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Apples Readies New Online Music Service
xyle_one:
Apples new music-service
quote: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O is readying to launch an online service that will cut straight to the core of digital music distribution, winning the praise of some record executives who see it is as a weapon against online piracy.
Music executives who have seen Apple's upcoming service said it is simple to use, offers single songs from a deep catalog and -- unlike Kazaa and the other pirate services that have picked up where the now-defunct Napster left off -- it pays royalties to the troubled record industry.
Apple's new service will feature songs from all five major record labels, link with its iTunes music software and allow for easy downloading to the iPod, Apples popular digital music player, people familiar with the matter said.
The new music service is expected to be unveiled on or around April 28.
"It's exactly the system that should have existed five years ago," said one record industry executive.
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i am looking forward to this. hopefully it isnt expensive & doesnt suck too much ass. it would be hard to get people to stop file-sharing though. so i cant see it getting real big at all.
bossesjoe:
quote:Originally posted by ecsyle:
i am looking forward to this. hopefully it isnt expensive & doesnt suck too much ass. it would be hard to get people to stop file-sharing though. so i cant see it getting real big at all.[/QB]
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true true, but the thing is, this service can provide cd quality tracks and you won't waste time searching for songs and trying to figure out whats real and not real
xyle_one:
if its not expensive, and it works seamlessly with itunes i could very well get into it. the thing is, i do not like most "popular music" so i think i will have a limited choice. maybe not though, we will have to wait and see. the article said april 28 right? cool. i can wait till then
mushrooomprince:
Don't ever kid yourself i know a lot of people who are extremely loyal to their music groups. In fact i could probably name a dozen people that would use the service because it wouldn't be putting their artists out of business and it would still be faster and cheaper then going to the store.
And it better be cheap.
emh:
Would the service be available to other OS's?
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