As most of you know, the competition in the ever-increasing digital music arena is increasing. First Apple took the market by storm with its iPod & iTunes service, and ever-since, many many players such as Creative and Rio have tried their best to break the hardware powerhouse down and gain some market-share. Well, after years of failing attempts, some more giants are gearing up to take swings at iTunes. The players? None other than Microsoft, Yahoo!, and Napster. I am sure most of you have heard of them, and I am sure most of you know about their services. If not, the short story is that the three all offer combination services. What is combination service? Well, with iTunes you pay for each song you download. With the other three, you pay a flat-month fee and listen to the songs all you want. At first glance it sounds as though the later is the better choice. After all, it sounds like you get more bang for you buck. However, after reading a rather well-written article at SmartMoney, it got me thinking about what the other services really are offering. In short, just about nothing.
Anyway, I thought the article was well-written and touched on some very important points that may go over-looked by the average user. Therefore, if you are looking into, already are, or even considering switching to purchasing digital music, I highly recommend you browse the article and see exactly what the differences between the rent vs. own subscription services offer. Adios and enjoy.
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