Nokia Music Store Rocks Into Sweden
I’m a bit late on this, but it’s still good to see the Nokia Music Store pressing on into uncharted territory. Nokia has officially launched its music store in Sweden, with tracks priced at 0.00 SEK, and albums rocking in at 100.00 SEK. It’s interesting to see that Nokia is pricing things the same in each country, without taking into account exchange rates or anything.
Nokia’s Music Store uses DRM’d files that are able to be transferred to a limited number of devices, but can be purchased from either your PC or directly on your S60-powered smartphone, such as the N95 or N82. Tracks purchased on your phone can be re-downloaded or synced to your computer, and the Nokia Music PC Client, which is brand new at the Beta Labs, will soon offer the ability to directly connect to the music store, more closely resembling Apple’s iTunes setup.
Currently, the Nokia Music Store is accessed through your web browser, and it requires Internet Explorer, though FireFox users can use the IE Tab plugin to sneak in.
Is it really a wise step of Nokia to start selling DRM’d files while everyone else is stepping away from it?