Napster fires 16 employees and is getting ready...

Newsbytes reports that (2 days ago) napster has fired 16 employees, leaving the company with 88 workers. They say this step was needed to make the launch of a paid subscription service possible.

The spokesman said Hilbers has spent enough months in the job to evaluate which areas of the company need to remain intact, and which parts can be "streamlined," and still allow Napster's new subscription version to operate.

Well it seems that they finally take some action in the Napster HQ, and prepare themselves for the big launch, which was supposed to be this summer. I think they are now finally getting ready to launch this new thing. They only question is: will it succeed?

In my opinion it will. I think many people ARE willing to pay a small fee for access to a huge database with music. I know there are a lot of alternatives, but these companies are also under pressure. And this new napster provides a secure and reliable way to download the latest music...

Source: Newsbytes