Posts Tagged: amazon


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Jul 08

Amazon Wants a Piece of My Space

It looks like Amazon wants in on the whole MySpace Music ordeal. According to TechCrunch,

MySpace Music will likely partner with Amazon to handle all music e-commerce transactions, we’ve heard from multiple sources. Apple and Rhapsody are also bidding for the business, however, and one source says a final decision hasn’t yet been made.

I’m not sure exactly how well this whole MySpace Music will hold up but if Apple wins this bid it might be in MySpace’s best interest. One question comes to mind though, what happens to everybody that is on the current platform. Will they all be migrated to this new MySpace Music platform? I’m assuming so because it would be ridiculous to have everyone start from scratch, but what about those profiles that aren’t bands? Will they be forced into purchasing a subscription? If so, that may leave a bad taste in the user’s mouth leading to a not so great launch of their new service. I guess we’ll find out in a couple of months as the company unfolds (or folds).