Good comments on recent Apple music rumors and the Bebo deal

“… However, the bigger question is: is the money in the DEVICE, or is it in the NETWORK, or both? My take is that it’s the network, and not the device. But let’s see…„

By Gerd Leonhard, here’s the full post. And here’s the original CNET article.

“Who is going to build the infrastructure the artists and the web services need? Who is going to deploy it at the micro-scale that most mp3 blogging happens? The music industry is all about demanding to get paid, but I don’t see them building the systems to make it happen easily and within the constraints of what an online business model can pay.„

By Fred Wilson, here’s the full post. Original Op-ed in NY Times [Thanks Raja]

 March 23rd, 2008