Comments on: Coca Cola enters the online music biz http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20040124/497/ Technology, music, video, art, news, reviews and muse on the web Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:22:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Jason Holland http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20040124/497/#comment-185 Jason Holland Tue, 10 Feb 2004 04:44:00 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20040124/497/#comment-185 How interesting that Apple and Pepsi get in bed together, and then Coke's music service won't work with the latest Apple OSX and browser (Safari)... hmmm. How interesting that Apple and Pepsi get in bed together, and then Coke’s music service won’t work with the latest Apple OSX and browser (Safari)… hmmm.

]]> By: Adam Lasnik http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20040124/497/#comment-184 Adam Lasnik Tue, 27 Jan 2004 09:44:00 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20040124/497/#comment-184 Hi TDavid, I must admit that -- even after paying $2 or so -- I was so annoyed by the Coca Cola service (slowness, unreliability, etc. -- which may have been attributed to its newness) that I didn't look into the selection very much, and have not yet returned. I, too, have found that for my taste, Rhapsody has the best music selection. However, compared to Napster, it offers much less functionality, so for now I'm a paying Napster Premium user. Back on the pay-to-stream thing... I wonder if iTunes would ever consider getting into that market? Or any of the other American services. Hmm. Hi TDavid,

I must admit that — even after paying $2 or so — I was so annoyed by the Coca Cola service (slowness, unreliability, etc. — which may have been attributed to its newness) that I didn’t look into the selection very much, and have not yet returned.

I, too, have found that for my taste, Rhapsody has the best music selection. However, compared to Napster, it offers much less functionality, so for now I’m a paying Napster Premium user.

Back on the pay-to-stream thing… I wonder if iTunes would ever consider getting into that market? Or any of the other American services. Hmm.

]]> By: Adam Lasnik http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20040124/497/#comment-182 Adam Lasnik Sat, 24 Jan 2004 07:39:00 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20040124/497/#comment-182 Best looking? Ack! It's a throwback to 1995 or something. A colorful jumble that's worse to navigate than the lines at the local Department of Motor Vehicles and Disneyland combined. And the service is slow, to boot. I wasted 2 bucks on it... and I recommend caution for others wanting to try it. That said, I think a penny per stream is a neat way to be able to hear music you might not already be familiar with, without having to pay for a $10 monthly subscription. This way, a friend could tell you "Hey, you've got to hear this song by [so and so] and if Coke has it, it costs you just a penny. Not a bad deal at all. Best looking? Ack! It’s a throwback to 1995 or something. A colorful jumble that’s worse to navigate than the lines at the local Department of Motor Vehicles and Disneyland combined. And the service is slow, to boot. I wasted 2 bucks on it… and I recommend caution for others wanting to try it.

That said, I think a penny per stream is a neat way to be able to hear music you might not already be familiar with, without having to pay for a $10 monthly subscription. This way, a friend could tell you “Hey, you’ve got to hear this song by [so and so] and if Coke has it, it costs you just a penny. Not a bad deal at all.

]]> By: TDavid http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20040124/497/#comment-183 TDavid Sat, 24 Jan 2004 02:27:00 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20040124/497/#comment-183 Adam - how is their selection compared to the others? Do they have music that (you listen to that) isn't available at the other services? I've found that Rhapsody is one of the first to get new music (that I like to listen to) and has the best selection of the services that I've tried, so I can catch the music there. Agreed that if Coca Cola's service had a song that nobody else had that a penny to be able to hear it in its entirety would be cool. Adam - how is their selection compared to the others? Do they have music that (you listen to that) isn’t available at the other services? I’ve found that Rhapsody is one of the first to get new music (that I like to listen to) and has the best selection of the services that I’ve tried, so I can catch the music there. Agreed that if Coca Cola’s service had a song that nobody else had that a penny to be able to hear it in its entirety would be cool.

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