p2p news / p2pnet: Russian download site AllofMP3.com has released a beta of allTunes.

It’s an obvious iTunes take-off, but the similarity isn’t even skin deep.

Where iTunes, an iPod promo/delivery vehicle for which users pay, offers over-priced C.R.A.P., AllofMP3.com sells eminently affordable music files sans DRM, claiming it can do so because it adheres to local copyright law and pays royalties to artists and labels.

The new allTunes is a windows desktop or smartphone interface to the AllOFMP3 library, says Techcrunch, going on:

"The model is simple, download the application, signup for an account, find music (amongst the 40,000 albums they have) click and download. The price is 2c per megabyte downloaded, which works out to be around $1-1.50 per album, much better than the $0.99c a song at iTunes."

"The catalog is very broad," says Techcrunch.

"I was able to find some rare international music that I hadn’t heard for years, as well as all the usual classics. The preview feature is just awesome, it allows you to listen to a low-quality version of each song from within the player – not just a snippet but the full song (as long as you have credit in your account). I have actually been listening to music all evening just with the preview player – the quality is bearable. For sophisticated audiophiles, allTunes allows you to download your songs in a variety of codes and bitrates, from almost-lossless through to 64kbps MP3."

Also See:
CRAP – Apple and its C.R.A.P., March 4, 2006
Techcrunch – AllOfMP3 Launches allTunes, March 29, 2006

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