The anti-iTunes movement: gBox, Universal, Wal-Mart, MTV, Rhapsody
Large music companies are struggling to do end-runs around Apple’s iTunes+iPod hegemony.
The big problem with their plans is that cool music-playing hardware is where the money is in music sales these days, something these companies don’t have (as Om points out). Meanwhile, profit margins on… Continue Reading
Roundup: Skype for iPhone, GBox, BarCamp Block, first space hotel & more
The latest action:
Skype for iPhone — SHAPE Services, a Stuttgart, Germany-based company, known for making mobile IM clients, has announced Skype for iPhone, an iPhone-optimized Web site that allows you to access Skype via the iPhone’s browser. Om has details.
Gbox, offering digital music without copy-protection — Gbox,… Continue Reading