"With an interface that looks very close to the iTunes music store layout, MP3tunes is cheaper than its popular Apple competitor, selling songs at US$.88 each, or $8.88 per album. iTunes, as well as a number of other services, charges $.99 per song, and $9.99 for an album," reports NewsFactor.com.
"But it is not in the dime-per-song savings that MP3tunes aims to set itself apart. The service does not utilize digital rights management (DRM) to limit song sharing. Although this might make MP3tunes a target of future litigation, founder Michael Robertson is ready for a fight, if it comes to that."
Comment: Michael Robertson also launched MP3.com and Lindows/Linspire. And as the story notes: "As of its launch date, MP3tunes has not signed major record labels to the service, offering instead titles from independent record labels."
