Comments on: Yahoo Music: Trading bad for worse http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-trading-bad-for-worse/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-trading-bad-for-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-374076 mathewi Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:04:02 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-trading-bad-for-worse/#comment-374076 Hey Steve -- you have every right to like streaming music. I don't.<br>And I would argue that the numbers of people who have signed up for<br>either Yahoo Music or Rhapsody or any of the other streaming networks<br>proves that. 1.5 million people may be a nice little business -- and<br>no doubt would be for any startup -- but a) most of that goes towards<br>licensing fees, and b) realistically speaking 1.5 million for a<br>company like Yahoo or even Real for that matter is chicken feed. Hey Steve — you have every right to like streaming music. I don't.
And I would argue that the numbers of people who have signed up for
either Yahoo Music or Rhapsody or any of the other streaming networks
proves that. 1.5 million people may be a nice little business — and
no doubt would be for any startup — but a) most of that goes towards
licensing fees, and b) realistically speaking 1.5 million for a
company like Yahoo or even Real for that matter is chicken feed.

]]> By: Steve Guttman http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-trading-bad-for-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-374075 Steve Guttman Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:49:28 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-trading-bad-for-worse/#comment-374075 Hold on a sec. First of all, some of us really like streaming music--particularly when it integrates really well with your home audio system, like Sonos does. I have a napster subscription which works with my Sonos at home and my PC at work. It's great. <br><br>Secondly. 1.5 M people paying $13/mon is $234 M/yr. How many web businesses are pulling in that much cash? Seems like it must take a lot to get you excited. Hold on a sec. First of all, some of us really like streaming music–particularly when it integrates really well with your home audio system, like Sonos does. I have a napster subscription which works with my Sonos at home and my PC at work. It's great.

Secondly. 1.5 M people paying $13/mon is $234 M/yr. How many web businesses are pulling in that much cash? Seems like it must take a lot to get you excited.

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-trading-bad-for-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-339449 mathewi Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:04:02 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-trading-bad-for-worse/#comment-339449 Hey Steve -- you have every right to like streaming music. I don't.<br>And I would argue that the numbers of people who have signed up for<br>either Yahoo Music or Rhapsody or any of the other streaming networks<br>proves that. 1.5 million people may be a nice little business -- and<br>no doubt would be for any startup -- but a) most of that goes towards<br>licensing fees, and b) realistically speaking 1.5 million for a<br>company like Yahoo or even Real for that matter is chicken feed. Hey Steve — you have every right to like streaming music. I don't.
And I would argue that the numbers of people who have signed up for
either Yahoo Music or Rhapsody or any of the other streaming networks
proves that. 1.5 million people may be a nice little business — and
no doubt would be for any startup — but a) most of that goes towards
licensing fees, and b) realistically speaking 1.5 million for a
company like Yahoo or even Real for that matter is chicken feed.

]]> By: Steve Guttman http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-trading-bad-for-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-339448 Steve Guttman Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:49:28 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-trading-bad-for-worse/#comment-339448 Hold on a sec. First of all, some of us really like streaming music--particularly when it integrates really well with your home audio system, like Sonos does. I have a napster subscription which works with my Sonos at home and my PC at work. It's great. <br><br>Secondly. 1.5 M people paying $13/mon is $234 M/yr. How many web businesses are pulling in that much cash? Seems like it must take a lot to get you excited. Hold on a sec. First of all, some of us really like streaming music–particularly when it integrates really well with your home audio system, like Sonos does. I have a napster subscription which works with my Sonos at home and my PC at work. It's great.

Secondly. 1.5 M people paying $13/mon is $234 M/yr. How many web businesses are pulling in that much cash? Seems like it must take a lot to get you excited.

]]> By: VentureBeat » Yahoo! ends Music Unlimited service, will the Microsoft bid kill the new service that was likely in the works? http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-trading-bad-for-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-336939 VentureBeat » Yahoo! ends Music Unlimited service, will the Microsoft bid kill the new service that was likely in the works? Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:40:45 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-trading-bad-for-worse/#comment-336939 [...] Mathew Ingram points out, simply shuttling users over to Rhapsody isn’t going to cut it. People increasingly want to [...] [...] Mathew Ingram points out, simply shuttling users over to Rhapsody isn’t going to cut it. People increasingly want to [...]

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