In light of a move by Nokia last year to offer unlimited music downloads with the purchase of a phone, Cupertino-based Apple is considering offering unlimited downloads from iTunes with the purchase of select iPod models.

It is currently unknown how much extra an iPod with the unlimited music would cost, or if the music would be DRM-free. Either way, I think it would be an excellent move by Apple to do this. Americans have always been attracted to the idea of unlimited, and it would cut down on P2P downloads. The only potential problems would be if Apple chose to set a time period, say a year like Nokia’s, on the service, or if they only offered in on the more expensive iPods. Many would be willing to pay to renew the service, but it would be a shame if service were unrenewable after a year or if you had to buy a $499 iPhone to get it.

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