Napster announced today that, along with its subscription service, it will be offering free music supported by advertising. The free plan extends to the first 5 times a person listens to a song. After that, users who don’t subscribe to the site’s premium services have to buy the track to keep listening.
The release announcing the change does not mention the existence of the iPod – which is sort of like ignoring the elephant in the room. When asked, Napster replied that Apple prohibits sharing between iPod and any other service… We’ll see how long this lasts.
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