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eMusic's non-DRM music store creeps into 2nd place  comment: 71 | Monday, July 31 (2006) 10:57AM | Posted by Lone Most people like music. Most people don't like DRM.A new USA Today article tells the story of how upstart eMusic, a purveyor of DRM-free MP3 music, is climbing over the top of some of the veterans in the digital download business (like Napster and Rhapsody), who sell music embedded with DRM. All of this despite the fact that the eMusic store lacks most of the popular record labels. Apple has sold nearly 60 million iPods since 2001, and music fans regularly frequent the company's iTunes online store to buy songs for their iPods — giving iTunes a nearly 70% share of the music-download market. Rivals Napster, Rhapsody, Yahoo Music and others compete with similar online offerings. Their songs don't play easily on iPods, however, hindering their growth. Then there's eMusic and its more than 1 million songs, which do play on iPods — and the company isn't shy about letting customers know. "Get 25 free iPod-compatible downloads just for trying us out," eMusic says in its current TV ad. Like Napster and Rhapsody, eMusic is a subscription service. Unlike those of its competitors, eMusic customers fully own the songs after downloading, with no restrictions. How does it do that? EMusic's songs are unprotected MP3s, which means they play on any device. Rivals sell copy-protected songs aimed at preventing unauthorized trading on file-sharing networks. EMusic's supplying labels don't worry about such trading because eMusic users tend to be older, sophisticated music fans who are less likely to engage in online song-swapping. Here's the January to May market share order according to the NPD research group: Market share for online music retailers: Apple iTunes: 67% eMusic: 11% Real Rhapsody: 4% Napster: 4% MSN Music: 3% via iLounge Latest Forum Posts
| You must be logged in to post comments on this site - please either log in or if you are not registered click here to signup Lacene
The ZVM is pretty much the most "high-end" DAP I ever got....I got started on DAPs by getting a Dell Pocket DJ, lol. It was a re-branded Creative DAP. All others I got are Sandisk DAPs....
Saijin_Naib
Yeah, I used to remember when I was jealous of Creative DAPs. I couldn't afford to have the "top of the line" DAPs back then, and messed with no-name Chinese OEMs.
These days, you're almost better off taking that route. Cowon still seems to put out quality. Samsung just makes Android players, same for Archos. MPIO (my favorite) has become defunct. These are dark times for DAPs Lacene
I still have my ZVM that I got when they first came out....it still works and looks like new...I never abused it and put one of those clear protective shields on it and got a silicon case for it.
A shame that Creative put it out - their most highly-regarded DAP ever - and then seemed to go downhill immediately afterwards... Saijin_Naib
Yeah, I played with one. Pretty slick, great interface. So great in fact, that Apple largely knocked it off and sued Creative to keep the rights. Bastards.
I have a Creative Zen Vision Micro 6gb I need to repair/swap drive out of. LiQuiD_FuSioN
Anyone have experience with the Creative ZEN Vision:M? Now that was a cool looking player too, never got to try one out though.
Saijin_Naib
Yeah, my friend had the S9 and he really loved it, especially the custom GUIs people would cook up.
I noticed that Cowon recently released a D20 and an X9. They both look rather tempting. Availability looks spotty at the moment though :L My favorite DAP probably would have been the Zune30, if it was slightly more customizable. The RIO players had great auto-playlisting & searching support. Similarly, the Haier Ibiza (despite its other shortcomings) has a brilliant filter feature and related features during playback. It, however, can't make a shuffle list to save its digital life so it gets on my nerves using it as my car player. Yeah, people still seem to love convergence devices. I'm still of the mind that I'd rather have devices that are designed for a specific task, and execute that task properly. The biggest pet peeve I have is crappy tools, and convergence devices by definition, are crappy tools. By attempting to do everything, they do no single task well. SarahV
@Saijin: The J3 is one of the best DAPs I've had. The GUI is way better than the S9. The hardware is pretty similar. I still have a special place in my heart for the iRiver Clix, though. Loved the interface on that so much...
The problem we have today is that hardly anyone actually uses a DAP and they don't want to carry more than one device. I probably carry my mp3 player more than my phone, but I realize most people are not like me 
Saijin_Naib
This community was tops. I still think we could be.
LiQuiD_FuSioN
Good ol' DAP Review! I still remember when Engadget would rip your stories off.
Saijin_Naib
That sounds like a decent size for a music library. How are you finding the Cowon? They seem to be one of the few manufactures left that makes anything halfway decent. I'm not interested in Yet Another Android Slate (YAAS) like the Archos line have devolved into.
But Sarah, the iProducts are the bestest things ever! Their batteries last like, totally way longer than like, other players do! View all posts (9209)
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