{"id":5869,"date":"2010-10-11T23:07:52","date_gmt":"2010-10-12T03:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/?p=5869"},"modified":"2010-10-11T23:07:52","modified_gmt":"2010-10-12T03:07:52","slug":"emusic-canada-changes-its-pricing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/11\/emusic-canada-changes-its-pricing\/","title":{"rendered":"emusic canada changes its pricing"},"content":{"rendered":"

What with the sad loss of Wild East Compact Sounds this summer, my sources of music are now limited. eMusic<\/a>, bless ’em, have been my source of indie stuff since about 2003. They were cheap, had a fixed price per download, and carried a raft of indie stuff and no major label tat.<\/p>\n

Not much longer; got this in my inbox:<\/p>\n

\"\"So, yeah, the full announcement<\/a>: major label content, minimum 49\u00c2\u00a2\/track, and variable pricing. Exactly all the reasons I wouldn’t want to use them. Good call, eMusic, for a battered-about subscriber since 2003.<\/p>\n

I was initially confused by the pricing. I pay 36\u00c2\u00a2\/track, so I couldn’t see how their promise that “your monthly payments will not change and you will still be able to download the same number of tracks available today, if not more, depending upon your current plan<\/strong>“. Then I see their new menu:<\/p>\n

\"\"So basically they’re crediting me with a fake $4.48 a month (oh wait; “30 days”, not a month; they so want you to forget to download stuff by making the cycle date change) so I can still get my 35 downloads. Since they hint that there will now be variable pricing, I’ll bet the new stuff will be >49\u00c2\u00a2, so I really won’t be able to download as many per month after all.<\/p>\n

They’re saying that the new pricing will allow them to do a bunch of fun stuff:<\/p>\n

We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re also committed to making eMusic a better member experience. We recently rolled out \t\timprovements to Browse and Search pages. And we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re hard at work on a host of new features \t\tand enhancements including a music locker, which should allow you to stream your music collection \t\tfrom any desktop or mobile device. In addition, improvements to eMusic\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s social features, to \t\tbetter connect you with our editors, other members, artists, labels and your friends, are also \t\tin the works. We’ve sketched out an ambitious slate, and it will take a little while to \t\tget there. We hope you’ll continue on the journey with us.<\/p>\n

I don’t want all that social fluff. The MP3s work just fine on any mobile device, so streaming them just adds more crud. I want fixed price downloads, not some half-assed music locker. Where, oh where is Frank Hecker<\/a> and swindleeeee when you need them?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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