Will Napster 2.0 follow Napster 1.0? at Digital Music - The Future

Digital Music News reported good news, bad news for Napster. While Napster surpassed 500,000 subscribers, its financial losses continued with rumors of layoffs and a sale. From the article: "Napster has recently reported a subscriber base of 500,000, an announcement that may have been timed to counter reports of an imminent downsizing. The increase represents a 100 percent jump over subscriber totals at the same point last year. "Doubling our subscribers over [...] Read More


Napster Answers Apple at Digital Music - The Future

Napster one-ups Apple with excellent deals on MP3 players. It's an unbeatable deal if you're already a subscriber, or plan to be one, of the $15 per month subscription service. The Napster 256MG Flash Player is free with a one year subscription. Apple doesn't have an iPod Nano with that little memory. The iPod Shuffle with 512Mb storage costs $69. Napster's 1GB Player costs only $50 with a one year subscription. That [...] Read More


Napster slips slightly at Digital Music - The Future

Napster, since it's reinvention, has done well, despite the knowledge that it will always play second fiddle to the massive iTunes. As such it's unfortunate to see revenues slip from 32million to 30million this year, esspecially in a market that is rapidly expanding in size. Subscripers are also down by more than 50,000 from 760,000 to 702,000. Good luck napster, hope you can fight your way back, esspecially with your [...] Read More


Will Napster 2.0 follow Napster 1.0? at P2P File Sharing

Digital Music News reported good news, bad news for Napster. While Napster surpassed 500,000 subscribers, its financial losses continued with rumors of layoffs and a sale. From the article: "Napster has recently reported a subscriber base of 500,000, an announcement that may have been timed to counter reports of an imminent downsizing. The increase represents a 100 percent jump over subscriber totals at the same point last year. "Doubling our subscribers over [...] Read More


Napster Turns 10 at P2P File Sharing

Ten years ago this week, college student Shawn fanning released the first version of Napster — and the music industry has never been the same. "Without the original Napster, we'd be far behind where we are now," writes Technologizer's Ed Oswald. "The service made the entertainment industry realize that consumers want more power, and the current state of digital entertainment - and a move back to DRM-free content - owes a [...] Read More