Apple has released iTunes 7.2 for Mac and Windows.
iTunes is the best way to enjoy your digital music and video with your Mac, iPod, and Apple TV. With iTunes, import CDs or download songs and videos from the iTunes Store. Make playlists perfect for any occasion. Burn playlists to CD and play them on your home stereo. Sync with iPod to enjoy your media on the go, or play your collection on your TV with Apple TV.
With iTunes 7.2, preview and purchase iTunes Plus music—new higher-quality, DRM-free music downloads from participating music labels.
iTunes 7.2 is available via Software Update and also as standalone installers. More info and download links:
• iTunes 7.2 for Mac – 29.6MB
• iTunes 7.2 for Windows – 36.3MB
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Wow, so the EMI deal means a new version of iTunes…. Cool!
MW: Freedom. Too funny!
DRM-free higher bitrate, great – but also how it should’ve been from the start!
How can I convert the songs, I’ve already purchased, to the higher quality version?
rimglow – You can’t convert them per se, but I seem to remember Apple said you would be able to buy the same songs you own in the new format for 30 cents — the same total price as if you had bought the higher-quality DRM-free ones in the first place. (Haven’t installed iTunes 7.2 yet, so I don’t know if this feature is still there or how to use it.)
Go purchase a song. The downloads are super fast now, like almost instanteneous. It’s crazy fast. Is anybody experiencing the speed increase or is it just me?
It seems that DRM-free will cost ya 30 cents extra, @ $1.29/song. So when Apple moves the whole industry towards that standard, the songs won’t be any different than they are today, and they will be easier to encode and distribute for the company, but Apple will be making more, without having to pay DRM fees. Or does that extra 33 percent go to the music industry again?
Is it actually active yet? I dowloaded it but still do not see any of the new quality tracks yet…
yeah, wondering if there’s some secret place to find the DRM-free stuff, or if they still haven’t updated the iTunes Store just yet….
The new service will be announced later today at the D: All Things Digital Conference. So maybe then we’ll get official availability.
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yes, it works!
I only have one album currently upgradeable.
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It takes time for products and services to evolve. Give Apple credit for their success with incremental advances to the iPod and iTunes. And you should also give credit to Apple for influencing the major labels on pricing and DRM.
Some DRM free music is up-not a lot.
To upgrade available songs, you should see on the right hand side under quicklinks, “iTunes plus”.
Go there, look around and figure it out.
System preferences feels much snappier now!
Apple embeds account info in the DRM free tracks
Just an interesting read…. That is all