Wal-Mart plans music download service

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Wal-Mart Music Download Service Launches

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

Wal-Mart Music Download Service Mediocre

Wal-Mart Music Download Service Mediocre 12/31/2003 03:47 PM
AP via Newsday Dec 31 2003 3:10PM ET

Microsoft Admits Plans For Music
Download Service

Microsoft Admits Plans For Music
Download Service 11/17/2003 11:10 PM
Well, this should be a surprise to absolutely no one, but Microsoft has now officially confirmed their plans to offer a me-too music download service as part of their MSN properties. I'm almost surprised it's getting any news coverage at all - but when you mention Microsoft you get press. The thing that's interesting to me is that very few people are asking questions about how these hundred or so music download services are going to fit together. If I buy a CD from Tower Records, it's the same CD that I buy from a little independent music shop down the street or that I order online from Amazon. That's not the case with all these download stores. Each one has different formats and different restrictions - making the whole space one big mess. Why should I bother wading in when I have no idea if the music I buy will actually be useful to me in a year?

Yahoo Plans Its Own Music Player,
Download Service

Yahoo Plans Its Own Music Player,
Download Service 09/22/2004 07:56 AM

Wal-Mart, Amazon fine-tune online music
plans

Wal-Mart, Amazon fine-tune online music
plans 12/18/2003 02:23 PM
ZDNet Dec 18 2003 1:09PM ET

Amazon, Wal-Mart fine tune online music
plans

Amazon, Wal-Mart fine tune online music
plans 12/18/2003 11:49 AM
Amazon.com extends a contract with Loudeye to supply music samples on its Web site, and Wal-Mart begins testing its own online discount music download service.

Wal-Mart Tests Its Own Web Music Service

Wal-Mart Tests Its Own Web Music Service 12/19/2003 01:18 PM

Wal-Mart Tests New Online Music Service

Wal-Mart Tests New Online Music Service 12/18/2003 02:23 PM
AP via Daily Press Dec 18 2003 1:07PM ET

Wal-Mart tests 88-cent online music
service

Wal-Mart tests 88-cent online music
service 12/18/2003 01:02 PM
Wal-Mart on Thursday began a public test of its new 88-cent-per-song online music service, which undercuts the 99-cent standard set by the iTunes Music Store...

Which Music Download Service is Best?

Which Music Download Service is Best? 04/08/2005 10:42 PM
Reviews: Legal online music services are sprouting like weeds. What separates one from another, aside from a few cents per downloaded song? We'll give you all the ammo you need to make your decision.

Updated: Music download service goes
live

Updated: Music download service goes
live 12/22/2004 01:56 AM
The Star Online Dec 22 2004 6:44AM GMT

T-Mobile preps music download service

T-Mobile preps music download service 06/29/2004 07:34 AM
Mobile Jukebox limited to song clips - and not many of 'em

Oxfam Launches Music Download Service

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

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]

Coke to launch music download service in
UK

Coke to launch music download service in
UK 12/08/2003 09:15 AM
Yet another firm is entering fray in the online music download service...

Coke floats music download service

Coke floats music download service 12/08/2003 04:55 PM
Want some DRM with your cavity?

CNET launches music download service

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

Microsoft to launch music download
service

Microsoft to launch music download
service 11/18/2003 10:28 AM
Microsoft Corp. next year plans to launch a music download service, going up against Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes and many other services peddling music online. Microsoft has been considering a music download service and said in July that plans were in the very early stages, if they could be called plans at all. Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates at the time said he did not see a music service as a money-making service.

Coca-Cola floats music download service

Coca-Cola floats music download service 12/09/2003 06:14 AM

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 MSN® 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 Media® 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.

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.

Music Download Service Targets Linux
Desktops

Music Download Service Targets Linux
Desktops 12/19/2004 03:51 PM
Slashdot Dec 18 2004 10:25PM GMT

Microsoft details new digital music
download service

Microsoft details new digital music
download service 09/01/2004 06:49 PM
Investors Business Daily Sep 1 2004 10:35PM GMT

Microsoft launches beta of digital music
download service

Microsoft launches beta of digital music
download service 09/01/2004 06:57 PM
Xeni Jardin: MSN Music launched today. From a CBS Marketwatch report:

Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled details of a new service for downloading digital music, placing it squarely in competition with Apple's rival iTunes music service. Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft will launch a preview version of its new MSN Music service tomorrow that will allow users to legally download songs mostly for 99 cents each. The service will also make entire albums available, the majority of which will cost $9.99, the company said. Microsoft's push into the arena for downloadable music trails Apple's hugely successful iPod digital music player and its own iTunes music service. Apple also charges 99 cents for each song downloaded through iTunes.

Link to news report, and Link to MSN Music home page. (Thanks, Jean-Luc)

Update: Jason Schultz points out the system requirements list, which contains some interesting items:

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
Internet Explorer 5.01 (or later), which supports 128-bit encryption
Windows Media Player 7.1 (or later), we recommend the latest version
A 233 megahertz (MHz) processor (such as an Intel Pentium II or Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) processor) or faster
64 megabytes (MB) of RAM or more
Speakers and sound capability
Payment with a valid credit card with a U.S. billing address
To enjoy high-quality audio as a Radio Plus subscriber, you will need Windows Media Player 9 Series (or later)

Link

CNET Launches Free Music Download
Service (Reuters)

CNET Launches Free Music Download
Service (Reuters) 04/26/2004 10:31 AM
Reuters - Online technology company CNET Networks Inc. (CNET.O) on Monday launched a free digital music service, allowing users to search and download what it said were thousands of songs contributed by independent and unsigned artists.

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

Penn State begins free music download
service for students

Penn State begins free music download
service for students 01/18/2004 02:46 PM

On January 12, the University of Pennsylvania began providing its on campus student body free access to Napster 2.0's subscription music service through a campus-wide contract with Napster. The contract allows students to listen to streaming audio or "tethered downloads" for free. (Tethered downloads are downloaded music files that will only play as long as the user maintains a subscription to Napster, or in this case, as long as the student remains at Penn State.) Alternately, students can pay 99¢ a track to burn songs to disk or transfer them to a mp3 player.

According to the Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription required) other schools are watching the experiment closely to see if the availability of free legal music downloads will reduce illegal file sharing on campus. As part of the contract, Napster has provided local caching servers for about 90 percent of the most requested songs which is expected to improve performance and reduce network congestion. According to Penn State Live , almost 3000 students (of 17,000 eligible students) registered for the service on the first day, streaming or downloading about 100,000 songs. No network congestion was reported.

Apple to launch online music download
service iTunes next week (AFP)

Apple to launch online music download
service iTunes next week (AFP) 06/08/2004 07:42 AM
AFP - US computer company Apple is to launch a European version of its online music download service iTunes next week in a move likely to spur sales of its popular iPod MP3 player and hit struggling competitors, technology and other publications reported.

S. Korean Online Music Site Offers
Olympic Album Download Service

S. Korean Online Music Site Offers
Olympic Album Download Service 07/29/2004 06:36 AM
Article.wn.com - Thu Jul 29, 08:51 am GMT

CNET acquires Mp3.com, plans new music
service

CNET acquires Mp3.com, plans new music
service 11/14/2003 02:51 PM
Mp3.com, Inc. told its subscribers today that CNET Networks, Inc. has acquired the assets of the company, and that on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at noon PST, the MP3.com Web site will no longer be accessible in its current form.

Microsoft plans MSN online music service

Microsoft plans MSN online music service 11/17/2003 02:04 AM
Microsoft plans to introduce a music download service next year that will compete with iTunes, Napster and others, Monday's Wall Street Journal reported...

XM Radio plans online music service

XM Radio plans online music service 09/15/2004 11:28 AM
Satellite radio operator XM Radio has announced plans to launch an online music service...

Apple plans to debut an on-line music
service for ...

Apple plans to debut an on-line music
service for ... 03/13/2003 10:22 AM

Apple plans to debut an on-line music service for iPod users:

The new service, developed by Apple Computer, offers Macintosh users many of the same capabilities that are already available from services previously endorsed by the labels. But the Apple offering won over music executives because it makes buying and downloading music as simple and nontechnical as buying a book from Amazon.com, one source said.

``This is exactly what the music industry has been waiting for,'' said one person familiar with the negotiations between the Cupertino computer maker and the labels. ``It's hip. It's quick. It's easy. If people on the Internet are actually interested in buying music, not just stealing it, this is the answer.''

Cool.
Link (Via BoingBoing)

1:09 PM | Chris Cummer

Virgin plans maiden online music service

Virgin plans maiden online music service 12/04/2003 10:49 AM
CNET Dec 4 2003 10:43AM ET

iTunes Music Store Vs. WalMart's
Download Service: A Head-To-Head
Comparison

iTunes Music Store Vs. WalMart's
Download Service: A Head-To-Head
Comparison 12/21/2003 07:07 PM
WalMart's download service would probably seem bearable if iTunes for Windows didn't exist. But unfortunately for WalMart, it does. (Bill Palmer via MyAppleMenu)

"They had dial-up music delivery in
1909Wilmington, Delaware, is enjoying a
novel service through the telephone
exchange. Phonograph music is supplied
over the wires to those subscribers who
sign up for the service. Attached to the
wall near the telephone ..."

"They had dial-up music delivery in
1909Wilmington, Delaware, is enjoying a
novel service through the telephone
exchange. Phonograph music is supplied
over the wires to those subscribers who
sign up for the service. Attached to the
wall near the telephone ..." 11/10/2003 11:14 PM

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...

NYT: Wal-Mart Slows RFID Plans,
Suppliers Resist

NYT: Wal-Mart Slows RFID Plans,
Suppliers Resist 12/27/2004 08:29 AM

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