“As the Internet upends the recording industry’s traditional distribution system, some computer makers and retailers are stepping into the music delivery business. Consumer-electronics manufacturers and retailers have been inking deals with online music services at a breakneck pace: Last month, Gateway signed up with EMusic, which sells music from independent labels online, to bundle music with its direct order PCs. The announcement was just the latest in a string of deals aimed at bringing music to the masses legally while spurring new sales of computers and extras such as CD burners, MP3 players and broadband Internet service. But the question remains: What will it take to get consumers to bite?…”
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