GBox
gBox is an online music store run by a Cupertino, California-based startup called gBox, Inc. gBox gained fame in August 2007 when Universal Music Group announced that gBox, among other stores, will sell music in MP3 format free of Digital Rights Management (DRM) from a selection of Universal's artists. The store, which started selling its Universal catalog August 21, 2007, promotes its catalog using Google's AdWords program. The unexpectedness of the news coupled with rumors of a Google-run music store led to some early reports that Google owned or invested in gBox; the two share only an advertising business relationship.
gBox sells songs in DRM-free MP3 for 99 cents per track, or in a Windows Media DRM format for the same price.
According to gBox Chief Executive Tammy Artim, gBox initially worked only with Internet Explorer users on Microsoft Windows, but Firefox for Windows support was added prior to the August 21 launch. Due to incompatibility with the optional Windows Media DRM software, gBox does not work on Mac OS X.