Napster at University of Rochester

[l008com]

Maybe apple is doing nothing because this is only an expense for them, and they have the foresight to see that this is probably going to do nothing and napster is still going to fail despite this crappy service, maybe they see that already and I don't.

::shrug::

Its an interesting idea though, i wish more people around had wireless, I'd try setting up a music sharing network. But i live in a suburb. oh well

 

[Einherjar]

Originally posted by l008com
Maybe apple is doing nothing because this is only an expense for them, and they have the foresight to see that this is probably going to do nothing and napster is still going to fail despite this crappy service, maybe they see that already and I don't.

The foresight may be what's hindering them. In their past history, because they didn't actively work to get as much mindshare in their various markets as possible, only marketshare, Apple is very far behind. Apple will have to realize that they need to do more to hit kids on as many college campuses as possible because they are a prime purchasing demographic. In a few years, they'll all be consumers, as I've said in a post way back. If you keep bombarding them with marketing and you show them the way over the course of the four years they spend in college, you'll end up with a sale, be it even something as insignificant as an iPod or a copy of software for their PC. Apple NEEDS to branch out and hit these people instead of simply leaving it to word of mouth and on-campus user groups.

 

[Doctor Q]

Two thoughts:

1. I'd like to see Apple stay the leader in online music. Having tens of thousands of university students hooked on streaming music from another service is definitely a threat to Apple's market share and mindshare. But I try to keep in mind that the competition is part of what keeps Apple working so hard.

2. Students get educational discounts on hardware. Students get educational discounts on software. Should music services offer discounted purchases to students too? I'm not talking about the supposedly free streaming the Napster deal provides. I'm talking about the music students pay for by the song, album, or month.

 

[rdowns]

Originally posted by ITR 81
Nothing is ever free. Someone or some company is footing the bill. If the University is footing the bill it's coming from the students tuition. If it's from Napster then they are losing money to gain mindshare.

You're picking nits here. The original poster said it was at no cost to students implying their student fees were not being used, therefore it is free to the students. Of course someone is paying fo it.

 

[rdowns]

Originally posted by Doctor Q
Two thoughts:

2. Students get educational discounts on hardware. Students get educational discounts on software. Should music services offer discounted purchases to students too? I'm not talking about the supposedly free streaming the Napster deal provides. I'm talking about the music students pay for by the song, album, or month.

As a former student, I have no problem with subsidizing lower costs for things you use for your education. And those of us no longer eligible for student discounts do subsidize when we pay full price for these things. I hardly think we should be doing that with a luxury item, music.

If a music d/l site were to offer student discounts, I would not buy music there as I won't subsidize the purchase of music to students. JMO.

 

[spinner]

First of all let me say that I am extremely disappointed in higher ed. People are suppose to be going to college to learn not download music. This is an incredible waste of funds no matter who is paying for it. It could have been much better spent on facilities upgrades, computer labs, etc.

Secondly, how much time do you really spend in front of your computer to take advantage of all of this free music? Personally, I listen to more music in my car, on my iPod, and on my stereo then I ever do on my computer. Limiting this to the computer only seems to make it rediculous (sp?). Spend time d/l so that you can't do anything with it? What a complete ***** waste of resources.

I would rather listen to internet radio or even satellite radio rather than screw around d/l tunes that I can't use or take with me.

 

[FlamDrag]

Originally posted by arn
<snip>This is on-demand streaming. "I want to listen to XYZ". And download the song you want to your computer and listen to it (from your computer) as much as you want.

arn

no no no - you mean YYZ, not XYZ.