I’m thinking it’s a little late. Napster would have been revolutionary with this had it come out five years ago. Now, they are just another in a series of stores like this and this isn’t really big news. I’d still sell on there, of course, but it’s not that big of a deal in music [...]
Napster Launches MP3 Download Store
May 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Industry News
eMusic to sue if iTunes goes buffet
March 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Industry News
eMusic says they will sue Apple if they decide to try buffet-style access with the purchase of a premium-priced device. One of the options Apple could offer in the future would be this: if you buy their premium device (like an iPhone with a crazy add-on fee), you get all the music you want from [...]
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iTunes subscriptions
March 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Industry News
I have never liked the idea of subscriptions for music. You pay $x amount per month and you get to play all the music you want. Stop paying, you’re outta luck. It just seems mobster-ish to me, which is par for the course for record labels, but not for Apple. So I’m a little queezy [...]
Tags:Apple·Christopher Joel·emusic·iPhone·iPod·iTunes·limewire·music·Napster·record label·Rhapsody·subscription·Touch
Limewire launches music store
March 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Industry News
I’ve tried Limewire once or twice. I’ve gotten away from the whole file sharing thing, although I will be adding my own files there once we get them all finished up. Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised to hear that Limewire has opened a legit, for-pay music store. I’m stoked because they are working with mostly [...]
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