This subject is getting so much talk lately but I have to say one more thing about it. What MySpace should have done that would really put them ahead of the pack would have been to pioneer the mobile distribution of music downloads. This would have been huge and it would have put them far far ahead of anyone else in this market, even Apple. Apple is going to come along and do mobile distribution better than anyone else and it will be difficult for anyone else to catch up. However, MySpace does cater to the “unsigned and independent” niche and that is what separates them from Apple. This could prove to be how MySpace will win music customer market share over Apple. The bottom line is that there are more unsigned and independent bands than there are signed bands; MySpace and Apple respectively. MySpace is deeper in search when compared to the Apple store and is user generated where the Apple Store’s content is distributed like old media. These are growth stages that we’re seeing right now. Step one was the iTunes store, step two is the MySpace store, step three will probably be by Apple in the form of extensive mobile distribution. The next nine months will be interesting to see who makes big strides in mobile.
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This subject is getting so much talk lately but I have to say one more thing about it. What MySpace should have done that would really put them ahead of the pack would have been to pioneer the mobile distribution of music downloads. This would have been huge and it would have put them far far ahead of anyone else in this market, even Apple. Apple is going to come along and do mobile distribution better than anyone else and it will be difficult for anyone else to catch up. However, MySpace does cater to the “unsigned and independent” niche and that is what separates them from Apple. This could prove to be how MySpace will win music customer market share over Apple. The bottom line is that there are more unsigned and independent bands than there are signed bands; MySpace and Apple respectively. MySpace is deeper in search when compared to the Apple store and is user generated where the Apple Store’s content is distributed like old media. These are growth stages that we’re seeing right now. Step one was the iTunes store, step two is the MySpace store, step three will probably be by Apple in the form of extensive mobile distribution. The next nine months will be interesting to see who makes big strides in mobile.
photo credit: me
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