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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

How Do iTunes Alternatives Stack Up?

Posted by Jason Dunn in "Digital Home Articles & Resources" @ 02:30 PM

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/itun...es-compare/2750

"Is iTunes still the most expensive digital music service? Which iTunes alternative offers the best deal for music lovers? Are digital albums a better deal than CDs? And just how much are you overpaying if you buy by the track instead of by the album? Those are the questions I set out to answer in this, the third installment of my "iTunes alternatives" series. My previous installments were in April 2009 and April 2010, and I had planned to wait until April of next year to revisit this turf. But so much has happened in the digital music space this year that I just couldn't wait. And there will probably be a whole new set of changes to look at by next April anyway."

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Wondering how the likes of Amazon, Napster, Zune, and others stack up against iTunes in terms of pricing, availability, and other factors? Check out Ed Bott's article to find out more. Personally, I buy my MP3s from Amazon.com or HMV Digtial (in Canada) depending on who has the lower price. You?


Thursday, June 11, 2009

Dell Launches Online Software Store

Posted by Jason Dunn in "Digital Home Software" @ 03:00 PM

http://www.dell.com/downloads

Another online store store? Yeah, that's what I thought, but I noticed something in the press info I was sent: this is the first non-Microsoft site that's able to offer some Microsoft software for download, namely Office. There are also some cost-savings in the digital download versions: Office Home & Student 2007 is 13% less expensive than what the retail copies are sold for (I just checked Best Buy to confirm). So, not bad - though based on how often I see people I know lose their Office install disc, I wonder how quickly they'll lose or delete the Office 2007 install file. But I digress...this is USA only for now. There's a fair bit of software in there, though be sure to check retail costs to compare: I thought Roxio Creator 2009 was a good price at 40% off the MSRP of $99 USD (making it $59.99), but I checked Best Buy and the retail price is only $49.99 right now. It pays to shop around a bit!


Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Will Downloads Kill Physical Media?

Posted by Chris Gohlke in "Digital Home Software" @ 08:00 AM

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/t...r=1&oref=slogin

"Why did so many companies dump HD DVD so fast? Intriguingly, one often-cited reason is the approaching era of Internet movie downloads. The logic goes like this: as long as there's a format war, consumers won't buy DVD players of either type. By settling on a single format - it doesn't really matter which one - the movie and electronics industries can at least start milking the remaining years of the DVD's life. In fact, though, the Internet movie download era is more distant than pundits think, for four colossal reasons."

The article is accompanied by a somewhat entertain video. The funny thing is that a lot of the cons the author presented are mitigated by illegal downloads, much like they have been for music. I think legal download will continue to grow and as media companies become more comfortable with the process they will start to remove restrictions (like they have with music) and see more growth. Still, I think we will have physical media for years (and years) to come.

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