Apple Is Cutting Price of Some Online Songs

Apple
is lowering the prices of songs it sells online without copy protection
to 99 cents from $1.29, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday.

The
reduction, which started appearing on songs Tuesday, puts the company’s
iTunes store closer in line with its rivals. Amazon, which opened its
online music store in September, sells tracks without anticopying
software locks for 89 cents to 99 cents.

Separately, Apple
announced that its next-generation operating system, the Mac OS X
Leopard, would be available Oct. 26 for $129, and Apple’s online store
was taking orders.

An Apple spokeswoman, Natalie Kerris, said
the price cut at iTunes was not in response to competition. “It’s been
very popular with our customers, and we’re now making it available at
an even more affordable price,” Ms. Kerris said.

Apple began
selling some songs in May without copy protection. The primary benefit
of such music is that it can be played on any music player, not just
Apple iPods. Apple also charges 99 cents for copy-protected tracks.

Leopard,
the new operating system, was originally due in June, but Apple said in
April that it needed to divert resources so it could introduce the
iPhone on time.

AP-

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