Apple to take slice of online music pie
This article was in todays NY Post:
Mac fanatics can breathe a sigh of relief. Apple will soon be offering them a legitimate music download service.
According to various music industry sources, Apple is preparing to launch a subscription download service that will allow consumers to download major label songs onto Apple computers and devices. The service which the major labels have signed off on will be similar to Windows based outfits such as Pressplay and MusicNet one source said.
Terms of the labels licensing arrangements with Apple aren't known but sources said that the industry funded Preeplay MusicNet were not involved.
It's just a matter of dotting the i's and crossing the t's said one music biz source.
Apple refused to comment on any new service. Similarites the five major labels-BMG, Warner Music, Universal Music, EMI and Sony- all refused comment.
Until now Mac users have been shut out of industry backed services, mostly becaiuse Apples market share in the computer sector is less than 3%.
Some in the music industry are skeptical about the impact that a Mac music service could have.
Mac fanatics can breathe a sigh of relief. Apple will soon be offering them a legitimate music download service.
According to various music industry sources, Apple is preparing to launch a subscription download service that will allow consumers to download major label songs onto Apple computers and devices. The service which the major labels have signed off on will be similar to Windows based outfits such as Pressplay and MusicNet one source said.
Terms of the labels licensing arrangements with Apple aren't known but sources said that the industry funded Preeplay MusicNet were not involved.
It's just a matter of dotting the i's and crossing the t's said one music biz source.
Apple refused to comment on any new service. Similarites the five major labels-BMG, Warner Music, Universal Music, EMI and Sony- all refused comment.
Until now Mac users have been shut out of industry backed services, mostly becaiuse Apples market share in the computer sector is less than 3%.
Some in the music industry are skeptical about the impact that a Mac music service could have.
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"According to various music industry sources..."
"...one source said."
"...but sources said..."
"...said one music biz source."
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This article doesn't cite one single source, so basically he/she just read what was in yesterday's LA Times.