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Roxio To Concentrate on Online Music Business

Posted by michael on from the house-built-on-sand dept.

DevGhost writes "Roxio Inc. said on Monday it would change its name to Napster and focus on the money-losing online digital music service, selling its profitable CD and DVD software division to Sonic Solutions for $80 million."

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  1. Sounds like a solid business plan by hattig · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I wonder how many of the board of that company also moved with the profitable portion of the company, leaving the employees and the unpopular directors and managers with the loss making portion?

  2. Napster... by SpiritOfGrandeur · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Napster on the stock ticker... who would have thought that was going to happen 5 years ago?!

  3. Maybe Not such a bad idea... by hubs99 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    What if Microsoft bundles a DVD/CD - burning program with LongHorn? Then this might not be such a bad idea for Roxio. The software is great but if microsoft is playing the browser-war with burning software then its potentially a good thing for the ROxio company.

    Also to consider are new DRM rules. Roxio could have to do major upgrading to the software to enable proper DRM and even then Microsoft/MPAA could decide its not good enough.

    What is a great product now does not mean that it will always be the best. You have to admit that CD/DVD burning software is kind of a one-trick-pony-kind-of software that does not have great potential for growth. Sooner or later Microsoft will start to integrate burning capabilities like Apple.

    Also another thing to consider is with growing HD sizes CD burning I am assuming is decreasing. also with MP3 players, which I am assuming will lead to MP3 car players, CDr's could potentially.. gasp.. die. Leaving ROxio with a sinking ship.

    Just some thoughts as to why they would do this drastic move