| OT: Napster [message #121175] |
Wed, 20 October 2004 16:28  |
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npsmith82
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Registered: February 2003
Location: England, UK
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I've come to the stage now, that i'd prefer to buy music online, rather than downloading it for free through dodgy 'illegal' P2P programs.
I'd like to hear some feedback about Napster before i signup, from people who are current members, have used and actually downloaded tracks... What are your opinions of it?
A few questions also...
1. Can you play the tracks you buy in Winamp/Windows Media Player etc or do you have to use the Napster player?
2. Are they in WMA/MP3 format?
3. Is it still the old napster, where if there's a hard to buy remix of something you want, chances are they'll have it shared?
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| OT: Napster [message #121176] |
Wed, 20 October 2004 16:40  |
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glyde51
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Registered: August 2004
Location: Winnipeg
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ummm.... I don't know why, but I do not think many people here buy their music, I do, but not online...
EDIT: 300 POSTS!!!
No. Seriously. No.
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| OT: Napster [message #121180] |
Wed, 20 October 2004 16:55 |
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liberator
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Registered: May 2003
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AIU, the various and sundry legit music download sites(iTuneds, ect) incorporate DRM in one form or another(proprietary formats, executeable code in the file that counts the number of machines it's been played on, ect) and thus aren't as good as what you can get either by buying the CD or illegitimately via Kazaa, Limewire, ect. that can be played anywhere.
The Record Labels still don't understand that their sales will increase when they stop producing albums with 1 decent song and then 14 tracks of crap.
There was a time when people were impressed that I have the firepower to decimate a planet in under 10 minutes.
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| OT: Napster [message #121181] |
Wed, 20 October 2004 17:14 |
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smwScott
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Registered: February 2003
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Yeah, the reason people don't buy music isn't because of file sharing. I recently bought the American Idiot album from Green Day. This is the first album I've bought in well over a year, and that's because it's the first album with more than just a couple good songs. Almost everything on there is worth listening to, and I felt it was truly money well spent.
Whether or not you agree with my taste in music is irrelevant, the truth is there is only a few albums out there that any given person would consider to be of good quality. The quality of music has been consistently declining while the price has been rising.
-smwScott
47% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
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| OT: Napster [message #121230] |
Wed, 20 October 2004 22:12 |
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BonHair
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Registered: October 2004
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I bought 38 music albums just this year, and I pretty much like all of them. Stop buying pop shit! And if you like it, please download it, as most poptards are rich enough as it is.
I is smart!
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