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Amazon Plans Music Service To Rival iPod
theodp writes "The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Amazon is in advanced talks with the four global music companies about a digital-music service that could be launched as soon as this summer. It would feature Amazon-branded portable music players, designed and built for the retailer, and a subscription service that would deeply discount and preload those devices with songs."
They might want to check with the RIAA first to make sure that *that* is ok.
...smaller than a Nomad. ...no support for OGG Vorbis. ...I forget the other "fault" that was noted when the iPod debuted. ;)
Village idiot in some extremely smart villages.
call it iMazon... no wait...
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Our local record store just closed down, what a great shop it was too. Now this Amazon shop is coming, somehow I don't think it will exude the same charm that I got from our local shop. Hmm, I guess I should bought more records there and spent less time flirting with the cute girls behind the counter, darn.
But on another note, I wonder much kicking and screaming the record company execs did as they were being dragged by collars into this by the many smarter people around them?
"Amazon looking to dump tons of cash on HUGE tax write-off!"
And the hardware will be called the aPod!
The CB App. What's your 20?
I heard google was developing the gPod.
beta, ofcourse
The Coolness Factor...
After reading that subjectline I was expecting an intellectually stimulating lecture on the intricacies of modern refrigeration technology. Now I am disappointed...
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