Back, Mr. Mac PepsiCo will be giving away 1 billion MP3 downloads through Amazon.com. |
The Motley Fool
April 16, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Is Amazon Taking a Bite Out of Apple? Amazon is making headway in digital music, but it will be a long time before Apple needs to worry. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
iTunes Climbs the Charts Apple's music store makes the third quarter's top 10 music retailers. Surprised? Its investors aren't. |
InternetNews
September 8, 2006
David Needle |
What Will Apple's 'Showtime' Feature? Will new iPods be part of video announcements expected from Apple? |
The Motley Fool
November 12, 2004
Kelvin Taylor |
Microsoft Biting the Apple The company is taking ever-closer steps to getting in Apple's musical domain. |
The Motley Fool
April 2, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Apple Strikes a Chord Apple and EMI are hooking up to promote unlocked digital downloads. Is EMI an unlikely first mover among its major-label brethren? Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
December 27, 2007 |
Amazon Adds Warner Music to MP3 Downloads Amazon.com has signed on Warner Music Group to its music download service, which aims to compete with Apple's industry-dominating iTunes online store. |
InternetNews
January 6, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Apple Hit by Lawsuit The plaintiff wants to loosen the ties between the iPod and the iTunes music service. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Apple Defends Its iLife Apple Computer may have finally found a market niche it can dominate. But can it become the newest consumer electronics giant? While the long-term outlook may be uncertain, the short term at least is looking pretty healthy. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Rock On, Amazon Amazon has made it official, announcing that it will launch a digital music service later this year. Unlike most existing storefronts that sell format-protected tunes, Amazon's tracks will be pure MP3 files. |
InternetNews
December 3, 2007 |
Pressure Mounts on Record Labels to Offer MP3s New promotions, successful tests and retailer demands could spell the end of DRM-protected music. |
InternetNews
August 10, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Best Buy, Universal Join DRM-Free Jam Universal Music Group will make some of its music available without digital rights management software. |
Wired
September 2006
Sonia Zjawinski |
Alt.iTunes The new iTunes: eMusic. |
The Motley Fool
March 25, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Apple's Saucy Mini So far, the iPod mini's looking like a rock star. |
InternetNews
January 28, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
Amazon Taking Its MP3 Store Global Beginning later this year, Amazon plans to roll out international versions of its DRM-free music store. |
Home Theater
April 10, 2009 |
iTunes Ditches DRM Apple will eliminate digital rights management from all songs sold through iTunes. |
Home Theater
July 9, 2007 |
Universal Balks at iTunes Renewal Vivendi's Universal Music Group declined to renew its annual agreement with iTunes, selling content only "at will." |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Apple Rocks, As Usual Apple's iTunes is still the top dog in music sales. |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2007
Tim Beyers |
Amazon Gives Away a Billion Following the success of a 2004 team-up with Apple in which the pair gave away 100 million songs in 60 days, PepsiCo has inked a deal with Amazon to give away 1 billion songs. |
InternetNews
August 6, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Amazon Invests in iTunes Chase Amazon.com has contributed some money to the completion of Series A financing for AmieStreet.com, a digital music store with a demand-based pricing system "propelled by social networking." |
InternetNews
July 2, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Universal, Apple Set To Play Chicken The Universal Music Group, the largest of the four major record labels and a subsidiary of Vivendi SA, is reportedly trying to change the terms of its contract with Apple for selling digital music through the iTunes store. |
The Motley Fool
April 16, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Apple Won't Get Real Apple snubs an overture from RealNetworks to partner up. Bad idea. |
BusinessWeek
December 19, 2005
Peter Burrows |
Apple May Be Holding Back The Music Biz Critics say iTunes-only downloads and inflexible pricing are hurting song sales. |
BusinessWeek
February 2, 2004
Heather Green |
Which Format Will Win? A pitched battle for control of the music-downloading business is raging among Apple, Microsoft, RealNetworks, and Sony. Their weapons: software used to buy and listen to music downloads on computers and portable devices. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2004
Ben McClure |
An Overbaked Apple Apple's share price is overdone. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Apple: 100 Million Served Apple Computer celebrates a digital music downloading milestone. |
The Motley Fool
May 9, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Apple Beats the Beatles A London court tells the Beatles' label, Apple Corps., to let iTunes be. What will all of this mean for Apple Computer? Investors need to know. |
InternetNews
August 31, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Apple, NBC Fight Over TV Shows NBC said it won't renew its iTunes contract. Apple said 'see ya.' |
InternetNews
February 27, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
iTunes Grabs No. 2 Spot in Overall Music Sales New market analysis from the NPD Group highlights just how far CDs have fallen. |
The Motley Fool
June 18, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Amazon Catches a Coldplay Marking down Coldplay is Amazon's trap for digital-music lovers. |
