p2pnet.net news:- More bad news for Sony, beset by problems ranging from the ongoing PR disaster linked to the spyware debacle when it was caught red-handed planting dangerous DRM software on music CDs, through a serious lack of interest in its PlayStation 3, to laptop batteries with a tendency to burst into flame, to name but three.

Now Yahoo Japan and Apple say iTunes has usurped Mora, run by Sony affiliate LabelGate, as the default music store on Yahoo Music Japan, according to the IDG News Service.

“Access to Mora is still available through Yahoo Japan although users must log in to the site and make it their preferred music store,” says the story, adding, “the Japanese deal doesn’t necessarily foretell similar alliances in other markets.

Yahoo is a minority shareholder in Yahoo Japan, “owning about one-third of the company,” says ITWire. “The largest stake is held by Softbank.”

Should iTunes users rejoice? Not. Because it would seem they’ll now have to pay more for their already seriously overpriced iTunes downloads.

They’ll have to fork out $1.40 instead of $1, says Softpedia.

Slashdot it!

Also See:
IDG News Service – Yahoo Japan Partners With Apple iTunes, June 14, 2007
ITWire – Yahoo Japan’s iTunes hookup, June 18, 2007
Softpedia – iTunes is now (more expensive) in Japan, June 7, 2007

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