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AOL Enters Music Service Fray

Posted by michael on from the buy-the-cow-or-get-free-milk dept.

Masem writes "Several sites, including The Washington Post and News.com report that AOL is planning to enter the online music service market with its own MusicNet offering. The service rates vary from $4 to $18/month, the latter giving you unlimited downloads and streaming content and 10 burnable tracks a month to CD. Future plans will include a pay-as-you-burn cost as well, expected later this year. However, the service is strictly limited to AOL customers, making many wonder if it will grab enough attention of the current subscriber base to actually be of value."

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  1. AOL CD's by guacamolefoo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sort of gives a new meaning to AOL CDs.

    GF.

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  2. Now we know where the music we listen to... by corebreech · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...in hell comes from.

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  3. You didn't think... by keyslammer · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... that AOL would launch an online music system that didn't involve mailing out CD's, did you?

  4. They've done it again by Joe+the+Lesser · · Score: 3, Funny

    Another product by AOL aimed at the poor masses who don't understand that most of these services are free and/or can be found at cheaper prices. (Although only with AOL can you hear an exciting 'You've got music!' sound, so that's a plus.)

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  5. In another announcement by N8F8 · · Score: 3, Funny

    AOL announced in will be proactivly blocking all filesharing programs since they are a menace to society -For purely altruistic reasons.

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  6. From the inside.... by thatguywhoiam · · Score: 5, Funny
    INT. DAYTIME - AOL CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS

    THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS CONVENED TO DISCUSS THEIR NEW ONLINE MUSIC STRATEGY.

    AOL SUIT #1
    So, the idea is this - we've already got subscribers, and the music people want subscribers, so lets turn OUR subscibers into THAT kind of subscribers! I'm frickin' brilliant!

    AOL SUIT #2
    But, what if they pirate the music they download? Can't they just play it out of their headphone jack, onto a MiniDisc, or basically anything else?

    AOL SUIT #1 motions to the gorillas standing guard at the door. With a quick motion, AOL SUIT #2 is sent through a trap door under his chair. At the same time, his stock options are released from a hatch in the ceiling and all the other SUITS scramble to collect them.

    AOL SUIT #1
    Now, as I was saying...

    FADE OUT

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    1. Re:From the inside.... by TopShelf · · Score: 2, Funny
      AOL SUIT #3: Uhhh... Splunge?

      AOL SUIT #1: That's brilliant! I hereby promote you to CIO...

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