Monday, January 7, 2008

New Business Models

http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/F/FUTURE_OF_MUSIC?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-01-06-13-36-35

"Among the business models music fans are likely to see more of: music subscriptions bundled with the price of Internet access, and services like Nokia Corp.'s upcoming Comes With Music, which would give users of select mobile phones a year's worth of unlimited access to music, for no extra charge."

It looks like media companies are finally, finally finally beginning to realize that they are in the content business, not in the CD business. They may finally be ready to stop their two front war on their customers and on artists.

Or not. Never underestimate how stupid people are. There is still a better than even chance that the big media companies of the past couple of decades will yet drive themselves out of business. And when they are gone, no one will notice. The customer will have long since moved on - creative destruction.

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