iTunes Plus

Apple has just unveiled the new iTunes Plus. For you iPodders out there, iTunes Plus offers new features like DRM-free songs for only $1.29 each. Apple's CEO Steve Jobs was quoted saying, "We expect more than half of the songs on iTunes will be offered in iTunes Plus versions by the end of this year."

The downloadable tracks will be available as high quality 256 kbps in the AAC format. The cost of these new DRM-free tracks is about 30 cents more than the protected versions. I wonder if Metallica will be on board with this?