Lots of experts have commented the Amazon digital music situation and I think everybody agrees that Amazon is quite an interesting party to move into this space. They have been working on this @ Amazon for quite some time now and I wonder how the final experience will look like. I don't think its a problem that they only have the content of one Major record label (EMI) and the Independents. I believe that DRM is like tar and nicotine in cigarettes. People like digital music but they walk away if using it causes serious issues. I am not trying to state that DRM causes cancer and all kinds of other terrible things, but think DRM is a pain in the ...
My guess is that the 3 DRM majors will choose 'eggs for their money' (Dutch say) the moment Amazon is able to attract a serious customer base with serious ARPU. The artist community should also speak for this matter and take a stand about this issue. I my humble opinion all the music hits the illegal market the moment a CD is released, so why not change the dynamics and offer a compelling digital end user experience. This together with the likes of iTunes and Amazon? They have proven to be very successful in selling music.
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