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Apple, AT&T: Bosom buddies or odd couple?

September 13, 2007 The corporate pair that launched the iPhone shares much in common. They also have plenty of conflicts as they push competing digital music businesses. TAGS: AT&T Corp., EMusic, Motorola ROKR, Apple Computer, Apple iPhone, Verizon Wireless, Napster Inc., Motorola Inc., Apple iTunes, Sprint Nextel, media player, music, cell phone, entertainment, Apple iPod, U.S.

Napster's 'rental' music service takes on iTunes

February 3, 2005 The company is putting $30 million in marketing behind a new Microsoft-backed portable subscription service. TAGS: Napster Inc., music subscription service, marketing campaign, Napster To Go, Apple iTunes, subscriber, Apple Computer, RealNetworks Inc., MP3 player, digital music, song, music, MP3, idea, Microsoft Corp.

Napster launches, minus the revolution

October 9, 2003 The one-time file swapping king is reborn as a legitimate, for-pay music download service with the record labels' blessing. TAGS: Napster Inc., Roxio, Shawn Fanning, online music, file-swapping, RealNetworks Inc., digital music, Apple iTunes, RealNetworks Rhapsody, brand, Apple Computer, song, music, Microsoft Windows

MTV, Microsoft band together for music service

December 13, 2005 With help of software giant, music TV network readies launch of iTunes rival, two years or more in the making. TAGS: MTV, MTV Networks, Napster Inc., Apple iTunes, RealNetworks Rhapsody, RealNetworks Inc., digital music, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., music, media player, TV, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

Music rebels seek to tame P2P

November 16, 2004 Napster's Shawn Fanning is among converts offering hope of detente between record labels, some file-swappers. TAGS: Shawn Fanning, P2P, Snocap, file-swapping network, Napster Inc., online music, file-swapping, online music company, song, music, Apple iTunes

Commentary: Facing the music

October 20, 2003 Apple's Windows music store leads its rivals in ease of use and distribution. Together with Musicmatch and Napster, it will catapult legitimate music downloads into the mainstream. TAGS: MusicMatch, PepsiCo, digital music, Apple iTunes, Napster Inc., awareness, ease of use, Apple Computer, music download, commentary, distribution, Apple iPod, song, America Online Inc., music, Microsoft Windows

iTunes ushers in a year of change

April 26, 2004 One year after its launch, Apple's song store has changed the way the music industry views online distribution--and the way Americans buy music. TAGS: PepsiCo, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, digital music, Apple iTunes Music Store, store, distribution, launch, Napster Inc., food, Apple iPod, song, HP, music, Apple Macintosh, PC

Digital music's move back to the Web

November 4, 2005 AOL, Napster and RealNetworks are all pushing their music services online, but will this help them catch Apple's elusive market share? TAGS: digital music, RealNetworks Rhapsody, RealNetworks Inc., software application, Napster Inc., Apple Computer, America Online Inc., technology company, Apple iTunes, MSN, music, CEO, hard drive, Microsoft Corp.

This week in online music

November 4, 2005 The online music arena welcomed some new competition, but players may need to retune their instruments. TAGS: iMesh, online music, Sprint Nextel, America Online Inc., Apple iTunes, digital music, file-swapping, Napster Inc., Apple Computer, song, cell phone, music, PC

Music sharing that's free and legal

November 8, 2004 Peer-to-peer networking meets Internet radio. Is on-demand streaming far behind? TAGS: Mercora, broadcaster, on-demand, broadcasting, P2P, jukebox, Internet radio, playlist, radio, Napster Inc., fee, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, music, hard drive

Year in review: The sound of Net music

January 1, 2004 For the first time, individuals are sued for file swapping. But Apple's iTunes and other services bring some harmony to online digital media sales. TAGS: RIAA, file-swapping, file-trading, digital music, store, P2P, Kazaa, Apple iTunes, federal judge, dot-com, Apple Computer, digital media, Napster Inc., Internet Service Provider, music, Apple Macintosh

McAfee founder joins chorus of music sellers

October 1, 2003 Srivats Sampath is set to launch a song download company that's part iTunes and part Friendster in its mix of digital music sales and community recommendations. TAGS: Mercora, MusicMatch, digital music, Apple iTunes, Friendster Inc., McAfee Inc., song, Apple Computer, Napster Inc., social networking, founder, music, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

College P2P use on the decline?

August 24, 2004 Music industry and university leaders say authorized services and lawsuits are helping to stem campus file-swapping. TAGS: university, MusicNet, Napster Inc., student, RIAA, RealNetworks Rhapsody, RealNetworks Inc., broadband, digital music, P2P, entertainment, Apple iTunes, president, music

Commentary: For downloads, things are looking up

February 4, 2004 The combination of lawsuits to deter music pirates and well-designed legal download services makes legitimate music downloading one of the fastest-growing digital phenomena ever. TAGS: digital music, subscription, projection, Napster Inc., Forrester Research Inc., commentary, Europe, CD, download, subscriber, success, America Online Inc., Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, music, Yahoo! Inc.

Online music's winners and losers

December 27, 2003 From iTunes to Napster and from Wal-Mart to Microsoft, Knowledge@Wharton handicaps the odds for success and failure among the various music services. TAGS: online music, online music company, loser, music company, RealNetworks Rhapsody, winner, track, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Apple iTunes, song, Napster Inc., music, multimedia, CD, Microsoft Corp.

The (online) music man

October 30, 2003 RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser talks with CNET News.com about the shifting future of online music. TAGS: Rob Glaser, MusicNet, RealNetworks Inc., RealNetworks Rhapsody, RealNetworks RealOne, online music, Napster Inc., Kazaa, subscription, Apple Computer, song, Apple iTunes, America Online Inc., music, CEO, video

Microsoft opens MSN Music store

September 1, 2004 Software maker launches MSN Music a day early. Songs and albums can now be purchased on the rival to Apple's iTunes. TAGS: MSN, Windows Media, paid search, online music, Apple Computer, song, MSN Messenger, portable device, Napster Inc., integration, Microsoft Windows Media Player, digital music, IM, track, link, Apple iTunes

eMusic to relaunch MP3 subscription service

September 20, 2004 Indie-focused download site veers away from iTunes and its ilk to offer music with no copy locks attached. TAGS: EMusic, Bertelsmann AG, critic, label, song, Napster Inc., digital music, Apple iTunes, music, MP3
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