I remember reading this interview last year, and I remember being confused as to how the jukebox model is better. I'm not saying the pay-per-listen model can't work, I just don't see how it can replace the model that's growing now, which is pay-per-download.

I mean, why would I pay $10/month to listen, when I can go to walmart.com and pay $0.59 to actually own a copy and play it as many (or as few) times as I want?

iPods are a hot, hot item right now. For the jukebox model to work, the iPod of the future will have to support wireless, hi-speed Internet connections which get at least as much coverage as your standard cell phone. I don't see Apple or HP or Sony or Microsoft working towards these goals.

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Scott Andrew and the Walkingbirds
Lo-fi DIY acoustic pop
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