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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Fw: TECH ALERT: Yahoo to Unveil Music Service |
| Date | Tue, 10 May 2005 21:14:23 -0400 |
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AT Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 16:09:09 Michael wrote:
> I have read about this for awhile now and it doesnt make
>any sense to me. I still feel they are targeting the younger
>music listener, the casual fan. Since the shelf life of
>most pop singles are a few months at best, they rent them out
>to people. As the next single is released they move on, no clutter of
>Cds or tapes. Of course there is always the option to buy it to keep
>if you so decide after renting it, but either way it is a win win for the
>music business, but again I feel they are fogetting the true fans.
It's the way radio has run since Bill Haley rocked around the clock. I don't
understand the apprehension of a service that basically allows you to
road-test music. As opposed to not hearing anything new and never buying
anything because you never got to hear it.
With that said....why lease when you can own? :-)
Jaimie Vernon,
President, Bullseye Records
"Not Suing Our Customers Since 1985!!"
http://www.bullseyecanada.com
Author, Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia
http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/
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