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Apple to Offer Song Credits?

CNET News.com is reporting that Apple could be changing the way iTunes pricing works.

Currently when you buy a single track from an album you have to pay for it again if you wish to later purchase the whole album. It is possible that in the future Apple could give you a credit for every single that you have bought from that album.

Gartner analyst Mike McGuire said that, if true, such a move does remove an unneccessary barrier.

"In the interest of more consumer-friendly transactions, that makes some sense," McGuire said. "In the end that's dependent on whether I see value in those other eight songs."