iTunes Vs. Music Industry Pricing Showdown

Apple wants to keep tracks cost at $.99

The New Your Times reports that Apple is facing a dispute with two of the four major record labels over the prices it offers via iTunes. Instead of all tracks costing 99 cents, the music industry wants songs priced by popularity, with more popular tracks costing upwards of $1.50. A Gartner analyst observes: "As I recall, three years ago these guys were wandering around with their hands out looking for someone to save them. It'd be rather silly to try to destabilize him (Jobs)."

With more popularity comes more greed and the digital underground of pirating music will become more popular than ever.