A couple of things that didn’t quite fit into my analysis of Amazon’s new MP3 service that I find interesting and/or ironic.
- Amazon’s No. 1 download in its first day? Feist’s “1234,” which Apple has made a hit as the theme song for the video iPod nano commercials. The tune ranks third on the iTunes Store.
- Radiohead’s entire catalog is available on AmazonMP3 for $8.99 per album. The band (which is my favorite) pulled out of iTunes because Apple refused to sell the group’s music as entire albums, insisting on track-by-track downloads.
- Number of songs in iTunes Top 10 available on Amazon MP3 on Day One: 7
- Number of those songs available without DRM on iTunes Plus: Zero (0)
- Number of those songs on Amazon available for 89 cents each: 7
- Number of top 10 albums on iTunes available on Amazon: 5
- Number of those albums available DRM-free on iTunes Plus: One.
- Number of songs written and performed by the Beatles available on either service: Zero
4 responses to “Interesting Comparisons between iTunes and Amazon”
How very Harper’s List of you. A telling comparison.
Don’t tell. You’ll give it all away!