They can run this Napster ad all they want....

[Robb]

...and "all they want" appears to be "all the freakin' time".....

And no one is going to care. Napster was cool when it was an underground free file-sharing system. It is not even slightly cool as a new name for a pay-fer-view music site.

I feel horribly sorry for whoever shelled out for that name and kitty logo. Actually, maybe not -- they're taking the bath they deserve.

[Brucey]

1. Yes?

What kind of business do they get now?

[WindRavenX]

3. Same as the iTunes store

Pay for downloads.
Seeing the tremendous success of iTunes makes me wonder if Napster, or any other site where you have to pay, will survive.

[Robb]

4. iTunes has a lot of functionality

All the "new" Napster has is a little kitty logo....

[WindRavenX]

6. Funny, I didn't even know that the logo was a kitty!

For years I've been wondering what that damn thing was- you say it's a cat? Rather odd choice....

[anti_shrub]

That''s always been Napster's logo

They may have refined it, but that's always been there/

[jenk]

2. why would anybody pay for napster when we have Kazaa Lite?

"hmmm, I think I'll use napster, because I'd rather pay for something I can get for free"

[ant]

7. I would rather pay

Honestly, I'm uncomfortable with the idea of taking people's work without paying for it. I downloaded iTunes and I'm perfectly happy paying a fee per song.

It's not totally an ethical thing - I can really see both sides of the argument - but, I don't know...maybe it's 'cause I have a lot of artsy friends. I can appreciate TRUE artists and the fact that they're just trying to make a living off their talents, like anyone else.

[Castilleja]

5. We saw that ad what seemed like hundreds of times

during a ridiculously edited "The Breakfast Club", and I said the same thing to my husband. Sure they are cute ads, but why on earth would anyone go there and pay for it? I'd just buy the cd....used.

[DoNotRefill]

8. Well....it looks like for $10 a month....

you can download all the songs you want that are on their labels. I'd have to wonder how extensive their collection is, but if it's huge, I could see creating a want list of a thousand songs, joining for a month, and downloading them all, then cancelling. I wonder what the quality is like....I heard something about downgraded quality, but if it's "up to snuff", I'd blow $10 for 50 CDs worth of music...

[DoNotRefill]

9. Holy sheet!

I just read their terms!!! They don't seem to want to make this a big deal, but once you give up the subscription service, you LOSE ALL TUNES!!! They apparently have a monthly expiration date that must be reset at the website! F**K THAT!!!

[LTR]

10. Haven't they tried that before?

Musicnet? Pressplay?

Hmmmmm... where are they now?

Amazing how record labels are still living in the past. Maybe THAT'S their problem.