Hooch Tan
01-26-2010, 09:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.tgdaily.com/games-and-entertainment-features/48192-hp-takes-on-itunes-with-musicstation-store' target='_blank'>http://www.tgdaily.com/games-and-en...icstation-store</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"The service, called MusicStation Desktop, will be available free for two weeks to customers buying the company's Pavilion, Compaq Presario and HP Envy models. After that, it will cost €9.99 per month."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1264530179.usr20447.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>While I welcome competitors to the iTunes empire, I have doubts as to whether this venture will be successful. Offering a subscription based setup, along with free DRM-free mp3s is tempting, however, there is no mention about whether MusicStation will allow music to be played (beyond the mp3s) on other devices. iTunes has a great setup that allows multi-device playback depending on the consumer's preferences, and in order for HP's attempt to at least have a chance, it will need to be a service that can be used on the go on top of being chained to the computer. I am fairly sure that I will not be subscribing to this service if it does not. Anyone willing to try out yet another music service?</p>