Comments on: Can IM morph into 'instant music'?

Yahoo, Microsoft and others look to online chat software to help push music downloads--and shout down iTunes.

[Jonathan]

Guys what is your obsessive preoccupation with Apple?

You guys are about as fanatical about Apple and how to go about unseating them as a Mac user is about Apple and how they are going to take over the world. LOL. Get over it. They finally found a market they can compete in. What next.
"Hurricane Jeanne may be approaching the US coast. Could this spell doom for Apple's iPod?" *rolls eyes*

[nmcphers]

I was thinking the same thing

Yesterday there was this story about predicted MP3 sale increase over the next few years that will destroy iTunes marketshare. Today it is the tying of IM with Music that will "shout down iTunes".
What? It's cool to rally against destroying iTunes and iPod because they are the leader now?

[dolfox]

word...

i am sick of 'ipod killer' this, 'itunes killer' that....while we
constantly have to hear about Longhorn's next great features
and future implementation.

can you say slant? spin?

[alek_nedic]

approaching the US coast

http://www.analogstereo.com/pontiac_sunfire_owners_manual.htm

Greed Greed Greed

The labels are getting really ridiculous. If they are going to contend that even though you own a cd you cannot let others listen to it unless they pay for it as well. How is that any different than people coming in my car and listening to the cd im listening to at that time? How about if I let a friend borrow a cd to listen to... should he have to pay the labels a fee? Is that illegal activity? Someone needs to put these guys in check before we lose more of our civil rights.

[imkain]

I totally agree

Why is it ok to basically "stream" my media in my car and in my home to people at no extra charge...but the second it involves the internet and my computer the RIAA(holes) need to get their grubby little hands all over the situation. Someone needs to sue them for civil rights violations so that way members of the RIAA can go to jail for 20 years so they will stop this petty war against the P2P as well as the stifling of innovative technology.

OH NO! the Sky is falling (again according to C|Nil)

Gimme a break - you guys hate Apple. The first poster has it
pretty well figured out. By the way, ever hear of iChat? Yeah,
word has it that Apple has a very slick IM client of their own -
hooked fully into the AIM service.... get a freakin life

Can IM morph into 'instant music'?

What a great idea to add sharing playlists onto IM.

There will be concern though for the legalities, but I think that MSN Messenger has got the right idea to allow the chatters on IM to share playlists and then buy the music for download through the MSN Music online store if they like it.

http://allwaysmusic.modblog.com/

Are you kidding?

Let's put this into perspective... How, exactly, will instant
messaging really make anyone buy more music? I can't see
myself going out and dropping $25 just because my friend used
some gimmicky feature to send his playlist to me. It's all stupid.

[wickedbob]

This has already been done.

http://www.mercora.com allows you to legally webcast your own playlists of music with other IM users. It surprises me that this article is not even aware of it's existence. Not what I would call thorough investigative reporting.

Ridiculous thoughts

Hmm.
I will have to get subscriptions for the wife and kids (just in case I'm out of the house while they are listening).
Keep all windows closed, passers-by might hear it playing.
Note to self - Check that all guests/friends have up-to-date subscriptions before starting to play any music.
Knock on the doors of any houses which music is coming from, and ask what media they use - I'm sure they will be glad to be reminded (if subscription based media) that they should close windows so non-subscribers can't hear.
...And now for the silver lining (has to be one)
Can now call the cops on the guy with the massive car speakers, blasting out <insert undesirable "artist" of choice here> for all to hear...