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The subscription business model is like a quick fix, (instant gratification) which has not proven itself to be a successful model as of yet, if ever.
5 years from now & $900 spent, if you cancel Napster for some reason say you want to switch over to a Yahoo, you are screwed!
A good read of how much spining certain CEO's will do to promote their service, at the expense of sounding just ludicrous:
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ByteOfTheApple/blog/archives/2005/12/qa_with_napster.html - Posted by: dave95 Posted on: 01/19/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
Do they lose the music they downloaded?
Nigel Johnstone | 01/18/06
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Unfortunately so!
dave95 | 01/18/06
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It is a disaster for the business model waiting to happen
Predrag Vasic | 01/18/06
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Quick fix
dave95 | 01/19/06
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Finally, someone else realizes the #1 issue with DRM and Software Activatio
BitTwiddler | 01/18/06
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Very interesting
tic swayback | 01/18/06
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It will time-out
Predrag Vasic | 01/18/06
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Subscription versus purchase
tic swayback | 01/18/06
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Does it matter?
voska | 01/18/06
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That's the question
tic swayback | 01/18/06
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I would think
Shelendrea | 01/18/06
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It's gonna depend on how the DRM works
tic swayback | 01/18/06
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true
Shelendrea | 01/18/06
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I doubt it
Len Rooney | 01/18/06
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But....
markdoc.geo | 01/19/06
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But they won't work on my iPod
nucrash | 01/18/06
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And their service never worked on my Mac
tic swayback | 01/18/06
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I'll never rent music!
Protector | 01/18/06
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RIAA want us to pay for music forever with these subcription....
dave95 | 01/19/06
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TKO?
jandclinan@... | 01/19/06
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