Zune
July 21, 2006Microsoft ha annunciato un nuovo progetto per la condivisione/vendita di files musicali, si chiama Zune e sarà composto da software ed hardware. Il player Argo sarà molto simile ad iPod ma dotato di connessione WiFi, quindi teoricamente capace di condividere files senza bisogno di cavi.
Un paio di note, la prima piuttosto negativa, visto che parla di pesanti limitazioni alla capacità di sharing, la seconda in parte positiva, visto che prevede licenze flessibili ed in evoluzione.
But unlike the early P2P space, this sharing will have limitations. Early speculation is that this community-sharing feature would be limited to 10 users in the same hot spot at a time. Virgin Records executive VP Jeff Kempler, while not confirming any specific details of the pending service, says a degree of “controlled sharing” is necessary, as is a willingness to experiment with new business models.
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“We’re going to have to think about evolving licensing schemes that have some flexibility in them,” he says. “There’s going to be a balancing of the benefits of discovery and remuneration of paid content acquisition.”
