mediamemo.allthingsd.com - 9/1/2009
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Napster says it has an awesome new iPhone app that will let you stream music directly to your phone--just like the one Apple approved for Spotify, the superhyped service you can't even get in the U.S. yet. But Napster says you won't be able to use its app anytime soon, and it blames the big ...
jkontherun.com - 9/2/2009
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jkontherun.com —
Just last week, we were talking about Rhapsody’s
music subscription service on the iPhone . Looks like...
the application is still pending, since I don’t see an approval yet and the company hasn’t mentioned a rejection. Now Napster is ...
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Napster Goes Mobile on Most Every Cellphone in U.S.
theiphoneblog.com - 9/3/2009
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theiphoneblog.com —
Lars Ulrich rejoice , Napster will NOT be
heading into Apple’s coveted App Store any time soon....
Strange considering they once toyed with our emotions by mentioning an iPhone app was in the works ? Sadly, unlike Spotify , it is just not ...
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Napster Will Not Be Appearing in the App Store Anytime Soon
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Technologizer —
... AllThingsD’s Peter Kafka is reporting on a neat-sounding Napster client for the iPhone–and the fact that Napster says that high licensing costs for mobile streaming make the app a no-go, so it hasn’t even bothered to submit it to Apple for approval. ...
Why We Can't Have a Napster iPhone App (Or Android App, Or BlackBerry App...) [Napster]
Gizmodo —
... to keep the service cheap, but I'm sensing the beginning of a fight here. App like Spotify, Rhapsody and Napster, granted there's an available data connection, instantly make your on-demand library phenomenally massive, and make buying music feel a little dumb, and like a waste. Now, people buy music to put on their iPods. The day they don't need to is a day the people in charge of setting the exorbitant streaming fees are not looking forward to, at all. [AllThingsD] ...
Napster Will Not Be Appearing in the App Store Anytime Soon
The iPhone Blog —
... the application to market.
Now let’s think about this for a moment, they put their iPhone application on hold due to “high licensing fees”. If Spotify and Rhapsody can pull it off why can’t Napster? Maybe it’s due to the fact those companies charge $10.00 more a month for their service perhaps.
Whatever the case may be, would you be willing for fork over some extra cash to get Napster on your iPhone?
[Via MediaMemo]
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