Long after Napster, mainstream software giants like Microsoft are beginning to get into the online music fray with file-sharing applications, and Internet giants like Yahoo are moving to subscription models for digital downloads. While we’ve not quite seen a digital revolution yet, file-sharing pundits say we’re inching closer to what was promised several years ago. Eric Garland, chief executive of Big Champagne, a firm that tracks Internet file sharing, has been watching the drama unfold for the past five years and says the best is yet to come.
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Big Champagne CEO Talks Up the Digital Revolution
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire July 21, 2005 05:00 AMLong after Napster, mainstream software giants like Microsoft are beginning to get into the online music fray with file-sharing applications, and Internet giants like Yahoo are moving to subscription models for digital downloads. While we’ve not quite seen a digital revolution yet, file-sharing pundits say we’re inching closer to what was promised several years ago. Eric Garland, chief executive of Big Champagne, a firm that tracks Internet file sharing, has been watching the drama unfold for the past five years and says the best is yet to come.