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Amazon's week-old music download service is just the latest challenge to the 4 1/2-year-old heavyweight known as Apple's iTunes Music Store, which has sold more than 3 billion songs. Most music bought from the iTunes store will play only on Apple's iPod devices, though last May, Apple launched iTunes Plus to sell certain songs without that restrictive, digital rights management coding for $1.29 each.

iTunes vs. Amazon: The Devil's in the DRM Details

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Did you see this? I know this has been around for awhile, but there is something significant going on here. Apple and a company called iBiquity Digital teamed up to provide a service to folks with digital HD radio that will let people tag a song they hear for purchase at the iTunes Store. The service is called iTunes Tagging and it's pretty cool technology.

Hi-Def Radio Tagging: Hear It on the Air, Buy It on iTunes

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In a shuffle between companies with legal challenges spanning the globe, Apple general counsel Donald Rosenberg is leaving for Qualcomm after just 10 months in the post. Oracle general counsel Daniel Cooperman, 56, will replace Rosenberg on Nov. 1, Apple said Friday. Rosenberg, 56, joined Apple last November, when the maker of iPod players and Macintosh computers was in the thick of a stock options scandal.

Apple Snags Oracle Lawyer as General Counsel Preps to Jump Ship

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The newly opened Apple store in the Natick Collection just outside Boston is a brightly lit, minimalist space meant to highlight the company's cutting-edge products. Employees swirl around the store to answer questions and keep a close eye on the iPhones being pawed near the front window. Meanwhile, just a few miles west, Mac reseller Macs at Work reflects an entirely different philosophy.

Riding Apple's Retail Coattails