Amazon: 6 Million DRM-Free Songs For T-Mobile G1
Not only will T-Mobile's G1 Android phone have a built-in music download service, but thanks to partner Amazon, the service will sport 6 million DRM-free songs from the four major music publishers as well as a bevvy of independent labels (in the thousands).
Like the iPhone, the G1 will only let you download songs over WiFi, but the 100 bestselling songs cost $0.89, a good ten cents less than iTunes. Every penny counts! Albums range from $5.99 to $9.99, but the lack of DRM means they'll be transferable to any device you could possibly imagine without any mucking about.
Whether or not this will draw customers away from the iPhone is certainly debatable, but the fact that T-Mobile's covering their bases feature-wise is a good sign for the G1.
Amazon announces availability of over 6 million DRM-free songs for Android-powered T-Mobile G1 [Unwired View]
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Posted to Hot Stuff, In Your Pocket on 24 September 2008
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I think it's down to the phone. I don't think the G1 with Amazon MP3 is the phone to make people think about switching from the iPhone. If someone makes a kick ass looking Android phone with the Amazon MP3 store on it, then I think it could make people think twice about buying an iPhone.
This will if nothing else help boost the visibility of the Amazon MP3 store. It may lead to people checking it out on their computers and drawing sales away from iTunes.