Comments on: Sony BMG Developing Music Subscription Service http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9354/sony_bmg_developing_music_subscription_service/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:25:42 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: mountain_rage http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9354/sony_bmg_developing_music_subscription_service/#comment-180585 mountain_rage Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-180585 Just had a brilliant idea somewhat related to the article. One of the biggest drawbacks of these subsc<x>ription ba<x>sed plans is that you loose your music when you cancel you subsc<x>ription. If they wanted to win over some of the Itunes crowd maybe they should offer you a set amount of credits every month your signed that can be used towards the acquisition of unlocked songs. This would cause you to stay in the system and if you decide you no longer want to be signed up you still have something to show for the money you spent. Just had a brilliant idea somewhat related to the article. One of the biggest drawbacks of these subscription based plans is that you loose your music when you cancel you subscription. If they wanted to win over some of the Itunes crowd maybe they should offer you a set amount of credits every month your signed that can be used towards the acquisition of unlocked songs. This would cause you to stay in the system and if you decide you no longer want to be signed up you still have something to show for the money you spent.

]]> By: soulxtc http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9354/sony_bmg_developing_music_subscription_service/#comment-180586 soulxtc Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-180586 @Mountain Rage Hmm me likey. Like say if you shell out 10 bucks then you get say 8 worth of credit to buy stuff. @Mountain Rage

Hmm me likey. Like say if you shell out 10 bucks then you get say 8 worth of credit to buy stuff.

]]> By: mountain_rage http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9354/sony_bmg_developing_music_subscription_service/#comment-180587 mountain_rage Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-180587 Ya exactly. It would give you the opportunity to listen to all the music you want before buying gain a catalog of music you like allows people to get familiar with the marketplace (credits get people used to spending on the music) and supplies a profit for everyone. Ya exactly. It would give you the opportunity to listen to all the music you want before buying gain a catalog of music you like allows people to get familiar with the marketplace (credits get people used to spending on the music) and supplies a profit for everyone.

]]> By: davemyyz http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9354/sony_bmg_developing_music_subscription_service/#comment-180588 davemyyz Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-180588 No real need to the credit thing. emusic.com has been selling subsc<x>riptions for years. All DRM free and you don't lose the music when you cancel your subsription. Now it's all Indie music but these days that's where alot of the good stuff is. I pay $10 per month and get 30 downloads plus they gave me 50 free downloads for signing up. They have more expensive subsc<x>riptions with more downloads per month but I like the $10 wich still leaves me some room in the budget for CD/vinyl purchases. In any case none of the subsc<x>ription services are worth a damn if they don't get rid of the DRM. No real need to the credit thing. emusic.com has been selling subscriptions for years. All DRM free and you don’t lose the music when you cancel your subsription. Now it’s all Indie music but these days that’s where alot of the good stuff is. I pay $10 per month and get 30 downloads plus they gave me 50 free downloads for signing up. They have more expensive subscriptions with more downloads per month but I like the $10 wich still leaves me some room in the budget for CD/vinyl purchases. In any case none of the subscription services are worth a damn if they don’t get rid of the DRM.

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