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Sony Makes a Play for Apple’s Online Music EmpirePosted on Jan 25, 2011
The seeming stranglehold that Apple’s iTunes has had on the online music market could be challenged, or at least loosened, by the imminent release of a competitor from Sony this quarter. Author, scholar and Truthdig contributor Aram Sinnreich tells Bloomberg TV’s Carol Massar how Sony’s service stacks up in this clip from Monday’s “In the Loop.” —KA “In the Loop” on Bloomberg TV: Advertisement Previous item: ‘It Takes a Village to Unite the Most Divided People on Earth’ Next item: Your Ticket to Davos New and Improved CommentsIf you have trouble leaving a comment, review this help page. Still having problems? Let us know. If you find yourself moderated, take a moment to review our comment policy. |
By jltnol, January 26, 2011 at 3:53 pm Link to this comment
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FAIL!
This is pretty funny… yet another try at locking folks in to heavy DRM tracks
that go away once the server that validates your tracks go away.
Once the service dies, your songs die.
Why rent tracks that you can own?
Movies? Perhaps streaming is a good thing… music? It’s cheap enough to buy
that renting doesn’t make any sense.
The record companies will never match Apple eco system to delivery and
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