Comments on: Spotify Halves Subscription Cost As Competitors Gather http://paidcontent.org/2010/05/18/419-spotify-halves-subscription-cost-as-competitors-gather/ The economics of digital content Sat, 18 May 2013 18:43:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Rick http://paidcontent.org/2010/05/18/419-spotify-halves-subscription-cost-as-competitors-gather/#comment-78591 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:20:37 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2010/05/18/419-spotify-halves-subscription-cost-as-competitors-gather/#comment-78591 The major labels are getting big pressure from their digital distribution partners (iTunes in particular) to forsake the ad supported model as it is viewed as giving the music away and replacing sales. The company that single handedly changed the music industry business model (to a singles business) and presided over the greatest theft of intellectual property in modern times (the iPod being 90% populated by stolen files) is still dictating to the majors and inhibiting support for new models.

]]> By: Robert Andrews http://paidcontent.org/2010/05/18/419-spotify-halves-subscription-cost-as-competitors-gather/#comment-78590 Wed, 19 May 2010 12:16:22 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2010/05/18/419-spotify-halves-subscription-cost-as-competitors-gather/#comment-78590 Sky Songs, too – yes, good point.
DTO using a £5 sweet spot to reclaim the future from the celestial jukebox?

]]> By: Adam H http://paidcontent.org/2010/05/18/419-spotify-halves-subscription-cost-as-competitors-gather/#comment-78589 Wed, 19 May 2010 12:13:55 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2010/05/18/419-spotify-halves-subscription-cost-as-competitors-gather/#comment-78589 Both Napster and Sky Songs set the bar for online premium services at £4.99 before We7….. AND both inlcude bundled MP3 downloads at this price (5 for both per monht)…… Is the ‘coolness’ that Spotify traded on in early days wearing off and the labels actually looking for a ROI now?? Are we actually staring to see the REAL monetary value of music emerge online?

]]> By: Tim G. http://paidcontent.org/2010/05/18/419-spotify-halves-subscription-cost-as-competitors-gather/#comment-78588 Tue, 18 May 2010 13:24:08 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2010/05/18/419-spotify-halves-subscription-cost-as-competitors-gather/#comment-78588 try

http://www.youtube.com/mupdemo

for the future of music…

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