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Tuesday, 01 March 2005 |
Janus
posing threat to iPod dominance
Daily -
University of Washington - Seattle,WA,USA
Late last month Napster announced its newest product, Napster To Go, allowing
users to download as many songs as their portable MP3 device can hold. The catch
is, Napster To Go is not compatible with the Apple iPod, which accounts for more
than 60 percent of all MP3 devices sold.
This might make for a hefty backlash from the iPod community.
"Competition is good," said Sam Herz, the vice president of Apple at the UW. But
Herz doesn't believe Napster To Go will have a negative impact on Apple's MP3
player.
"iPods have become a status symbol almost," he said. "They are synonymous with
MP3 players."
But while Herz doesn't think Napster's new product will hurt the iPod's
popularity, Napster's history has shown it can be a scrappy company.
Around the turn of the millennium, Napster became the world leader in online MP3
sharing. Just as quickly as it rose to superstardom, Napster faded into
obscurity after Lars Ulrich of Metallica and a faux "We Are The World"
conglomeration of celebrities combined forces to shut it down.
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