Apple Computer debuts online music service

http://www.apple.com/music/store/

If only they would let you download uncompressed files!

 

So did I!

 

There, I fixed that! I should have known I would be making the Beatles fans start salivating!

 

Apple supports the AAC-format with their online music service... better quality than MP3 files.

 

This looks promising! I bookmarked it so I can investigate if further.

 

For further info. on AAC (MPEG-4), check out Apple's info. page:
http://www.apple.com/mpeg4/aac/

 

Aw, the hell with it! It doesn't support Windows.

 

Not until year's end.

 

I read a couple weeks ago that Apple (Computer) is in talks with Vivendi to buy the Universal Music Group. There should be a lot of stuff to download in the future.

 

There's already a lot of stuff to download... I'm really surprised by the quality -- beats the hell out of MP3's at the same sample rate -- 35 second full-quality previews on every song! Not any EMI Beatles, though. Very little Beach Boys. Lots of Dylan. Lots of other classics. Two different versions of Who's Next (remaster and deluxe remaster -- no Steve's version of course ), and the Maximum R&B box set! Some Bowie albums, but only sections of them.

Nice classical and jazz sections (I think -- I'm a neophyte where those genre's are concerned.) Tomita's Snowflakes Are Dancing is up.

If you have a Mac, it's definitely worth taking a look.