05-09-2006, 06:18 AM
I seem to remember Apple saying at the opening of the iTunes music store that there would be optional 'audiophile' qualtiy downloads, using their Lossless Codec. But, I guess that never panned out, or I was just dreaming.
Last few songs I purchased from iTMS were 128kbps .m4p files, an increase would be nice but I doubt that would have a positive effect on their bottom line. It would mean more bandwidth costs and a lower overall margin per download. That and the unwashed masses just don't even care or know the differece between 128 and higher bitrate files.
Last few songs I purchased from iTMS were 128kbps .m4p files, an increase would be nice but I doubt that would have a positive effect on their bottom line. It would mean more bandwidth costs and a lower overall margin per download. That and the unwashed masses just don't even care or know the differece between 128 and higher bitrate files.