Comments on: Buzzwords Aplenty: The New ‘Rhapsody America’ http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/21/buzzwords-aplenty-the-new-rhapsody-america/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:01:39 -0500 hourly 1 By: Doug Aamoth http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/21/buzzwords-aplenty-the-new-rhapsody-america/comment-page-1/#comment-378487 Doug Aamoth Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:42:19 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/21/buzzwords-aplenty-the-new-rhapsody-america/#comment-378487 Agreed. The whole V CAST thing, especially, might be the main factor holding this back since the downloads are so expensive. This looks to be another case of a few big companies coming together and saying "look how great our product is" without addressing what consumers actually want. It'll be interesting to see how the final pricing structure works. Rhapsody to Go is $15/month while V CAST downloads are $2 a pop. It'd be suicide for them to charge both $15/month AND $2 per download but I could see them sticking with the $15/month and then adding a little surcharge every time you download new music...maybe $1 per track. Agreed. The whole V CAST thing, especially, might be the main factor holding this back since the downloads are so expensive. This looks to be another case of a few big companies coming together and saying “look how great our product is” without addressing what consumers actually want. It’ll be interesting to see how the final pricing structure works. Rhapsody to Go is $15/month while V CAST downloads are $2 a pop. It’d be suicide for them to charge both $15/month AND $2 per download but I could see them sticking with the $15/month and then adding a little surcharge every time you download new music…maybe $1 per track.

]]> By: Fred http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/21/buzzwords-aplenty-the-new-rhapsody-america/comment-page-1/#comment-378040 Fred Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:04:10 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/21/buzzwords-aplenty-the-new-rhapsody-america/#comment-378040 It's a music subscription service, so that's strike one. It's from Real, so that's strike two. And there's no indication that the OTA downloads will be any less stratospherically expensive than existing V Cast downloads, so that's strike three. No thanks. While OTA downloads are intriguing, there's nothing here that's better than a nano, iTMS and a USB 2.0 cable. It’s a music subscription service, so that’s strike one. It’s from Real, so that’s strike two. And there’s no indication that the OTA downloads will be any less stratospherically expensive than existing V Cast downloads, so that’s strike three. No thanks. While OTA downloads are intriguing, there’s nothing here that’s better than a nano, iTMS and a USB 2.0 cable.

]]> By: Phillip Marquez http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/21/buzzwords-aplenty-the-new-rhapsody-america/comment-page-1/#comment-377958 Phillip Marquez Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:14:51 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/21/buzzwords-aplenty-the-new-rhapsody-america/#comment-377958 Are you kidding me? A player (dedicated and large HD) that would allow me to spur-of-the-moment purchases and instant gratification? I'd jump all over that. Even better would be a subscription service (yeah, yeah, DRM is evil... but I really like the convenience) that allowed you to modify and update on the fly. Road trip but nothing fresh to listen to? No problem. Back on the original topic--I recently canceled my Urge "To Go" subscription in anticipation of a major move (going from living with a girlfriend back to bachelorhood); but I fully anticipate starting my subscription back up. Given the circumstances, I'll be in the market for a new cell phone/service at the end of the year as well. This could be a factor in deciding whether or not to stay with ATT or jump ship to Verizon... Are you kidding me? A player (dedicated and large HD) that would allow me to spur-of-the-moment purchases and instant gratification? I’d jump all over that. Even better would be a subscription service (yeah, yeah, DRM is evil… but I really like the convenience) that allowed you to modify and update on the fly. Road trip but nothing fresh to listen to? No problem.

Back on the original topic–I recently canceled my Urge “To Go” subscription in anticipation of a major move (going from living with a girlfriend back to bachelorhood); but I fully anticipate starting my subscription back up. Given the circumstances, I’ll be in the market for a new cell phone/service at the end of the year as well. This could be a factor in deciding whether or not to stay with ATT or jump ship to Verizon…

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