Actually, the comparison is not between iTunes and the keitai, but
between iPod and the Keitai. iTunes might find a life as the source for
downloads to the keitai, but since it is a money looser without iPod
sales, I doubt this would occur.
On Jan 25, 2004, at 8:04 PM, Jeffrey L. Funk wrote:
>
>
> At 11:49 04/01/23 -0800, you wrote:
>> Hello everyone,
>> I thought, you might be interested in this article:
>> http://www.rns-usa.com/chaku_melody_uta.htm
>> It is a detailed review and comparison of chaku-melo and chaku-uta.
>> Care to comment?
>>
>> Respectfully,
>> Alexei
>
> chaku-uta is one of the most interesting services to watch in japan for
> many reasons. One reason is that it will probably cause music
> companies to
> replace karaoke companies as the main source of ringing tones in
> Japan.
> Another reason is that chaku-uta's success suggests that many people
> are
> interested in playing music on their phones. While the world's music
> industry is largely focused on i-Tunes, Moore's Law will probably make
> the
> phone the device of choice in the next few years to play music
> (whether it
> is downloaded via wireless or wireline is another question). the chaku
> melody article claims that a 15-30 second chaku uta file is 45-90 KB
> suggesting that a phone with an external 128-MB memory device can save
> about 250 songs, which is probably sufficient for many people.
> According to
> a Forbes article
> http://www.forbes.com/2004/01/23/cx_ah_0123tentech.html ,
> a 128 MB memory device now retails for $70 and of course this price
> will
> decline quite rapidly over the next few years. In summary, i-tunes may
> have
> a fairly short life.
> Cheers,
> Jeff Funk
> Hitotsubashi University
>
>
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