Amazon is preparing to launch its own portable digital music player in direct competition to Apple's iPod.����ѷ��׼���Ƴ��Լ��ı�Яʽ�������ֲ�������ֱ�ӵľ�����ƻ���iPod �� The plan is interesting for its business model.�üƻ���Ȥ���ǣ�Ϊ�����ҵģʽ�� It plans to offer unlimited download on a monthly or yearly fee.��ƻ��ṩ�������أ�ÿ�»�ÿ��ķ��á�

Instead of selling music at 99 cents each (iPod model) Amazon plans to allow unlimited download for a monthly or yearly fee.���dz���������99���֣�ÿ���� iPod�ͺţ� ������ѷ�ļƻ������������أ�ÿ�»�ÿ��ķ��á� When the user stops the scheduled payments, the music player will be disabled.���û�ֹͣ���ڸ�����ֲ������������á� The monthly fee is likely to range from $5-15 per month based on similar offerings in the past.ÿ�µ��շ��ǿ��ܵķ�Χ��5-15Ԫ��ÿ�µĻ������ƵIJ�Ʒ�ڹ�ȥ�ġ�

Previously such efforts were not very successful due to the clumsiness of the software and usage.��ǰ����Ŭ������ʮ�ֳɹ������ڸ�clumsiness�������ʹ�á� Amazon is designing the player with a consumer electronics company to rectify these issues.����ѷ�Dz����������������Ե��ӹ�˾���Ծ�����Щ���⡣ Given Amazon's success in the past I am rather optimistic about their chances.��������ѷ�ijɹ����ڹ�ȥ���ң����dz��ֹ�̬�ȵĻ�ᡣ

The music industry is excited and I think users who are heavy consumers of music should be too.���ֲ�ҵ���˷ܣ��Ҿ����û�˭�dz�������ߵ�����Ӧ��̫��

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