The key is that while no ONE comeptitor is going to put a dent in Apple's marektshare, with all the new alternatives coming out at once (MySpace, this, etc.) they may combine to start knocking Apple down. And that could serve to have a snowball effect. If iTunes dominaces falters, then people wil have less reasons to overpay for an inferior MP3 player like the iPod. And as fewer people overpay for an inferior MP3 player like the iPod, fewer people will need to subject themselves to the horror that is using iTunes.
Anyone remember when NetZero was actually free? Or how about the promise of free DSL service that was going to be 100% advertiser supported. Free DSL never came to pass and NetZero now costs ten bucks a month.If these guys can make this business model work they will succeed where many others have failed. Besides, there will ALWAYS be a portion of the population that will want music without DRM or advertising attached and will continue to go the P2P route to get it for free.My opinion. Spiral Frog's gonna croak.
DRM / Digital Rights Management is the downfall of music. The more labels try to prevent people from "stealing" music, the more people are going to want to steal it. That's why our band, though we do sell downloads and physical CDs, we put no limits on how we distribute our music and really don't care if people are downloading the tracks or sharing them illegally. We want more and more people to be listening, and so we don't put any DRM on our tracks. I think people will still be buying CDs from indie artists at least, if not major labels, so why should we care?-JosiahTHE REDDING BROTHERS<a class="user" href="http://www.reddingbrothers.com">http://www.reddingbrothers.com</a>
Digital Rights Management is the bane and downfall of modern music. The more labels try to prevent people from "stealing" music, the more people are going to want to steal it. That's why our band, though we do sell downloads and physical CDs, we put no limits on how we distribute our music and really don't care if people are downloading the tracks or sharing them illegally. We want more and more people to be listening, and so we don't put any DRM on our tracks. I think people will still be buying CDs from indie artists at least, if not major labels, so why should we care?-JosiahTHE REDDING BROTHERS<a class="user" href="http://www.reddingbrothers.com">http://www.reddingbrothers.com</a>
Closed AccountSep 3, 2006
Yeah...right. Like 99.99% of people buying the music are REALLY thinking "I sure give a flying f**k if the artists are compensated fairly."
Closed AccountSep 3, 2006
Kyder...based on other comments you made, your time is worthless.
Closed AccountSep 3, 2006
The key is that while no ONE comeptitor is going to put a dent in Apple's marektshare, with all the new alternatives coming out at once (MySpace, this, etc.) they may combine to start knocking Apple down. And that could serve to have a snowball effect. If iTunes dominaces falters, then people wil have less reasons to overpay for an inferior MP3 player like the iPod. And as fewer people overpay for an inferior MP3 player like the iPod, fewer people will need to subject themselves to the horror that is using iTunes.
Closed AccountSep 3, 2006
And you also want to have sex with a woman. But it ain't gonna happen.
dracocatSep 4, 2006
Yes, but it will be great to be able to listen to more than 30 seconds of a song before I return to iTunes to purchase it.
quoigonfishinSep 4, 2006
Anyone remember when NetZero was actually free? Or how about the promise of free DSL service that was going to be 100% advertiser supported. Free DSL never came to pass and NetZero now costs ten bucks a month.If these guys can make this business model work they will succeed where many others have failed. Besides, there will ALWAYS be a portion of the population that will want music without DRM or advertising attached and will continue to go the P2P route to get it for free.My opinion. Spiral Frog's gonna croak.
championchapSep 4, 2006
play close attention to the words "major and independant"
reddingbrothersAug 8, 2007
DRM / Digital Rights Management is the downfall of music. The more labels try to prevent people from "stealing" music, the more people are going to want to steal it. That's why our band, though we do sell downloads and physical CDs, we put no limits on how we distribute our music and really don't care if people are downloading the tracks or sharing them illegally. We want more and more people to be listening, and so we don't put any DRM on our tracks. I think people will still be buying CDs from indie artists at least, if not major labels, so why should we care?-JosiahTHE REDDING BROTHERS<a class="user" href="http://www.reddingbrothers.com">http://www.reddingbrothers.com</a>
reddingbrothersAug 8, 2007
Digital Rights Management is the bane and downfall of modern music. The more labels try to prevent people from "stealing" music, the more people are going to want to steal it. That's why our band, though we do sell downloads and physical CDs, we put no limits on how we distribute our music and really don't care if people are downloading the tracks or sharing them illegally. We want more and more people to be listening, and so we don't put any DRM on our tracks. I think people will still be buying CDs from indie artists at least, if not major labels, so why should we care?-JosiahTHE REDDING BROTHERS<a class="user" href="http://www.reddingbrothers.com">http://www.reddingbrothers.com</a>
sdb2007Oct 8, 2007
Here a cool site where a lot of people are giving their music away for free. <a class="user" href="http://www.tunestart.com">http://www.tunestart.com</a>