Universal Offers iPod-Resistant Music

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday September 17, 2007 @07:41AM from the that-wont-last-long dept.

dprovine writes "Universal is now offering music through Spiral Frog as free downloads supported by advertising revenue. But according to Daily Tech, the files being offered won't work on iPods. 'The move to not allow its content to be played on iPod's appears to be a clear snub by the Universal Music Group, similar to NBC's recent move of its television content from iTunes to Amazon.com. Apple has not commented on this development. For many, though, SpiralFrog.com presents an intriguing new business model that may present a legal alternative to file sharing or spending large amounts of money on CDs or paid download services, such as iTunes.'"

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Re:Now music comes with a ball and chain! Yay! by anagama · 2007-09-17 07:51 · Score: 1, Flamebait

Not only is it a great and convenient service, I'm impressed with the future prospects for wild success after cutting out 90% (or whatever it is) of the portable music player market. What's the stock symbol for this spiralfrog company? DMBF perhaps?

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News Flash by carbona · 2007-09-17 08:01 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Apple offers songs on their music store that are incompatible with anything but an iPod, including songs and samplers they give away. How is what Universal is doing any more noteworthy or deserving of scorn? It sucks all around.