Napster has carried its famous name into the legitimate music download arena, officially launching Napster 2.0 and challenging a sea of Windows competitors, including Apple’s sweet-sounding iTunes service that sold 1 million songs to Windows users in its first three days of operation. Yankee Group senior analyst Mike Goodman told TechNewsWorld that Apple currently has the upper hand with its collection of individual songs and complete albums — priced similarly to Napster 2.0 at 99 cents per track or $10 per album.
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Napster 2.0 Goes Live, Dogfight with iTunes Begins
Posted by: Jay Lyman October 29, 2003 03:03 PMNapster has carried its famous name into the legitimate music download arena, officially launching Napster 2.0 and challenging a sea of Windows competitors, including Apple’s sweet-sounding iTunes service that sold 1 million songs to Windows users in its first three days of operation. Yankee Group senior analyst Mike Goodman told TechNewsWorld that Apple currently has the upper hand with its collection of individual songs and complete albums — priced similarly to Napster 2.0 at 99 cents per track or $10 per album.