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The record labels complained for years that Apple (AAPL) wouldn't let them set their own prices in iTunes. Then, last year, Apple caved. The labels promptly jacked up prices. And guess what happened? Sales slowed -- hard.

Media Memo's Peter Kafka writes, "perhaps it wasn’t a great idea to raise prices 30 percent during a recession."

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• How 'Glee' Married TV and Music in a New Moneymaking Model
• Apple In Talks To Buy Music Site Lala

Although Apple is not attending this year's Macworld Expo in San Francisco, it is still rolling out new products.

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