The Return of Napster

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The Return of Napster

Post by mongie @ 03:28pm 21/05/08 | 10 Comments

Napster has launched the worlds biggest online music store, after relaunching their site with a new per-track sales model. The store will sell DRM free music at around the same price as industry leading iTunes Music Store.

Until now Napster had focused on selling "all-you-can-eat" monthly streaming music subscription packages, but had struggled to win over the majority of fans wanting to be able to transfer songs they like on to a portable device such as the popular iPod.

The store is currently available to US users only. promoted forum item

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B.Hardball
Posted 06:50pm 21/5/08

Why would I use Napster instead of iTunes music store?

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Fnukle
Posted 07:28pm 21/5/08

Because you wouldn't

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partyhat
Posted 11:35pm 21/5/08

heh, paying for mp3s. nothx.

qft

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(Mi)Cool_As_Ice
Posted 12:25am 22/5/08

still wont be gettin into buying individual tracks. Albums are designed to be listened to in full.
JB ftw, they're so cheap anyways.

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giririsss
Posted 07:25am 22/5/08

Why would I use Napster instead of iTunes music store?

I think the big thing to distinguish them from itunes is the DRM Free part billy.

i've never used itunes, but afaik, you can only transfer a tune to so many devices, and they are passworded to boot.

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B.Hardball
Posted 08:04am 22/5/08

I think the big thing to distinguish them from itunes is the DRM Free part billy.

i've never used itunes, but afaik, you can only transfer a tune to so many devices, and they are passworded to boot.

Non-DRM high quality tracks are the same price as normal tracks in iTunes - there's just not as many but they are increasing.

If I had a steady income I would buy online much more often.

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