adamz
10-20-2003, 04:13 PM
The new Napster Music Service to debut Oct 29th will be powered by Windows Media 9. The service will integrate with both Windows Media Player 9 and Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004.
"Napster 2.0 will be accessible via the Premium Services tab in Windows Media Player 9 Series, which provides users with the ability to seamlessly manage and enjoy content in one easy-to-use place: They can search, browse, download and organize their music before playback and download it to portable music devices or burn it to a CD. 100 million copies of Windows Media Player 9 Series have been downloaded since its launch in January, helping ensure broad reach for the Napster 2.0 service."
Each track will cost $0.99 while albums cost $9.99, just like Apple's iTunes service. However, the songs will be playable on Pocket PCs with the built in Windows Media Player! There are also about 40 other types of portable media players that already support the technology.
Also, if you pre-register at www.napster.com (http://www.napster.com), you'll get 5 free tracks.
"Napster 2.0 will be accessible via the Premium Services tab in Windows Media Player 9 Series, which provides users with the ability to seamlessly manage and enjoy content in one easy-to-use place: They can search, browse, download and organize their music before playback and download it to portable music devices or burn it to a CD. 100 million copies of Windows Media Player 9 Series have been downloaded since its launch in January, helping ensure broad reach for the Napster 2.0 service."
Each track will cost $0.99 while albums cost $9.99, just like Apple's iTunes service. However, the songs will be playable on Pocket PCs with the built in Windows Media Player! There are also about 40 other types of portable media players that already support the technology.
Also, if you pre-register at www.napster.com (http://www.napster.com), you'll get 5 free tracks.