iTunes top tracks $1.29, Amazon $0.99: thanks record labels As promised, variable pricing has now been implemented at the iTunes music store. Already, we're seeing most of top 10 singles and 33 of the top 100 hitting the top price-point of $1.29 (encoded as DRM-free 256kbps AAC). Interesting as Amazon's uncomfortably similar top 10 list has all these tracks priced at $0.99 (encoded as DRM-free 256kbps... The record labels still don't get it, or do they. People will not see this as the a compromised between Apple and the music Oligarchy for Apple to have DRM free music. People will see this as Apple raising prices, and maybe sending traffic and money to Apple's competitors like Amazon. We will see how this plays out.

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