Meanwhile NewCorp, which is a thousand times the size and breadth of Rhapsody is all aboard.
On Feb 16, 12:29 pm, Moandji Ezana <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 6:26 PM, Chess <[email protected]> wrote: > > If all the publishers > > said "No more Apple" and that was enough of a factor to affect sales > > of its products, they would stop or slide into oblivion. > > It may be > starting:http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/15/rhapsody-wont-bow-to-apples-subscr... > > "Our [Rhapsody] philosophy is simple too – an Apple-imposed arrangement that > requires us to pay 30 percent of our revenue to Apple, in addition to > content fees that we pay to the music labels, publishers and artists, is > economically untenable. The bottom line is we would not be able to offer our > service through the iTunes store if subjected to Apple's 30 percent monthly > fee vs. a typical 2.5 percent credit card fee. > > We will continue to allow consumers to sign up atwww.rhapsody.comfrom a > smartphone or any other Internet access point, including the Safari browser > on the iPhone and iPad. In the meantime, we will be collaborating with our > market peers in determining an appropriate legal and business response to > this latest development." -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
