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   Anonymous Coward, 17 Aug 2004 @ 7:22am

   
   

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   This is either genius by Real or desparation. To come out and say a promotion is going to impact your earnings in a significant way (yes, 1 cent is significant) is no small thing for a public company.
   
   As you state, this is a 'me too' kind of business so I'm not sure what Real really hopes to gain out of this as the profits, is any, seem small. Maybe they are taking Apples rebuff a bit too personal and allowing it to blur their judgement.
   
   If I was a Real shareholder I don't know if I'd be pissed or buying more shares. hmm .... based on a Quick quote I just got, I think shareholders are leaning toward pissed.

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   John SMith, 17 Aug 2004 @ 8:20am

   
   

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   If you want to know about lower priced music downloads, check out www.allofmp3.com where they have plans starting at 1000 tracks for $15. They are in Russia, but they take Paypal.
   Enjoy

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   Mark Gisleson, 17 Aug 2004 @ 8:40am

   
   

   cheap music

   Sorry I don't have the link, but there was/is a Russian site (so I'm sure these are illegal copies) that sold their music by the megabyte. MP3s were cheaper than .aiff files, so you literally got what you paid for.
   
   I thought it was a brilliant business model, only charging full price to people who want full quality.

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   Anonymous Coward, 17 Aug 2004 @ 9:03am

   
   

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   The sad part of this is that it will probably hurt both Apple and Real leaving Microsoft the eventual winner once they get their service started.

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   Jeremiah, 17 Aug 2004 @ 4:15pm

   
   

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   Actually, Allofmp3 has temporarily ceased their PayPal payment system.
   
   Other than that, $.01/Mb is a great deal. Most full albums cost less than $1.00.

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   Dave B., 17 Aug 2004 @ 7:14pm

   
   

   No Big Deal...

   Real's harmony and price cuts is a non-event. iTunes/iPod marriage is all about convenience. The reason most use iTunes IS NOT because free MP3 rips on PTP nets are wrong or of poor quality, but because iTunes is incredibly integrated, convenient and reliable. Price and compatibility will not change that equation. Most iPod users are not asking for choice (yet), so Glaser has jumped the gun in a desperate and doomed bid to save Real. iPod users are simply not thinking that far ahead. When Apple locks out Real, few iPod owners will notice except less than one dozen vocal media types who actually never used Real, but are in love with the idea. Glaser should check back in about two years if he still has a job. Real Who?

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