Napster 2.0 Preview

by Maarten Goldstein, Jan 03, 2002 6:13am PST

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By: indeego x Show Full Post

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I can't wait!!! This deals with all the prvious technical hurdles, introduces features that I haven't seen anywhere, probably has a tested security model and My ISP or any number of college ISP's can't wait either! Really well thought out business model, as well, too! Bring it on Napster. I would pay 3, no 4 times what you are asking!

Jan 03, 2002 4:45pm PST

I can't wait!!! This deals with all the prvious technical hurdles, introduces features that I haven't se : indeego

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By: jilt3d x Show Full Post

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sounds to me like they are going for trying to be more like mp3.com
except instead of hosting all the songs, its the clients storing the music

i would have paid $10/month for the old napster
i am not interested at all in this new service
i'll just go buy a cd
shit, cd prices are supposed to come down to $9.99 this year anyway

Jan 03, 2002 8:09am PST

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sounds to me like they are going for trying to be more like mp3.com except instead of hosting all the so... : jilt3d
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  "cd prices are supposed to come down to $9.99 this year anyway" I wouldn't count on it. NSYNC has to... : Dechter
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    cds like that aren't expensive cause nsync wants the money, its the record labels. : Turd Ferguson
    - especially new bands. Until you're mega uber popular you get like 5-10 cents per cd sold. : halfwaybastard

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By: Dave Mustaine x Show Full Post

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I think of Lars and James when I see this. :(

Jan 03, 2002 10:41am PST

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I think of Lars and James when I see this. :( : Dave Mustaine
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By: aliengrey x Show Full Post

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i have a napster t-shirt
i'm cool
yer not

Jan 03, 2002 2:17pm PST

i have a napster t-shirt i'm cool yer not : aliengrey

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By: Blackdawgg x Show Full Post

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HAHA they might as well save time and effort and just give up noone will pay for that crap when they can goto a thousand other different sources to get thier music for free

Jan 03, 2002 6:18am PST

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HAHA they might as well save time and effort and just give up noone will pay for that crap when they can ... : Blackdawgg
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  EVER underestimate stupidity. NEVER think that all people are pirates. : Grigory
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    Pirates is a strong word for something 99% of all computer users did a while back and most still do. ... : Blackdawgg
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      Pirates is a strong word when nothing is actually stolen. I mean, what is piracy about? Lost *potential... : BorderlineBass
      
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      Yeah, I suppose i'll just walk up to the ford dealership here and steal an F150...technically, its not t... : creeping_death
      
      Did you take someone's last mp3 file? Did it cost anyone anything for you to copy it? Or is the only c... : BorderlineBass
      
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      That argument is weak. How the f*ck do you steal a F150 that was never there to begin with? Pirates st... : BaBOon
      
      And yes I know this particular thread is about music piracy and I referred to games, but honestly, pirac... : BaBOon
      
      its different...in one case you arent depriving them of anything...in the other you're taking their truc... : TheTick
      
      well, I haven't bought a CD for *years* because it is much more easier just to download the stuff I want... : Grigory
    - Arr, me mateys! : Dechter
  - Yarg, Matey! : ZeBFFd00d
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  one thing you overlook is that not everyone is computer savvy. Sure everyone here knows how to get thin... : redfive
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    If you can download a file and click on "Install" you can run Morpheus. It's stupid easy. My old Win98... : glshemp
    - No sir, Morpheus/Kazaa/MusicCity are quite a pain to get configured and running properly. Then you have... : Dechter

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By: kill9 x Show Full Post

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wasn't this supposed to happen like a year ago? how long does it take to roll out a business model that's going to fail regardless

Jan 03, 2002 9:00am PST

wasn't this supposed to happen like a year ago? how long does it take to roll out a business model that'... : kill9

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By: PsYk0 x Show Full Post

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bah.
The people who pay for memberships are the same people who will be sharing Perry Como, Julio Iglesias, and Zamphir. I'll stick to piracy and buying overpriced cd's thank you. FUCK YOU RIAA!

Jan 03, 2002 8:46am PST

bah. The people who pay for memberships are the same people who will be sharing Perry Como, Julio Iglesi... : PsYk0

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By: the archvile x Show Full Post

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NEGLIGIBLE!!

Jan 03, 2002 8:36am PST

NEGLIGIBLE!! : the archvile

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By: rosewood x Show Full Post

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Duh
Napster has a name

When it goes live they send a press release and every god damn newspaper in the world will carry a napster story about how the bad boy has changed

thats amazing free press

Jan 03, 2002 7:38am PST

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Duh Napster has a name When it goes live they send a press release and every god damn newspaper in th... : rosewood
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By: g30f x Show Full Post

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The kind of people who would pay for such a service and the same who are afraid to use their credit card on the internet unfortunately...

However, I think Napster could make a profit if somehow they'd focus on advertising a lot and/or they'd be endorsed a lot by some celebrities/association/tv show. This coupled with "Stealing music is VERY VERY bad mmmmkay?" propanganda could make them winners.

Jan 03, 2002 7:19am PST

The kind of people who would pay for such a service and the same who are afraid to use their credit card ... : g30f

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By: handofthrawn x Show Full Post

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I believe your right. There will be a lot of non-pirates and/or computer idiots that pay because they think they have to to get music. But the problem is that napster is no longer just their own company. Now they are backed by large music labels and the music labels will expect huge profits from this service. When napster delivers its lackluster performance the service will be shut down. My estimate, it won't see christmas. Sorry napster :(

Jan 03, 2002 6:31am PST

I believe your right. There will be a lot of non-pirates and/or computer idiots that pay because they th... : handofthrawn

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By: Blackdawgg x Show Full Post

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They know the name "Napster" because of its once free music..They'll soon forget the name when they want to join and Napster wants to charge them

Jan 03, 2002 6:27am PST

They know the name "Napster" because of its once free music..They'll soon forget the name when they want ... : Blackdawgg

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By: ZeBFFd00d x Show Full Post

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how does Napster expect to make money?

Simple. The name itself. Im not saying that this will succeed, but computer illiterates across the world know the name "Napster".

Jan 03, 2002 6:25am PST

how does Napster expect to make money? Simple. The name itself. Im not saying that this will succee... : ZeBFFd00d

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By: handofthrawn x Show Full Post

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This looks like its too little WAY too late. It doesn't do anything different from morpheus or bear share except it costs money and has less to get off of it. Thank you but I will stay away from government controlled central computer systems for my p2p sharing.

Jan 03, 2002 6:15am PST

This looks like its too little WAY too late. It doesn't do anything different from morpheus or bear shar... : handofthrawn

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