Comments on: Microsoft Tries to Make Subscription Music Sound Sexy. Or at Least Smart.

By: productivebydesign

productivebydesign — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:38:28 +0000

-> DRM
-> WMA not playing on iPods

By: mp3 neophyte

mp3 neophyte — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:35:12 +0000

I have a question for other readers: I don’t understand how they can take the music away if I cancel the service – if my iPod isn’t connected to the service, how does it know to delete the songs? In theory, couldn’t I just fill up my iPod, stop paying the fee, and keep the music on the iPod by selecting ‘manual update’ via iTunes?

By: Ngoc Van

Ngoc Van — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:17:53 +0000

that’s all

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Tue, 19 May 2009 00:31:41 +0000

[...] all: News I’ve blogged before about subscription-based music services, an idea that the tech industry has poured millions into, and which rationally makes [...]

By: TIm F.

TIm F. — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:03:17 +0000

Here is how effective this ad is (this is personal experience but I’m sure it’s true of many others):

I have met exactly as many Zune owners as I have iPod owners considering switching to a new device because they had to spend $30,000.

By: Bobman

Bobman — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:14:36 +0000

It is like the difference between leasing and purchasing a car. At the end of the lease you have nothing, but for some people it makes sense.

At least with Zune (I can’t believe I’m supporting M$) you can have something at the end of the lease. The extra $5 is for the use of their library.

OTOH, some purchase solutions (like Lala) find a middle ground; you can buy the rights to listen to a song (very cheaply) separate from the ability to copy it to any MP3 device. And the cost is not additive (you are credited for the lease cost when you purchase).

By: Geo

Geo — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:34:38 +0000

He can still add podcast who are free :) or add creative commons music (ok this one is not a good point :D).

But your question is still good, you still need to buy music somewhere (if you want to add news contents on mp3 players)

By: AntDaddy

AntDaddy — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:31:53 +0000

Geo: You missed my point. If you read Vulpine’s comment, he was talking specifically about his Ipod(s). I questioned how he adds anything new to to his collection while spending $0.00/month.

By: Steven Fisher

Steven Fisher — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:15:24 +0000

I really have to challenge “Rationally, subscription music makes perfect sense”…

I buy the music I want through the iTunes store. And I think I have once spent $15 in a month. Switching to a subscription model would cost me money and not get me anything I want in return.

That’s not rational, that’s the very definition of not rational.

By: Geo

Geo — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:07:54 +0000

“You may spend $0.00/month, but how do you listen to anything you don’t have already?”

C’mon : podcast, streaming (deezer, spotify, last.fm, …), web radio, FM radio, friends, etc…