Cue that "rollin' back prices" theme and break out the bouncy smiley faces,
Walmart is trimming prices on its
DRM-free MP3 music store. Many tracks will still be offered at the original 94 cent pricepoint, but certain "Top 25" songs will go for a mere 74 cents -- a quantity of money which is officially insufficient to buy anything in the meatspace anymore. In perhaps even more exciting news, Walmart is finally making things easier on the folks averse to or incapable of running Internet Explorer: the store finally works with Firefox, Safari and IE running on Mac, Linux or Windows. As for content, Walmart now boasts more than 3 million MP3s and exclusive Walmart Soundcheck content, which predictably boasts of performances from Beyonce, Nickelback and David Cook. "Light On," Walmart, "Light On."
posted Oct 28th 2008 9:46AM
I think I'll stick with amazon MP3s
I like amazon's MP3 service too... I wish they came in 320kbit though. I Would use the service a lot more if i they came in 320.
Anyone know the specs of Wal-Mart mp3s?
I'll just stick with good o'le torrents.
Can you access the store on a iPhone/Android/PSP?
Artists and writers will be well-served by radical price drops in music. Anyone know if Walmart - or other DRM-free music vendors - support download direct to mobile phone?
wow...we can save a quarter for each song and be DRM free.
Btw, it is not "trimming back" is "rolling back"
$0.74 is still too much money for the crap that people call music today...
There are plenty of older songs for you elitist old-time music snobs.
(Not that I disagree with you, I just don't have the need to get on a soapbox)
**he says waiving his cane**
i agree though, getting older quicker than i thought i would.
all of you. get off my lawn.
mmmm....meatspace.
Meatspace or meta?
LOLOL, thanks for posting that, I thought meatspace was some obscure reference I would never be able find... meatspace... erm that sounds like a pornsite.
Have they stopped editing/censoring the music they sell, too? I remember they used to only sell censored versions of CDs in-store. Reluctant to buy from them online if they still censor content. Even if the songs I want aren't censor-worthy....
ugh get rid of MP3 already! its from mpeg1 and is so lossy at anything under 256. Give me wma / aac 192 or i wont touch it
MP3 is the only format that is currently universally supported (WMP doesn't support AAC tags; iTunes doesn't support WMA). Also my $20 Chinese flash player doesn't play AAC. You could argue that one or the other should expand their compatibility, but for right now MP3 is the one that EVERYONE can use.
zune supports all 3, but mp3 still sucks
This is a plus and great for competition.
But Walmart can still suck it. :)
they do and they will
If Wal-Mart is still filtering their music, I wouldn't buy from them. I like music like I like my porn, raw and uncensored. I think that I will stick with http://amiestreet.com/_l/asmw. I got $5 for new music, and it is mostly independent artist. So it not the same crap churned out by a new voice.
Does Worthless*Mart force censorship on their online music as well?
Oh well, never bought anything from that hellhole, never will.
That's rich... an Apple fan complaining about a company that acts paternalistic.
Amazon mp3s are 320 kbps.