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So Amazon recently threw its hat into the thunderdome of online digital music sales. The store's big brand name and huge retail operation instantly make it one of the top tier marts for digital music. As Amazon MP3 is seen primarily as a challenger to the iTunes Store's throne, I originally wanted to do a compare and contrast with that gorilla, but later thought that unfair to eMusic, who ...

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via iLounge. Apple today announced the expansion of its DRM-free iTunes Plus catalogue. The press release claims that the iTunes Store now offers the largest selection of non-rights-managed tracks in the world, with "more than two million" available. I welcome news of the expansion, as well as the accompanying drop in price to $0.99 a track, but I have to question that superlative claim. Apple doesn't say how many more than ...

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One can only wonder what's up between CBS/Viacom/Paramount and Apple these days. The first season of the original Star Trek appeared for sale at the iTunes store, only to be removed a short time later. Then, about a month after that, the first season of Enterprise showed up, only to suffer the same fate. Both those shows eventually returned to the domain of the $2 digital download and ...

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Yes, after nearly two months offline, Star Trek is back on the iTunes Store. The store has separated the newly remastered episodes from the original broadcast versions. Still, only episodes from the first season are available. iTunes remains the only source to buy and download the original series remastered in the uncut versions. The first season of Enterprise has also returned. City on the Edge of Forever (remastered) City on the Edge of ...

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UPDATE March 26: After nearly a two month stint of being offline at the iTunes Store, the Star Trek TOS is back. The complete first season is available in its original broadcast form. Additionally, newly remastered episodes from the first season are available in their own section. At this time, iTunes is still the only source for them in their uncut form. Remastered First Season Episodes on iTunes Where No Man ...

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Note: The offer from iTunes has expired. If you've been searching for a reason to try out the iTunes' much-promoted movie service, here's one that might just persuade you. Free film: Good Morning Babyoffer expired. Description from the store: A confused woman struggles between two loves-a love for her so-called future husband and a love for a new found home. Falling off her envisioned map of life, she tries to find her true ...

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UPDATE March 26: After nearly a two month stint of being offline at the iTunes Store, the Star Trek TOS is back. The complete first season is available in its original broadcast form. Additionally, newly remastered episodes from the first season are available in their own section. iTunes is still the only source for them in their uncut form. :: Episodes of the original Star Trek are now available on the ...

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...but never even close to anything as baffling as this. $8000 in iTunes Music Store charges. via theappleblog

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