Sony Connect Online Music Download Store Launches

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Sony launches music download service:
Connect

Sony launches music download service:
Connect 05/06/2004 11:38 AM

Sony launched a noninfringing music downloading service, entering a growing market still dominated by Apple's iTunes and including a revised Napster .

Connect is based on a downloadable client , offers more than five hundred thousand songs, and offers now-traditional pricing: ninety-nine cents per song, with a subscription option. Additionally, Connect is appealing to indepedent labels for more content. As with iTunes, a digital rights management ( DRM ) application, MagicGate DRM , restricts sharing of downloaded music files. Connect's file format, ATRAC 3 , is not compatible with the popular iPod portable music player. The desktop client is available for Windows machines only.

Sony launches 'Connect' online music
store

Sony launches 'Connect' online music
store 05/04/2004 06:24 AM
Sony Connect Inc. today formally announced the domestic launch of its new Connect online music store...

Connect music store an 'embarrassment'
to Sony

Connect music store an 'embarrassment'
to Sony 05/09/2004 11:26 AM
Rob Pegoraro of The Washington Post says that Sony's Connect music store, which was launched on Tuesday, is "an embarrassment to the company that gave the world the Walkman."...

Sony opens US music download store

Sony opens US music download store 05/04/2004 11:02 AM
Connect to MiniDisc

Sony Unveils New Online Music Store

Sony Unveils New Online Music Store 07/05/2004 02:41 PM

Microsoft launches online music store

Microsoft launches online music store 09/02/2004 08:15 AM
eircom net Sep 2 2004 12:12PM GMT

Microsoft Launches Online Music Store
(Reuters)

Microsoft Launches Online Music Store
(Reuters) 09/01/2004 08:45 PM
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. launched a new online store for music downloads on Wednesday, taking direct aim at Apple Computer Inc.'s popular iTunes music service.

Microsoft launches test online music
store

Microsoft launches test online music
store 09/02/2004 06:18 AM
Straitstimes.asia1.com.sg - Thu Sep 2, 09:05 am GMT

Sony Launches Online Music Service

Sony Launches Online Music Service 05/04/2004 09:13 PM
AP via Los Angeles Times May 5 2004 1:53AM GMT

Sony Launches Online Music Service (AP)

Sony Launches Online Music Service (AP) 05/04/2004 07:54 PM
AP - Sony Corp. entered the bourgeoning digital music market Tuesday, launching an online music download service that the electronics and media conglomerate is banking will also generate sales for its line of portable audio players.

Microsoft launches test version of
online music store

Microsoft launches test version of
online music store 09/01/2004 06:49 PM
SiliconValley.com Sep 1 2004 10:43PM GMT

Microsoft Launches Test Version Of
Online Music Store (TechWeb)

Microsoft Launches Test Version Of
Online Music Store (TechWeb) 09/03/2004 02:42 AM
TechWeb - The catalog will start with about 500,000 songs, and they'll be playable on more than 70 handheld devices that use the Windows Media format.

Apple Launches iTunes Online Music Store
in Europe (Reuters)

Apple Launches iTunes Online Music Store
in Europe (Reuters) 06/15/2004 08:29 AM
Reuters - Apple Computer brought its market-leading iTunes online music store to Britain, France and Germany on Tuesday, where it joins a crowded field of competitors trying to popularize legal music downloads.

Sony Connect Launches

Sony Connect Launches 05/04/2004 07:44 PM
Sony launched their music download service today -- "Connect". The service, however, appears to be built around supporting Sony's own MiniDisc for...

MSN Music Store to Rock the Music
Download Boat

MSN Music Store to Rock the Music
Download Boat 09/02/2004 01:31 PM
Source: The Search Engine Journal - MSN has unveiled MSN Music Store, their pay per download WMP driven system which is predicted to give Apple iTunes, Napster, and RealNetworks a run for their money in the realm of legal music...

Microsoft Launches Download Store

Microsoft Launches Download Store 09/01/2004 08:37 PM
Billboard Sep 2 2004 0:28AM GMT

Beatles May Get Their Own Music Download
Store

Beatles May Get Their Own Music Download
Store 06/08/2004 05:12 PM
People have pointed out in the past that one of the major limitations to online download music stores is the fact that certain popular artists have not allowed their music to be (legally) offered online yet. Exhibit number one is always the Beatles. Well, now it appears that the Beatles are finally warming up to the idea, but only if someone is willing to pay them lots and lots and lots of money for the right to set up an exclusive Beatles store. That's right, the music wouldn't be available in just any download store, but a Beatles-only music store that would be run by some other company. While the article mentions Apple iTunes as a possibility, this seems unlikely unless the Beatles and Apple patch up their legal problems first. Either way, this points out just how ridiculous all these different online stores are. Would the Beatles have ever become famous if you could only buy their music in exclusive Beatles-only record stores, which would then only play on special Beatles-only record players, that had all sorts of limitations on what you could do compared to other music you owned? The Beatles may have been great musicians, but they now appear to be greedy and shortsighted in their attempt to move into the online world.

RealNetworks Pitches Music Download
Store (AP)

RealNetworks Pitches Music Download
Store (AP) 01/07/2004 02:25 PM
AP - RealNetworks Inc. is preaching digital inclusion with its launch Wednesday of a music download store and media player that support the top two audio formats.

Is There Any Company At All Who Won't
Launch Their Own Music Download Store?

Is There Any Company At All Who Won't
Launch Their Own Music Download Store? 12/08/2003 03:33 PM
Okay, someone make it stop. Last week I mentioned HP's plans to open their own music download store and wondered if there was any tech company that wasn't planning their own music download store. Apparently, I was too narrow in my focus. Coca-Cola has announced plans to offer a music download store as well. It's beginning to feel like the "feature" that everyone wants to add. "Oh yeah, our website has a spinning logo, a store locator, search functionality, customer self-service, and, of course, our own music download store." Of course, this will be like every other download music store with silly limitations and bad pricing, but that's the way things go. It's difficult to see what benefit an outfit like Coke stands to gain. It's way (way) out of the core competency, and most of these stores have been shown to act as loss leaders for other products (like music players). I'm not sure how music becomes a loss leader for soda. I'm sure there will be many more similar announcements before some sense of sanity is reached, and companies start shutting down or merging all of these download stores into just a few entities. Having all of these separate stores with different restrictions does no good.

RealNetworks Pitches Music Download
Store

RealNetworks Pitches Music Download
Store 01/07/2004 02:03 PM
AP via Daily Press Jan 7 2004 12:19PM ET

Music Download Store Experimenting With
Demand-Based Pricing

Music Download Store Experimenting With
Demand-Based Pricing 01/08/2004 08:41 PM
One of the very good complaints about online music stores is that they offer all songs at the exact same price - which doesn't make much sense in the market place. So, one company is trying to test that out by offer ing dynamic pricing for its downloadable songs. The songs all start at the low low price of $0.10 per song, and then fluctuate based on demand. The company is still paying the $0.67 per song price to the music labels, so they're losing money on plenty of songs - but are saying that's the cost of the experiment. After they've spent the amount they've set aside, they'll go back to the old way of pricing. There are a few problems with this. First, explicit dynamic pricing tends to get a negative reaction from consumers - who feel they get ripped off when someone else bought the same product from the same store at a lower price. More importantly, though, true market pricing isn't just a function of demand - but of supply and demand. In this case, there's an infinite supply, so we're not really talking about market pricing at all. Furthermore, this service competes against plenty of other services that charge around a dollar for songs, so there's a clear upper limit on what they can charge for any song, no matter how popular. An interesting experiment, certainly, but not necessarily indicative of market pricing.

Sony to Launch Music Download Service
for PSP

Sony to Launch Music Download Service
for PSP 02/01/2005 09:09 PM

The Register is reporting that Sony will be launching a new music service specifically for its PSP portable gaming system. The new download service is supposed to be in place by March here to coincide with the launch of Sony's player. Tony Smith speculates that the service, once in place, could just as easily be used to push video content down to the device, which doesn't have a hard drive, but can accept flash MemoryStick in 1-2GB sizes—plenty big for a couple of movies.

I think if Sony's got a shot at the iPod, the PSP is it—it can do almost everything you'd want to do while on the road, including productivity stuff (if they release a keyboard).

 Sony preps PlayStation 'music download service' [TheRegister]

Sony unveils music store, gadgets at CES

Sony unveils music store, gadgets at CES 01/08/2004 08:16 PM

Net Music Firm Wippit in Download Deal
with Sony (Reuters)

Net Music Firm Wippit in Download Deal
with Sony (Reuters) 05/12/2004 04:17 AM
Reuters - Sony Music, home to artists such as Bruce Springsteen and Beyonce, will start selling song downloads through European digital music store Wippit this summer, the companies said.

Sony turns to video to boost music
download service

Sony turns to video to boost music
download service 07/14/2004 09:50 AM
Connect to offer movies 'within a year'

Sony to launch music download service
for PlayStation Portable (PSP)

Sony to launch music download service
for PlayStation Portable (PSP) 02/01/2005 09:41 PM
Dvhardware.net - Sun Jan 30, 06:47 pm GMT

CNET launches music download service

CNET launches music download service 04/26/2004 11:34 AM
CNET Apr 26 2004 3:48PM GMT

Oxfam Launches Music Download Service

Oxfam Launches Music Download Service 05/23/2004 07:31 PM

Dutch Co. Launches Music Download Site
(AP)

Dutch Co. Launches Music Download Site
(AP) 08/11/2004 09:23 PM
AP - In a bid to compete with Apple's iTunes digital music downloading service in Europe, a Dutch record company has launched a web site offering 250,000 tracks from five major record labels.

Wal-Mart Music Download Service Launches

Wal-Mart Music Download Service Launches 12/19/2003 11:30 AM

Napster launches UK music store

Napster launches UK music store 05/20/2004 08:31 AM
BBC May 20 2004 1:18PM GMT

MSN Launches Preview Release of Music
Download Service

MSN Launches Preview Release of Music
Download Service 09/02/2004 12:49 AM
MSN today launched a preview release of its MSNĀ® Music service in the United States, providing music fans with an easy, comprehensive service for discovering and downloading legal, digital music. MSN Music offers simple sign-up, no-hassle purchasing and superior sound quality, either through a Web browser or the new Windows MediaĀ® Player 10. The new service delivers a vast selection of music with more than 1 million tracks licensed, from new releases to rare classical compositions, from major labels including EMI Music North America, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group as well as more than 3,000 independent labels.

Dutch Company Launches Music Download
Site (AP)

Dutch Company Launches Music Download
Site (AP) 08/11/2004 12:03 PM
AP - Hoping to keep up with Apple's iTunes digital music downloading service in Europe, a Dutch record company has launched a Web site offering 250,000 tracks from five major record labels.

Dutch Company Launches Music Download
Site

Dutch Company Launches Music Download
Site 08/11/2004 12:00 PM
AP via Los Angeles Times Aug 11 2004 4:05PM GMT

iTunes-compatible AAC music store
launches

iTunes-compatible AAC music store
launches 01/28/2004 03:37 PM
Nupha has announced the launch of its international, cross-platform digital music store...

Apple Launches EU iTunes Music Store

Apple Launches EU iTunes Music Store 12/19/2004 03:10 PM

iTunes Music Store Europe launches

iTunes Music Store Europe launches 06/15/2004 10:10 AM
Apple iTunes has launched in Europe, or at least the UK, France, and Germany. Apple said that a European Union version of the store is coming this October. Music is priced at €0.99 or £0.79 per track, which is about $1.20 in the US at the moment.

More information is available at Apple.

Micrsoft launches MSN music store beta

Micrsoft launches MSN music store beta 09/01/2004 05:44 PM
Microsoft has launched a beta version of its MSN music service, which offers 99 cent downloads in Windows Media format...

Microsoft launches MSN music store beta

Microsoft launches MSN music store beta 09/02/2004 02:07 AM
MacMinute Sep 2 2004 6:34AM GMT
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