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Music for Nothing and the Fans for Free

Hany Nada, Founding Partner, GGV Capital in Voices on October 28, 2011 at 5:10 pm PT

Consumers won’t pay for recorded music in the future — but fans will pay for music experiences.

Did Nokia Sue Apple Before Apple Could Sue Nokia?

John Paczkowski in News on October 23, 2009 at 10:25 am PT

Analysts mulling over Nokia’s IP infringment suit against Apple seem to be of two minds about how the action will play out. Some see it as a move to cash in on Apple’s iPhone success. Others view it as a preemptory move against a possible infringement suit from Apple aimed at Nokia’s own multitouch handsets.

Napster: Don’t Hold Your Breath Waiting for Our Awesome New iPhone App

Peter Kafka in Media on September 1, 2009 at 6:40 am PT

Napster says it has an awesome new iPhone app that will let you stream music directly to your phone–just like the one Apple approved for Spotify, the superhyped service you can’t even get in the U.S. yet. But Napster says you won’t be able to use its app anytime soon, and it blames the big bad music labels.