The New Napster Arrives
Press-Enterprise
February 17, 2005
"Napster, the once-infamous online music site, is back. The new Napster, which, by the way, is totally legal, wants to rent music, rather than sell it. For a flat monthly fee, you can download the entire catalog of nearly 1 million songs. But there are some important catches...Most music sites, like the wildly popular Apple iTunes, charge 99 cents for each song you download...The new all-you-can-eat Napster — called Napster To Go — will let subscribers download most of the million-song library for 15 bucks a month. It's almost overwhelming at first. Look up complete Billboard Top 100 charts dating back to 1955, and download all the songs.
Like Aerosmith? No problem. Download all their albums. Or just download the hot new releases.
Ah, but there are some catches. First, you're renting the music. Stop paying the monthly subscription, and your downloads will die. They no longer play...Also, you can't burn songs to a CD and have them play in the car. So there's the tradeoff. Rent a huge library, but face the music when you decide to stop paying the subscription. Or buy each song....."
February 17, 2005
"Napster, the once-infamous online music site, is back. The new Napster, which, by the way, is totally legal, wants to rent music, rather than sell it. For a flat monthly fee, you can download the entire catalog of nearly 1 million songs. But there are some important catches...Most music sites, like the wildly popular Apple iTunes, charge 99 cents for each song you download...The new all-you-can-eat Napster — called Napster To Go — will let subscribers download most of the million-song library for 15 bucks a month. It's almost overwhelming at first. Look up complete Billboard Top 100 charts dating back to 1955, and download all the songs.
Like Aerosmith? No problem. Download all their albums. Or just download the hot new releases.
Ah, but there are some catches. First, you're renting the music. Stop paying the monthly subscription, and your downloads will die. They no longer play...Also, you can't burn songs to a CD and have them play in the car. So there's the tradeoff. Rent a huge library, but face the music when you decide to stop paying the subscription. Or buy each song....."
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