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Amazon Plans Music Service To Rival iPod

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bringing-the-star-destroyers-around-for-a-broadside dept.

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."

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  1. The Coolness Factor... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I like buying books and DVDs from Amazon. But there's no coolness factor associated with having a music player from a warehouse operation. The iPod, on the other hand, is a cultural icon that everyone must have..

  2. possible name... by solidtransient · · Score: 5, Funny

    call it iMazon... no wait...

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  3. Ah well...hope springs eternal for marketing types by Sunburnt · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What, exactly, is Amazon going to be banking on by branding a line of music players? Their history for making functional, attractive gadgets? Hmm...no, that's Apple. Is the consumer expected to look at an Amazon-branded MP3 player they've never seen before and think, "Ah, Amazon! They do such a good job shipping gifts on or around Christmas, I'll bet their digital music service rocks?"

    This has all the trappings of another expensive mistake.

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