Archive for November, 2006
The Zune Tax
Om Malik has a nice writeup on the news that Microsoft is going to pay Universal Music $1 for each Zune that’s sold, and they’ve extended the offer to the other members of the ‘big music’ cartel. I’m torn between thinking that Microsoft simply caved-in to Universal’s threat to withhold it’s library from the [...]
eMusic cuts monthly downloads by 25%
I’ve been a big fan of eMusic since I signed up with them early this year. They offer indie label music in mp3 format, totally unencumbered by DRM, on a monthly subscription basis; at their current base prices, you get 40 downloads per month for US$10. I’ve recommended them often as alternatives [...]