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Music Business May Want To Think Twice About Betting Big On Ringtone Market

SomeAudioGuy — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 23:10:25 EST

While I am loathe to admit it, the iPhone should usher in a new era where it should be fisher-price simple to use any song on your device as a ringtone. I've been doing it on my smartphone for a while now, but only because I like to futz with audio AND electronics, and now the masses should be able to as well.

Really do you buy a song for your iPhone for .99, and THEN buy a crappier version of the same song AGAIN for 1.99 (or more) for a ringtone?

The Ringtone market is dead!

SomeAudioGuy

Music Business May Want To Think Twice About Betting Big On Ringtone Market

mackro — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 13:02:05 EST

I'll defer to John Cage here, re: point above.

Anyway, the ringtone market is dying probably because cell phones in the near future will be able to play the very Mp3s we hear on our iPods.

The cell phone will become more important than ever. However, the concept of a ringtone is going to become obsolete once they become full Mp3s anyway.

mackro

Music Business May Want To Think Twice About Betting Big On Ringtone Market

Jude — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:56:12 EST

Haven't we reached the point where we can safely conclude that a song is no longer a song once it becomes some fucktard's ringtone? Doesn't it speak more so for the need for attention rather than musical preference? Seriously annoying.

Jude