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."

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