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Napster On the Block
Ars Technica has a good wrap of
Napster hanging out a "For Sale or Partner" sign. With half a million subscribers (down from the previous quarter) and $100M in annual revenue, the company is still bleeding cash. El Reg pinpoints the trouble: "The subscription crowd – and Apple via iTunes – must fight over a few pennies per song in profit. More from the Vulture: "You have to wonder if Napster's customer base is really worth the effort for a company such as Microsoft or even Real. The Napster brand has all the gravitas of a Che Guevara t-shirt."
Maybe Metallica would be interested in this fine venture!!!!
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At one point the Napster brand might have had all the gravitas of a Che Guevara shirt. At this point it has all the gravitas of a Jar Jar Binks shirt.
I'm glad someone is finally sticking it to that sell-out Che Guevara. His marketing campaign drives me nuts.
...what it's like to be on the artist's end of the contract.
...Web 2.0!
1) Change name to Napstr.
2) Profit!
In retaliation for Napster giving away free songs, the Offspring started selling t-shirts with Napster's logo on it. I got one during the brief time they were selling it. As the original poster said, Napster just isn't cool anymore unfortunately, so I can't bare to wear it.
You'll never shut down the real Napster.