Off-The-Shelf Online Music Stores

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Off-The-Shelf Online Music Stores

Posted by timothy on Wednesday December 17, 2003 @09:41AM from the commoditization dept.

jpkunst writes "The Chicago Sun-Times and C|Net news.com report about a new product from Loudeye Digital Media Solutions and Microsoft: pre-fab online music stores for companies who want to join the digital music goldrush. I wonder when this bubble is going to burst."

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Bubble-Bursting.... by Tsali · 2003-12-17 09:43 · Score: 5, Funny

"I wonder when this bubble is going to burst."

I'm predicting 2004, second quarter.

Of course, I'm a software developer, so I don't know squat.

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Re:Dotcom bubble? by WellAren'tYouJustThe · 2003-12-17 09:45 · Score: 0, Funny

Well aren't you just the master of the obvious?
Woohoo! by Quasar1999 · 2003-12-17 09:45 · Score: 4, Funny

Now for the love of god, someone buy an iTunes Music store and start selling me the music in Canada!

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Re:Burst... by wo1verin3 · 2003-12-17 09:47 · Score: 5, Funny

Great until some troll mods up Celine Dion and Bryan Adams... :(
OMG! by i_am_syco · 2003-12-17 09:47 · Score: 1, Funny

Apple should get one! And they should call it "iTunes"! IT'D SELL MILLIONS! 25 million at least, I predict.
Re:The important element: WMA by Havokmon · 2003-12-17 09:48 · Score: 4, Funny

Oh, and their highly restrictive DMA grasps tighter at the throats of users around the world.
The tighter you squeeze, the more users will slip through your fingers...

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Re:Why would anyone want to pay for music? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-17 09:50 · Score: 3, Funny

Yeah, next they'll try putting water in bottles, and expect THAT to sell!
The bubble will burst by An+Onerous+Coward · 2003-12-17 09:55 · Score: 5, Funny

When Wal-Mart decided to open their own online music service, I started getting skittish. Now I'm positive the whole thing will collapse when any of the following entities announce the creation of their own online music store:

* K-Mart
* Home Depot
* The Municipal Government of Topeka, Kansas
* Richard Stallman
* The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
* Satan
* Hormel Foods
* Gary Coleman
* Rick and Linda's Bait Shop and Outboard Motor Repair (Jump of I-75 at exit 215B, then head north seven miles to the lake. Can't miss it.)

If you see any of these, it's time to sell short.

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Re:Why would anyone want to pay for music? by Gr33nNight · 2003-12-17 10:06 · Score: 4, Funny

But I WILL NOT share my girlfriend. You can copy her all you want though.
I've got an even better idea... by twofidyKidd · 2003-12-17 10:18 · Score: 2, Funny

Why don't I just form a company, sign a bunch of bands to produce lots of content, and then just give it away for free!?!

Anybody care to buy stock now?

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Re:Why would anyone want to pay for music? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-17 10:44 · Score: 2, Funny

Stop acting like you have a girlfriend. This is slashdot - we all know the truth.
Repo Business by JM+Apocalypse · 2003-12-17 10:55 · Score: 3, Funny

Yes, it's going to be a golden age for the repo business. One which shall never end.

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Serious Answer by jasonditz · 2003-12-17 12:13 · Score: 2, Funny

"I wonder when this bubble is going to burst."

Wait until Time Magazine runs an article saying what a great idea it is to start your own online music service... the bubble will have burst a couple weeks prior to that.