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Majority of students prefer downloading music over streaming

11 November 2009 16:31 by Andre "DVDBack23" Yoskowitz | 11 comments

According to a new survey of university students conducted by the University of Reading, the overwhelming majority would prefer to download music than stream it or buy it in-store.

The survey of 10,000 students showed that 75 percent would prefer to download music via iTunes, Amazon MP3 or illegally rather than pay for streaming services such as Spotify.

The source notes the example of TunesPro.com, a legit website which offers music downloads for $0.19, a giant discount off the $1-1.29 that iTunes charges.

Says TunesPro: "We have seen a huge surge of younger people using our site as more and more of torrents and P2P files contain viruses, so our pricing must be competitive enough for the younger students with perhaps less disposable income than professionals. We keep our prices low and concentrate of making money through volume sales. Currently we charge 19c per song and offer a further 10% when a whole album is purchased. We believe this will attract the younger users away from iTunes, which charge almost 6 times more than we do."

A quick check of the frontpage shows albums selling for $2-3, with lots of catalog tracks for 0.19. Some newer tracks will sell for $1.29, as it is at the discretion of the record companies.

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Amak (Junior Member) 11 November 2009 20:00
According to a recent study, a majority of oranges grow on tress. [ + quote]
Hopium (Newbie) 11 November 2009 20:55
According to a recent study, studies mean nothing. [ + quote]
Morreale (Member) 11 November 2009 22:52
Once a cobra bit Chuck Norris' leg. After five days of excruciating pain, the cobra died. [ + quote]
LissenUp (Inactive) 12 November 2009 1:20
These 3 comments are the funniest sh*t I have heard and now my day is better than it was before reading. Thanks. I must add........... Recent studies have shown the planet Earth to have signs of intelligent life. [ + quote]
Amak (Junior Member) 12 November 2009 1:39
According to a new survey, the RIAA and Apple rip the consumer off with outrageous prices and students go to cheaper alternatives. [ + quote]
whatname (Newbie) 12 November 2009 9:58
the only good survey is a dead survey [ + quote]
Mez (Senior Member) 12 November 2009 11:15
The point was the last survey had the opposite results. Can the readers assume that you all agree with the survey? I had not heard of TunesPro before. 1-2 USDs per album at 320 CBR is a fair price. Too bad, like etunes or what ever, their stock is very limited. [ + quote]
emugamer (Member) 13 November 2009 12:11
*Originally posted by LissenUp:* I must add........... Recent studies have shown the planet Earth to have signs of intelligent life. Those studies were debunked due to conflict of interest. [ + quote] This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 13 November 2009 12:13
whatname (Newbie) 13 November 2009 15:39
Is TunesPro genuine? On the face of it this looks like a cheap plug for a website. I went on it and I couldn't find anything at all, not a single tune. at &0.19 it sounds too good to be true... [ + quote]
Mez (Senior Member) 13 November 2009 16:01
I am sure it is real. The deal is they carry no labels just indie music. Some of it is good enough for the cost. [ + quote]
whatname (Newbie) 13 November 2009 16:55
I was at work when I tried earlier, must have been blocking the website. Looks good. These prices are much more reasonable. RIP Itunes. [ + quote]