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Posted by: Mark (Sunday 2 July 2006, 6:24 PM)

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Another reason why people may not be buying music online are the restrictive practices of the vendors. Both Apple's and Sony's online offerings can only be played on the computer on which they are downloaded, or on 'compatible' portable players. In effect, this means players from the company selling the music. You can't put a Sony track on an iPod, and you can't put an iTunes track on a Sony player. And if you have a different MP3 player, such as a Creative Zen, or you wish to copy the song to a laptop, as you are legally entitled to do with a purchased CD, then forget it.

And don't even get me started on the fact that to buy music from iTunes you first have to download an install a 20-Meg application - And that's before you can even search the 'shop' to see if they have what you want.

Maybe if the online model was better and the compatibility issue was addressed there might be more interest in buying music online?

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