Smells like… depseration! The New York Times reports that three of the largest recording companies will sell digital music through an updated MySpace music store. ReadWriteWeb has more details on the updated store, which EMI is avoiding for now.
While MySpace does have a large user base, the site can’t offer the easy integration that Apple’s iPod and iTunes have developed.
Previous efforts like Helio might have survived if MySpace had done a better job with its earlier music sales sites. See this 4 September 2006 New York Times article and an earlier article from Mashable for more details.
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