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i.gizmodo.com - 4/7/2009

iTunes "Popular Songs Cost More Money" Pricing Goes Live April 7 [ITunes]

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Originally promised to launch on April 1, iTunes' new tiered pricing plan—with popular songs running $1.29, and not-so-popular songs fetching as little as 69 cents—will go live on April 7 . The LA Times says that the pricing structure will be based on popularity, "true to ...

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apple.com - 4/10/2009

iTunes - 1 Billion App Countdown

— apple.com — We're about to hit a billion. Join the celebration. Download any app and you automatically get the... chance to win a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card, an iPod touch, a Time Capsule, and a MacBook Pro. (more) iTunes - 1 Billion App Countdown

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itunes.apple.com - 4/7/2009

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— itunes.apple.com — One Moment Please. Connecting to the iTunes Store. Loading We are unable to find iTunes on your... computer. If iTunes doesn't open, click the iTunes application icon in your Dock or Windows Task Bar. (more) iTunes Store

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billboard.biz - 4/11/2009

iTunes Price Changes Hurt Some Rankings

— billboard.biz — April 10, 2009 - Digital and Mobile By Glenn Peoples, Nashville Two days after the Apple iTunes... Music Store raised prices on some individual tracks, there was evidence the increases have hurt the sales rankings of songs given the higher $1.29 price.  ... (more) iTunes Price Changes Hurt Some Rankings

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iTunes Tiered Pricing Goes Live, We Get Gently Screwed [ITunes]
Gizmodo — ... When we called the new iTunes tiered price scheme "Popular Songs Cost More Money" pricing, we had no idea how accurate that was: It's here, but I've yet to find a single $0.69 track. UPDATED. ...

iTunes Tiered Pricing Jacks Up Prices by 30 Percent [ITunes]
Lifehacker — [image] iTunes updated their pricing structure to a new system today, pricing tracks at $0.69, $0.99, and $1.29. They're calling it "variable pricing," but Gizmodo more accurately calls it the "Popular Songs Cost More Money" system. The simple new system works like so: Most new releases and traditionally popular songs go for the more expensive $1.29 price point (where $0.99 used to be the flat standard). Apple tries to sugarcoat this expanded price point by suggesting that the $0.69 tracks will offset the 30% price hike, but guess what: You'll be hard pressed to find a single ...