Looks like Sony is trying to take a chunk of the "Apple" pie.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetrev...mited-by-qriocity-goes-live-in-us-today/22462
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetrev...mited-by-qriocity-goes-live-in-us-today/22462
Sony's Music Unlimited by Qriocity goes live in U.S. today
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I predict it will be gone within a year... Sony screws up so many things. Like even the name of this service... LOL
I predict google will get in on the game and kick Apple's ass. Google has just announced they will provide content to end users in a much more favorable cost structure for content providers like newspapers and magazines etc. than the competing Apple service. Apple wants to charge through the nose for everything. One day people will get tired of being bent over by Apple. I've seen some android devices and they look really cool. They will definitely push the technology and user interface for Ipad type devices forward and provide needed competition for Apple to keep prices reasonable.
As far as Sony goes it seems funny that they aren't a more of a major player in so many areas given their earlier successes. You have to wonder why.
I looked at the article and it sounds like the Sony service is just a monthly rental of streaming music-not for purchasing songs like with Itunes or other services like amazon. Because of this I predict Sony-as PD has already predicted-will fail at this venture. I would rather buy a song once and play it 20 times or 50 times whenever I want instead of buying a monthly subscription to basically listen to a self directed "radio". But hey, that's just me . . .
As far as Sony goes it seems funny that they aren't a more of a major player in so many areas given their earlier successes. You have to wonder why.
I looked at the article and it sounds like the Sony service is just a monthly rental of streaming music-not for purchasing songs like with Itunes or other services like amazon. Because of this I predict Sony-as PD has already predicted-will fail at this venture. I would rather buy a song once and play it 20 times or 50 times whenever I want instead of buying a monthly subscription to basically listen to a self directed "radio". But hey, that's just me . . .
You know what, though, Wiz? If you like Apps, I find them much cheaper from Apple that the Android store, and WAAAAAY cheaper than the Blackberry store... and I am an apps guy. Probably have 125 of them.... most at $1 or free. Even my wife's most expensive iPad app is only $10, and well worth it, IMO.
Nobody wants to own music anymore... people don't even go to iTunes when they want a song anymore, because they can search for it on YouTube and listen to it there for free.
Sony's taking a step in the right direction, but this will flop because it's a Sony product. Spotify, on the other hand, is a successful service that's just waiting for U.S. record companies to give it the go-ahead. I really hope that happens, as they've got the best business model and interface for music streaming on smartphones.
Sony's taking a step in the right direction, but this will flop because it's a Sony product. Spotify, on the other hand, is a successful service that's just waiting for U.S. record companies to give it the go-ahead. I really hope that happens, as they've got the best business model and interface for music streaming on smartphones.
i don't have an android pad yet.I looked at them and I'll wait until the operating system is a bit more mature and the price goes down. I don't absolutely need one, I just think they're kind of cool. I like a laptop just fine. I have Sprint and they have a really nice HTC phone that I could upgrade to, but it's $200 and I just can't justify that right now. What I'd really like is a larger tablet like the ipad-maybe 10-12 inches. For now I need a new laptop a lot more than I need one of those nifty pads.
Sony is the scum of the music business. They even made cd's at one time that put a Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia on your pc rendering it unable to play cds...
