Comments on: The streaming music business is dead, long live the streaming music business http://jonathanhstrauss.com/blog/2009/12/the-streaming-music-business-is-dead-long-live-the-streaming-music-business/ A view from the middle Thu, 03 May 2012 18:29:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: jonathan http://jonathanhstrauss.com/blog/2009/12/the-streaming-music-business-is-dead-long-live-the-streaming-music-business/#comment-2440 jonathan Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:46:30 +0000 http://jonathanhstrauss.com/blog/?p=829#comment-2440 @Eric: Thanks for pointing that out. I guess my point was less about the actual codecs and more about the openness of the ecosystem: i.e. there are ways to get downloaded music into iTunes and onto an iPod without going through the iTunes Music store. If everything is streamed, there is no necessity for Apple to open up the native device player to other streaming providers. So while there may be competing streaming services apps, it will be much harder for an artist to go direct-to-fan with their own offering. @Eric: Thanks for pointing that out. I guess my point was less about the actual codecs and more about the openness of the ecosystem: i.e. there are ways to get downloaded music into iTunes and onto an iPod without going through the iTunes Music store. If everything is streamed, there is no necessity for Apple to open up the native device player to other streaming providers. So while there may be competing streaming services apps, it will be much harder for an artist to go direct-to-fan with their own offering.

]]> By: Eric http://jonathanhstrauss.com/blog/2009/12/the-streaming-music-business-is-dead-long-live-the-streaming-music-business/#comment-2439 Eric Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:46:10 +0000 http://jonathanhstrauss.com/blog/?p=829#comment-2439 Just to point out, MP3 is not a free or open format - just the most popular codec. In fact, the patent issue is an absolute mess, and major users generally have to pay out the wahzoo for it. Neither is AAC an Apple proprietary codec. It's standardized by the same MPEG group, and Apple just happened to pick it for their purposes. In fact, in many respects, it's more open than MP3. Just to point out, MP3 is not a free or open format – just the most popular codec. In fact, the patent issue is an absolute mess, and major users generally have to pay out the wahzoo for it. Neither is AAC an Apple proprietary codec. It’s standardized by the same MPEG group, and Apple just happened to pick it for their purposes. In fact, in many respects, it’s more open than MP3.

]]> By: Sue http://jonathanhstrauss.com/blog/2009/12/the-streaming-music-business-is-dead-long-live-the-streaming-music-business/#comment-2436 Sue Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:36:11 +0000 http://jonathanhstrauss.com/blog/?p=829#comment-2436 Licenses schmicenses...so twue, so twue, when there's leverage. Licenses schmicenses…so twue, so twue, when there’s leverage.

]]> By: fog of war and Lala — Lucas Gonze’s blog http://jonathanhstrauss.com/blog/2009/12/the-streaming-music-business-is-dead-long-live-the-streaming-music-business/#comment-2397 fog of war and Lala — Lucas Gonze’s blog Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:46:20 +0000 http://jonathanhstrauss.com/blog/?p=829#comment-2397 [...] V on I miss the casual fans alreadyAnthony V on free sample embeds — who’s left?The streaming music business is dead, long live the streaming music business | StraussBlog on cloud songs a realityLucas Gonze on grooveshark left for [...] [...] V on I miss the casual fans alreadyAnthony V on free sample embeds — who’s left?The streaming music business is dead, long live the streaming music business | StraussBlog on cloud songs a realityLucas Gonze on grooveshark left for [...]

]]> By: handstamp http://jonathanhstrauss.com/blog/2009/12/the-streaming-music-business-is-dead-long-live-the-streaming-music-business/#comment-2396 handstamp Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:51:38 +0000 http://jonathanhstrauss.com/blog/?p=829#comment-2396 Did Apple actually acquire Lala? http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62059827,00.htm Did Apple actually acquire Lala? http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62059827,00.htm

]]> By: Lucas http://jonathanhstrauss.com/blog/2009/12/the-streaming-music-business-is-dead-long-live-the-streaming-music-business/#comment-2389 Lucas Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:33:21 +0000 http://jonathanhstrauss.com/blog/?p=829#comment-2389 Really thoughtful and insightful, Jonathan. It may be possible to enslave iTunes as a Playdar content provider, which would allow any stream that it can do to be controlled by any web site, and to be interleaved with streams from other providers. Really thoughtful and insightful, Jonathan.

It may be possible to enslave iTunes as a Playdar content provider, which would allow any stream that it can do to be controlled by any web site, and to be interleaved with streams from other providers.

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