http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/ Engadget Comments for Nokia's Comes with Music service launches next month -- UK first http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/Nokia is using Microsoft PlayReady DRM which only works on some Nokia phones and in computers having latest Windows Media Player. Not compatible with other devices, no iPod's and not even M$ Zune. Going to be a bumpy ride for Nokia.....]]>Sep 2nd 2008 2:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/Sep 2nd 2008 2:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/Sep 2nd 2008 4:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/Sep 2nd 2008 3:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/
If Apple had done something like this for every new iPod from now on, everyone would be kissing Steve Jobs feet...]]>Sep 2nd 2008 3:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/Note that there will be considerable price-tag for the 1yr downloads, low end phone
+ the 1yr service will propably be between 250-300€. You can buy 1yr download service
already from Ovi and no one is intrested.

There was news already in the summer that Jobs is looking also to start to bundle iPod's
with 'free downloads'. Anyway, you always top that to HW-price.]]>Sep 2nd 2008 4:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/
Tell that to Shawn Fanning....and thousands of record shops that came before him...Q]]>Sep 2nd 2008 4:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/
So you're saying iTunes has a music subscription service? Oh really? And now Nokia is copying that? Funny, I don't remember Apple being as so generous to offer alternative forms of music purchasing.

You fail. Mr. Apple Drone. You're not by chance Super Sexy Eric or what's his name, that used to give the same idiotic comments, are you?

I mean really, this is just a new low. Claiming a company is copying something Apple hasn't even done. I'm just amazed. Why don't you fess up how much Apple copies other guys too? ]]>Sep 2nd 2008 4:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/Sep 2nd 2008 4:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/Music store, good idea. Device lock in, bad idea.
I've always liked Nokia, but not Sony Ericsson looks more attractive with their DRM free shop.]]>Sep 2nd 2008 4:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/
@This Is Apples Market Now
"Apple, which released its iPhone handset last year, is also considering an “all you can eat” music service similar to Nokia’s" - http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c2691dde-785d-11dd-acc3-0000779fd18c.html?nclick_check=1 Who's copying who?

Jon Kepler's right - it's not rocket science : ) all the phone makers are doing this along with other services. It's not a question of copying - it's just the obvious thing to do.
Fair shout, that man.
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DRM-free tracks are yours for life, not the lifetime of a device.

Thomas]]>Sep 2nd 2008 6:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/
What I don't like is paying the members of the RIAA automatically as a part of getting a Nokia phone so that I have unlimited access to their recordings.]]>Sep 2nd 2008 7:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/
Thomas,
The iTunes remarks weren't aimed at you. As I said in the post, before 'someone' makes the comparison- i.e. the defensive Apple fans that have posted thus far. Otherwise I would have said "Hey Ricker/Engadget - what's with the iTunes mentions?" But I didn't. The remarks aimed at you were those DRM related and your comparison that Amazon MP3's traditional shopping basket model would somehow be a no question better alternative. No *hint* required, see?

I think technically the tracks from Nokia are yours for life even though they are DRM'ed. If your phone dies/is lost/ gets stolen you can still download your tunes again from your own personal Music Vault back to the phone or your computer. Presumably even if your computer dies you'll be able to download it all again. But if you were using an external hard drive the tracks would be yours for as long as you can keep that alive/backed up elsewhere. Just like all your non-DRM'ed music - it's got a shelf-life too unless you back it up elsewhere in case your hardware fails (which it will, eventually). Not ideal but maybe back-ups on an external HD could just be re-licensed...which seems to work with DRM music from elsewhere.

Ultimately though, DRM does *really really* suck - nobody appreciates the restriction. Even if you only intend to use one machine that is compatible with the DRM of your music shop of choice. There's 16000 tracks on my Ipod - of all the stuff I bought from iTunes, I burnt it and ripped it back to cut out the DRM. Even though I knew it would play the tunes anyway, maybe I'd want to put my music on my phone or another computer. Better to be 'free'.

If you look at the growing number music shops out there offering DRM-free music, it's obvious DRM's days in music are numbered regardless of where you go. It has to be to make legitimate digital music as good as/better than pirated music. I really hope it's a thing of the past sooner rather than later.]]>Sep 3rd 2008 4:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/http://tuanit.info]]>Sep 29th 2008 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/nokias-comes-with-music-service-launches-next-month-uk-first/




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