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Yesterday I was actually going to buy a CD. I know what you’re thinking, but something just came over me. Anyway, I’ve heard great things about the new Delirious? Cd, Now Is The Time: Live at Willowcreek. So I go to our local Family Christian Store to pick up a copy. When I get there I find out that not only do they not have it, but they’ve never heard of it, and they can’t order it. I mean, as far as Christian music goes, Delirious? has some serious cred…They opened for U2 in Europe for cryin’ out loud! So I get the number of another local Christian bookstore…Guess what? Never heard of it, can’t order it. So I come home empty handed. Then I jump on my computer, pull up iTunes, and I have the album like ten seconds later…
iTunes: 1
Christian Music Stores: -2
I like the iTunes Store for the convenience, but I hate the fact that most of their tracks are tied to iTunes using their proprietary DRM. Let’s say for some reason you want a Zune? You have to either use some “illegal” program to strip the encryption, or burn a CD and then re-rip that to an MP3, which will severely degrade the quality. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve used it in a bind, but I just don’t like the idea that what I buy is tied to a particular player or piece of software. However, Apples does now offer some tracks without the DRM/encryption, though they typically cost a bit more. Still, glad you got your music.
Agreed…I should have mentioned that i did buy the DRM/encryption free version of the album…I think it was only like an extra dollar.
Good choice. They need to know that is what people want.
I agree with Zach Entirely.
Hey, one downside… if you bought that cd from the store it comes with the the live dvd… it’s pretty good… I’ll let you borrow it sometime.
Jordan when I see you again you will need to explain Zach’s comments on the itunes downloads..so confused. I am going to download the Delirious album though, thanks for the information!