tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post6480755791777837025..comments2024-03-08T04:48:15.897-05:00Comments on globallistic: The Great Subscription Music Consolidation Continuesjherskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-63034200310687350482007-09-17T10:03:00.000-05:002007-09-17T10:03:00.000-05:00What does David Goldberg, Head of Yahoo Music, and...What does David Goldberg, Head of Yahoo Music, and advisory board of iLike have to say about this? I wonder... Yahoo and iLike each other?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-21976318509210048752007-09-14T08:18:00.000-05:002007-09-14T08:18:00.000-05:00I've been wanting Apple to provide a subscription ...I've been wanting Apple to provide a subscription service for <A HREF="http://alchemi.co.uk/archives/mus/ipod_death_lead.html" REL="nofollow">years</A>, but I think they're waiting for other people to absorb the (non-profitable) period of heat and friction. When the struggle with consumer education has been won, they'll rustle up their service with the emphasis on the usual Apple ease-of-use and execution.David Jenningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003627933176529152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-26258191876119859372007-09-12T07:19:00.000-05:002007-09-12T07:19:00.000-05:00David -Good point about the new activities - and I...David -<BR/><BR/>Good point about the new activities - and I guess you could point to other new ad-supported services like We7 and SpiralFrog too. But, I think that if Yahoo Music Unlimited disappears (and Napster continues to suffer) that - at least in the US - Rhapsody will end up with the bulk of those subscribers. This will of course the give them a critical mass of people (and revenue) that will further enable them to ramp up their marketing and enable them to try some new business models themselves). But, once again... I think all Apple needs to do is launch a subscription service (and a web-based store) and they could quickly absorb the 1 million+ music subscription fans out there in a heartbeat....<BR/><BR/>- Jjherskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15797190582674008000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697838.post-62407614205601846292007-09-12T05:43:00.000-05:002007-09-12T05:43:00.000-05:00As well as the subscription closures and attrition...As well as the subscription closures and attrition, there have been a couple of announcements of new subscription services recently -- the new <A HREF="http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091007total/view" REL="nofollow">Universal subscription "concept"</A> and a <A HREF="http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091007station/view" REL="nofollow">mobile subscription service</A> in the UK.<BR/><BR/>So is it fair to say that the story is solely about consolidation in the subscription area, or is it just ongoing turbulence?<BR/><BR/>Cheers, DavidDavid Jenningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003627933176529152noreply@blogger.com