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The Nine Lives of Napster
lisa langsdorf writes "There's an interesting article on BusinessWeek.com today about Napster's race to gain greater market share in the music download business. According to a recent study, Apple has 75% of the pay for music download market, but Napster could soon gain more market share due to a new upcoming market push. BusinessWeek says: 'Napster could start to increase market share in the more profitable business of selling monthly subscriptions, where customers can listen to -- but not own -- as many songs as they want each month for $9.95. While Napster is far behind RealNetworks' Rhapsody service, AOL's MusicNet, and others, it's taking the lead again in the old Napster's stomping ground: college campuses.'"
While Napster is far behind RealNetworks' Rhapsody service, AOL's MusicNet, and others
It's gotta hurt pretty bad when Real is considered better than you!
> How a monthly subscribtion eventually filters down to the artists?
The artists get a monthly "attaboy" form letter from the RIAA.
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Coke in a Pepsi cup? Philistine.
Trolling is a art,
Which, knowing how the RIAA works, probably says, "Your $350 monthly membership dues must be paid in full by tomorrow, or we will not forward your $9.37 royalty check this month."
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I will not buy songs online,
I will not buy them any time.
I will not buy them from iTunes,
I will not buy them from tycoons.
I will not buy them on a Mac,
I will not buy them, even in FLAC.
I will not buy them from Napster,
I will not buy them any faster.
I will not buy songs online,
I will not buy them any time.