Apple has reportedly signed a deal with Warner for a MobileMe Music Locker service and is leveraging that deal to get other labels on board, according to a MusicVoid report.
'Informed sources' tell the site that the service will cost around $20 per year. Previous reports had predicted it would be free.
These same sources tell me that although Universal Music and EMI are more or less pushovers, Apple may actually get some pushback from Sony. Sony Corporate has declared sensou on Apple and could hold out just to mess with them. However, considering the backbone of the typical record label executive when it comes to tampering in any way with about 70% of their digital revenue, don’t expect any profiles in courage.
The new improved MobileMe service is expected to launch in April.
Read More [via 9to5Mac]
'Informed sources' tell the site that the service will cost around $20 per year. Previous reports had predicted it would be free.
These same sources tell me that although Universal Music and EMI are more or less pushovers, Apple may actually get some pushback from Sony. Sony Corporate has declared sensou on Apple and could hold out just to mess with them. However, considering the backbone of the typical record label executive when it comes to tampering in any way with about 70% of their digital revenue, don’t expect any profiles in courage.
The new improved MobileMe service is expected to launch in April.
Read More [via 9to5Mac]