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    muldoon
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    Whitney Houston's Label Mourns Her Death

    ...by raising the prices for her music on Itunes less than 24 hours after her death.


    Houston's 2007 Ultimate Collection increased by £3 to £7.99 in the space of just 30 minutes, with iTunes users reporting that they were prevented from downloading the LP at its original advertised price while the update occurred.

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    That's good business sense. Who cares anyway? Whitney Houston was a junkie.

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    business as usual.

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    Typical, just like SBR

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    Quote Originally Posted by ericthegangster View Post
    That's good business sense. Who cares anyway? Whitney Houston was a junkie.
    Digital age requires a quick response I guess. I'd like to see the torrent stats on her downloads & domain registrations related to her today.

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    Unreal
    It's all about money

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    What a bunch of greedy bastards

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    Can't wait for her all new Greatest Hits album....Even tho' I'd bet money she already has a greatest hits album out there.

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    paying for music is for squares

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    Quote Originally Posted by ericthegangster View Post
    That's good business sense. Who cares anyway? Whitney Houston was a junkie.
    That's what Jaimie Foxx said...


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6JWj...e_gdata_player

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    Sony making money Opie style: Raising prices following Whitney Houston's death



    iTunes, Sony Raise Prices on Whitney Houston Albums, Songs
    Executives at Sony briefly went green over Whitney Houston's memory.

    By Chris Roberts | Monday, Feb 13, 2012

    Mourners gathered at the Newark church where Whitney Houston began singing as a child in the choir.

    Whitney Houston albums somehow, for some reason, cost about $5 more on iTunes than they did before the famed singer was found dead Saturday at the age of 48, according to multiple reports.

    Hmm.

    DigitalSpy and several United Kingdom news sources were among the first to report that copies of Houston's "Ultimate Collection" album were selling for $12.60 on Monday, exactly $4.70 more than what they sold for prior to Houston's death.

    Apple representatives did not comment. Sony Music was accused of profiteering after the price of Houston's album was jacked up 60 percent at around 4 a.m. California time on Sunday, according to the UK Guardian. By Monday, the album was back to its regular price, the newspaper reported.

    Sony Music raised the wholesale price of Houston's back catalog in what fans called a "cynical ploy."

    Right now, it's possible to grab Houston favorites for more-reasonable sums. For single songs, Houston's arguably most-famous hit, "I Will Always Love You" from "The Bodyguard" soundtrack, sells for $0.69. Nearly every other Houston track sells for $1.29.

    Copies of "The Basics," a 15-track Greatest Hits album, will set you back $18.45. It's not immediately clear what the record cost prior to her death, but $18.45 is comparatively steep among iTunes album prices.

    Houston titles are, predictably, some of the best-selling items on iTunes right now.
    http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/...139249448.html

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    Sony can only dream of having Opie money.

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    Jews are smart!!!

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    why would anyone pay money to hear someone sing a song. music is a joke industry for suckers.

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    who the fukk wants to purchase music, much less whitney houston music

    http://www.youtube-mp3.org/

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