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Napster Launches UK Music Service

Posted by michael on from the all-jethro-tull-all-the-time dept.

amichalo writes "Napster just went multi-continent with the surprise announcement of a Napster UK on-line music service. From the website, singles at 1.09 British pounds, albums start at 9.95 pounds. Availability for other European nations not available. Apple has previously announced they would be entering the European market by the end of the year with rumors of singles priced at 1.49 Euro."

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  1. Napster by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    We shall fght DRM on the beaches.
    We shall fight on the landing grounds.
    We shall fight in the fields and in the streets.

  2. 1.49 Euro by DrXym · · Score: 4, Funny
    1.49 Euro = 1.79 USD per track


    How do they keep their prices so low and still make a profit?

    1. Re:1.49 Euro by in7ane · · Score: 5, Funny

      You are not converting for the metric measurement properly.

      What you got to realize is that there are 10 bits per byte in the EU now, and so the costs are higher.

    2. Re:1.49 Euro by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      >What you got to realize is that there are 10 bits per byte in the EU now, and so the costs are higher.

      We're talking about WMA files here, not AAC. There's 12 bits per byte, not 10.

  3. An album is not 1 pound! by L.+VeGas · · Score: 3, Funny

    This article is just full of errors. I have lots of albums, and NONE of them weigh more than a pound.

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  4. Crappy search engine too by 91degrees · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Yes, we have multiple resuilts for 'zerfnarkle'"

    Oddly enough "Beatles" didn't return "The Beatles" amongst the list of matches.

  5. Re:not competitive by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Your use of the word inacceptable is unacceptable.

  6. Incompatible OS by Cooke · · Score: 2, Funny
    "We're sorry, Napster is not currently compatible with your operating system.

    Napster is currently compatible with Windows XP/2000. Windows 95, Windows NT and the Mac OS are not supported at this time. "

    Dont think ill be using it any time soon :(