Amusing Baseball Quote of the Day

I just thought the only ONLY thing that defined the Red Sox was that they couldn’t win the world series. So then they won, and they’re not really the Red Sox anymore. They’re just some anonymous team that players leave so they can go cut their hair and join the Yankees.

- Curt Siffert

Apple Reduces iTunes+ Prices, Brings Parity to DRM’d Tracks

Today, the WSJ reports that Apple has reduced prices on all their DRM-free tracks to $.99, making the per-track price equal to that of tracks with DRM throughout the store. In addition, they have launched a wide new selection of indie artists and labels under the iTunes+ moniker, making Apple the new champ in volume of DRM-free music, buy maybe one or two tracks. Amazon recently launched their MP3 store, with over 2 million tracks and $.89 per track pricing for most songs to widely positive reviews from industry. 

Radiohead Retraction

Wow. Did I ever misjudge this band. I hereby take it back — almost everything I said about them a few weeks back.If you’re not following the Radiohead saga, several weeks ago, the band made news when they announced they would not sell their new album on iTunes because the store refuses to sell albums as albums, and instead requires artists to agree to sell at least a few tracks track-only, at $0.99 each.I still contend that shunning track-only sales is silly. But in the context of my hyperbole, I said I’d ignore the band entirely as a result. Then, I went on trying to ignore them.I tried hard. [Read more]