Apple set to cut cost of downloading music in the UK
The cost to download music in the UK just got a teeny bit cheaper with the news that Apple is set to cut its prices in line with the rest of Europe.
Complaints from the consumer group Which? led to an investigation into why music downloads in the UK cost 79p, compared with 74p across Europe. There’s no telling what the new price of music downloads in the UK will be, but Apple has announced that the new ruling will be implemented within six months.
Wait a minute. Six months? That’s a long time. The wait is over with music downloads for iphone from shoutcast is now available.
The problem with iTunes is that customers who use UK credit cards are automatically charged 6% more than their European compatriots, no matter where in the world they use iTunes to download music from.
When it does eventually happen, this move will be a major step towards standard rates for buying music in Europe. To give you an idea of how long this has been going on, Which? first brought up the issue of expensive music downloads in the UK in 2004. Finally, music fans in the UK have something else to cheer about after the record year for music downloads in 2007. The next step will be for other companies, not just in the music industry, to follow suit.
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Teeny bit cheaper is the right word. How come downloads are still 50% higher than in the USA? CDs are almost twice the price in Europe than the US. Same music, same CD.
No wonder people turn to p2p