To be fair, iTunes Plus music is 256kbps DRM-free AAC, and is now available for a ton of indie tracks as well as EMI, and no longer costs more (it's the same 99 cent price). At this point the only thing really preventing everything in iTunes from being in this same format is the other labels who aren't willing yet to follow EMI's lead.
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To be fair, iTunes Plus music is 256kbps DRM-free AAC, and is now available for a ton of indie tracks as well as EMI, and no longer costs more (it's the same 99 cent price). At this point the only thing really preventing everything in iTunes from being in this same format is the other labels who aren't willing yet to follow EMI's lead.