MusicMatch launched its iTunes-clone
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#1 Posted by jesterzwild on 29 Sep 2003 - 20:58
- While the interface for MusicMatch Jukebox has never been ideal (can we say clunky?), they've done a nice job. Still, it doesn't top the simplicity of iTunes.
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#1.3 Posted by jerry on 30 Sep 2003 - 06:56
- Apple's software for Windows has been buggy. Quicktime for example. However, I'll wait before I try it out first.
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#2 Posted by Ghostdraconi on 30 Sep 2003 - 03:17
- I would use this service over Apples iTunes simply because it's in a format my player can read. Of course I can't use either service since i'm north of the border.
Oh well I'll just have to get my music some other way
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#3 Posted by DsnBehind on 30 Sep 2003 - 05:19
- What's with only offering them as WMA? Some OGG files would be better.
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#3.1 Posted by Daffy_Duck on 30 Sep 2003 - 14:03
- Because WMA has built in copyright protections that OGG does not have. Duh!
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#4 Posted by antsy on 01 Oct 2003 - 12:06
- I want the Vorbis Music store
SOUND QUALITY IS INPORTANT
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#5 Posted by nacs on 01 Oct 2003 - 17:30
QUOTE MusicMatch's store sells tracks only in WMA format
Somebody bring a bucket. I'm going to puke.
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#6 Posted by insanekiwi on 03 Oct 2003 - 10:02
- musicmatch is the worst piece of software i ever used.
MusicMatch's store operates on same principles that Apple's does -- each song costs $0.99, can be burned to a CDR and transferred to portable digital music players. This is a sharp contrast to Buy.com's web-based music store that was launched earlier, which has severe restrictions on purchased tracks and pricing of tracks varies based on the record labels' decisions. According to rumours, Dell is planning to launch its consumer electronics and digital music products by simply re-branding various products -- Dell will most likely use now-launched MusicMatch Jukebox as the Dell re-branded frontend to its own music store and its first digital music player seems to be re-branded version of Creative's portable MP3 player.
"We think that wireless is clearly a big deal in mobile computing with 802.11," said Dell.
"In the enterprise market we are very much believers in the scale-out technologies with clusters or grids of servers; two-way and four-way servers.
"The market for larger servers - four-way and eight-way - is going down and the projections for two-way and four-way are going up. In the overall market for servers, about 99 per cent of the volume is for two-way and four-way."
The company is also branching out into new consumer areas, adding an online music service to rival Apple's iTunes, and building flat screen televisions, although there was no indication of whether this would be globally or just for the US market.
Like many of its rivals, Dell is pushing hard into the services sector, with the launch of Dell Managed Services and Dell Professional Services.
Unisys is providing the bulk of the services for Dell, and has to date signed deals with the likes of Axa and Cable & Wireless.
It is targeting those services that are becoming commoditised, such as desktop outsourcing and managing upgrades. Dell confirmed that the company would not be touching the more difficult custom application or development services.
Jon Collins, senior analyst at Quocirca, commented: "Dell has been missing out on this market because it sells direct, so it's an opportunity to have almost a reverse channel arrangement.
"It can use the systems integrators without saying that it is changing its business model."
Using third-party suppliers to provide the services gives Dell more chance of success, added Collins, because it does not have to go through a learning curve in this sector.