From News.com: Musicmatch on Monday announced its entry into the digital song-selling business, and sources say PC maker Dell will be one of the first companies to promote the new download service to consumers.
As previously reported, the Internet music software company’s service, which will provide a new online rival to Apple Computer’s iTunes and to BuyMusic, uses the popular Musicmatch Jukebox software and is distributing music in Microsoft’s Windows Media format.
The Musicmatch service has access to songs from the five major labels and more than 30 independents, the company said. It is starting out with more than 200,000 songs and has plans to make 500,000 available by the end of the year.
Pricing is set at 99 cents per song and $9.99 for most albums. Apple’s iTunes likewise offers songs for 99 cents apiece; BuyMusic offers a range of single-song prices starting at 79 cents.
The company is also claiming relatively liberal usage rules. Customers can play tracks on up to three PCs simultaneously and transfer them to Windows Media-supported music players. Songs can be burned to CDs, but a given playlist may be burned no more than five times.
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