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Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Confusing music sites
Surely this can and will be fixed.
Lately Sony has indicated they will release music players with MP3 (and AAC?) support, so I hope they will use MP3 or AAC instead of their own proprietary format on their music site as well. The issue of properly protecting the rights to the music is still to solve.
"A study from market research firm Shelley Taylor & Associates blasts music stores for confusing navigation and locking users into proprietary formats and music players."
"(Apple and iTunes) need to watch their back and continue to develop, especially since they've never been good at the e-commerce and shopping," Taylor said. She cited several key Fnac features that are lacking in iTunes, including discounts for buying multiple tracks and the ability to download music videos and purchase concert tickets."
"Taylor said Sony's (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) Sonic Stage was the worst music software among those studied because it forces users into using a proprietary music format, has poor playlist functions, and commits user interface sins that make it difficult to use."
Internet News Article | Reuters.com
Lately Sony has indicated they will release music players with MP3 (and AAC?) support, so I hope they will use MP3 or AAC instead of their own proprietary format on their music site as well. The issue of properly protecting the rights to the music is still to solve.
"A study from market research firm Shelley Taylor & Associates blasts music stores for confusing navigation and locking users into proprietary formats and music players."
"(Apple and iTunes) need to watch their back and continue to develop, especially since they've never been good at the e-commerce and shopping," Taylor said. She cited several key Fnac features that are lacking in iTunes, including discounts for buying multiple tracks and the ability to download music videos and purchase concert tickets."
"Taylor said Sony's (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) Sonic Stage was the worst music software among those studied because it forces users into using a proprietary music format, has poor playlist functions, and commits user interface sins that make it difficult to use."
Internet News Article | Reuters.com
