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"gBox has been chosen by Universal Music Group as one of the venues through which its DRM-free music will become available during its test phase, running through January, 2008.  See our coverage of Universal's initial announcement here.\nThe start-up, which had been in stealth mode until Universal made the announcement, will get referrals through Universal's ads on Google's network. gBox plans on officially launching on August 21. When a search is performed for an artist's name or song, Universal's ad will appear, and then direct to gBox's website.  The deal entails Google receiving standard fees, and not a share of revenue based on sales.  It also looks like you'll be able to get downloads on gBox for a lower price than had been announced for Universal's DRM-free mp3s.  The standard rate of 99 cents will apply on gBox, while it had been said that Universal's DRM-free songs will be priced at $1.29.  \nWith Universal and Google teaming up to promote sales of its DRM-free content, it looks like the music group could be taking a stand against Apple, with which it did not renew its long-term contract for music sales.  On the other side of the coin, while gBox has negotiated deals with other music labels, including Sony, the songs will not play on Mac computers, as its service is only compatible with Internet Explorer for Windows, and support for Firefox is planned for later this month. While Amazon, Wal-Mar, BestBuy, and RealNetworks will also be selling Universal's content sans DRM protection, only gBox will be benefiting from Universal's ad referrals.\nLooks like, at its heart, gBox will be more of a service for creating wishlists and enabling friends to purchase these items for you (as a gift) directly through a widget that can be placed on your personal website, blog, or social networking profile.  The songs available on gBox will be included in this social, commerce widget.\n[via  Washington Post]"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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