Reuters reports that the paid music services are still not very succesfull. While free/illegal music exchange software has been downloaded over 3.000.000 times, the paid ones have to do it with only 7.500 downloads.
It seems not many people want to pay for music and certainly not restricted music. If you want a good laugh, go to Press-play.net.
Music fans have been blunt on Internet message boards too. For MusicNet, the most common complaint on the message boards is that would-be customers cannot view the music library until after they've paid the $9.95 monthly subscription. |
And, MusicNet does not permit the download of tracks to a portable MP3 player or to be burned on a CD, a feature that rival Pressplay includes.
"Pay 10 to 20 bucks for music that you CANNOT listen to in your portable MP3 player or burn to CD and have the music vaporize once you terminate your subscription," reads one UseNet message about MusicNet. "Is the music consumer that stupid?!"
MusicNet could not be immediately reached for comment.
Source: Reuters.com
