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Off-The-Shelf Online Music Stores

Posted by timothy on 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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  1. Bubble-Bursting.... by Tsali · · 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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  2. Woohoo! by Quasar1999 · · 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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  3. Re:Burst... by wo1verin3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Great until some troll mods up Celine Dion and Bryan Adams... :(

  4. Re:The important element: WMA by Havokmon · · 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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  5. Re:Why would anyone want to pay for music? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, next they'll try putting water in bottles, and expect THAT to sell!

  6. The bubble will burst by An+Onerous+Coward · · 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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  7. Re:Why would anyone want to pay for music? by Gr33nNight · · Score: 4, Funny

    But I WILL NOT share my girlfriend. You can copy her all you want though.

  8. Repo Business by JM+Apocalypse · · 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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