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In what could be the biggest challenge yet to the Apple iPhone, Nokia will begin releasing “Comes With Music” phones next year that offer unlimited downloads of songs for a year from Universal Music Group. The songs can be played both through the phone or downloaded to a PC for safekeeping, even after the one-year contract is up. (http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/04/nokias-comes-with-music-subscription-service-cancel-keep 12/4)
Let me repeat something because you may not believe it reading through the first time. You buy this phone. You download all the Universal music that you want for one year. Once the subscription is over, you KEEP all of the music. Yup, I don’t get it either. Is this some sort of holiday prank? If not, I definitely dig. Even better yet, if they can get more record label partners on board.
Verizon Wireless has decided to back Google’s Android cell phone platform, a decision that comes on the heels of the wireless carrier’s announcing plans to open its network. CEO Lowell McAdam championed the move to open access as the best way to grow the company and keep costs in check. (BusinessWeek 12/3)
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