via Hypebot
For all the hype the Zune garnered, this may be a real compelling new service for people. Rumors have abounded for some time about an Amazon music store - after all they sell everything from deodorant to flat screen televisions, so why not music? Selling music in MP3 format, without DRM restriction, will allow the tracks to be played on every device out there.
The other music service with a similar approach, EMusic, has done well with the format. The only knock on EMusic lies with the selection; labels aren't so forthcoming with their catalogue, so EMusic caters a little to the niche sections of the musical universe. If Amazon can leverage their clout to get a reasonable major label catalogue, it would definitely shake things up in the online music world.