[Ti] [OT] Applemusic.com - is the price right?

[David Learn]

I remember reading (can't recall the source, but it was dependable) 
Apples hands are tied at their cost of .65 per track to the music 
companies. So at .35 gross profit minus overhead Apple isn't clearing a 
whole bunch here. I'm sure the market will decide the ultimate cost per 
track though and the music companies will have to adjust because I'm 
sure that they need Apple expertise to pull this off as their track 
record is horrible. For the record I think .99 is a bit pricey, but not 
over priced and I'm sure there will be sales or adjusts soon. Oh yeah 
just how much do you think those hard copy CD's really cost to put out? 
I hear it's less than .80 packaged up and ready to ship divided by 15 
tracks or so I have to believe online storage and maintenance isn't any 
cheaper cheaper.
David
On Monday, April 28, 2003, at 05:48  PM, PowerBook G4 Titanium List 
wrote:
> A much better pricing scenario is $.25 - to $.50 per song or better yet
> prorated out on a per minute basis because some songs may be 20 minutes
> while others are 1 minute 30 seconds.
>