Easyjet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou's has confirmed that he will be entering into the digital music market in a partnership with Wippit. The new service named Easy Music will take on the likes of Microsoft, Yahoo, Apple, Napster and Real in the digital music arena.
Some tracks on the new Easy Music service will cost as little as 25P (45Cents), which could eventually lead to a price war between various services. This new competition is good but consumers will still have to put up with competing standards which will not play on all portable music devices.
| The founder of Easyjet has confirmed he is entering the Some tracks on Easy Music will cost as little as 25 pence (45 cents). The launch could trigger a price war, although consumers will face competing standards, with some downloads playing only on certain portable devices. Apple's iTunes dominates the market, in part boosted by the phenomenal success of the firm's iPod portable music player. But Apple has come under fire this week for charging UK users more than those in France and Germany. |
Full story at the BBC. Good luck to Easy music I say, as anything that
brings down the price of digital music is a good think for everyone as the
prices charged at the moment are ridiculous. Though it will be interesting
to see what music services will still be around in a year as there is virtually
no money to be made off digital music due to the music companies taking most of
the money.
Source: BBC
